After participating in the 2022 Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with Nigeria’s senior women team, the Super Falcons, former England youth international, Ashleigh Plumptre has said she was proud to play in the competition.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Plumptre started for Nigeria for the first time on Friday, February 18, against the Côte d’Ivoire women’s national team at the MKO Stadium in Abuja after switching her interest to represent Nigeria.
Born in Leicester, England on May 8, 1998, to English parents, Plumptre traces her Nigerian roots to her grandfather, a Yoruba man. She had played for England’s U-15, U-17, U-19, and U-23 teams but publicly declared her interest in playing for Nigeria in 2021.
The 2022 WAFCON is the first major competition Plumptre will play for Nigeria, an experience she has said there were lessons learnt.
“Proud to have batted alongside a resilient and determined group of women for 5 weeks at my first senior major tournament. Thank you for the lessons learnt, experiences had and the opportunity to represent way more than just myself. Morocco, thank you,” she tweeted after the 2022 WAFCON.
Proud to have batted alongside a resilient and determined group of women for 5 weeks at my first senior major tournament.
Thank you for the lessons learnt, experiences had and the opportunity to represent way more than just myself.
Morocco, thank you.
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— Ashleigh Plumptre (@ashplumptre) July 27, 2022