"We Made a Statement": Super Falcons Defender Ashleigh Plumptre Reacts After WWC Exit

• Nigeria defender Ashleigh Plumptre has reacted to the Super Falcons' World Cup exit
• The nine-time African champions were beaten by England on penalties
• Plumptre believes the Super Falcons made a statement at the tournament

Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre has reacted to the stigma against African teams following Nigeria's exit at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

African teams have been labelled as not technical and tactical and usually rely on their strength and pace to win games.

However, after disciplined performances from the nine-time African champions, Nigeria were only eliminated on penalties by England.

The Super Falcons also conceded two goals in the competition and according to Plumptre, the team made a huge statement at the World Cup.

“I’m telling you, after this game, I’m tired of people just saying that African teams are just strong, and they’re just fast, and count us out as being technical or tactical. Like we just pushed England to the very end. And I actually think that we had better chances than them," she said in a post-match interview.

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“We made a statement here. We won’t be forgotten for what we’ve done and this will just be the foundation moving forward,” she added.

Plumptre was born to Nigerian parents in England but decided to play for the West Africans, as reported by the BBC.

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Nigeria were booted out of the competition after a penalty shootout defeat to the European champions on Monday morning in Brisbane.

Nnadozie, who had kept three clean sheets at the tournament, admitted to her team's disappointment of not progressing to the quarter-final.

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The nine-time African champions were eliminated from the tournament after a penalty shootout defeat to England on Monday morning.

Despite playing most of the game with a numerical advantage following Lauren James' red card for a foul on Michelle Alozie, the match had to be settled from the spot.