Ashleigh Plumptre Reveals Why She Dumped England to Play for Nigeria’s Super Falcons

• Ashleigh Plumptre is part of the Super Falcon's set-up at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
• Despite playing for England's youth teams, the Leicester-born star opted to represent Nigeria at the senior level
• The incredible defender once disclosed that she switched allegiance to know more about her origin

Leicester-born star Ashleigh Plumptre earlier explained why she switched allegiance to play for the Super Falcons of Nigeria.

The defender had featured for England’s Youth teams, including the U17, U19 and U23, but chose to represent Nigeria at the national team level.

The 25-year-old played a crucial role in Nigeria's 3-2 win over Australia at the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup as she was in action for 76 minutes.

Plumptre also played the full 90 minutes in their 0-0 draw with Canada Women in their opening fixture of the tournament.

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The former LA Galaxy OC star once stated that she decided to play for the Super Falcons in order to uncover more about her heritage.

She qualified to play for Nigeria through her paternal grandfather, a Yoruba from Lagos and then made her international debut in July 2021.

Plumptre told Kelly Somers of Optus Sports, as per Daily Post:

She said:

“For me, I always say that I have to play football for more than just playing it itself. The same way that I chose to join Leicester because of my hometown’s club.

“With Nigeria, I wanted to uncover more of my heritage that I hadn’t delved into before because my dad is half-Nigerian and half-English. My grandad was born in Lagos.

“But I've been brought up very British, so, I want to join the Nigerian team where I got to experience food like this, experience more of the culture, I guess.”

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Oshoala's epic celebration vs Australia

Sports Brief earlier reported that Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala celebrated in style by taking off her shirt after netting the Super Falcons' third goal in the game against Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Barcelona forward pounced on a mistake by the Australia defence before slotting home for her side's third as Nigeria cruised to victory in their second game.

Oshoala had come off the bench moments before giving her side the two-goal cushion to complete a remarkable comeback.