Top Nigeria Striker Scores 10th League Goal As Atletico Madrid Secure Victory Against Tough Opponents in Spain

• Super Falcons striker, Rasheedat Ajibade was on target for Atletico Madrid as they recorded a 4-1 victory against UD Granadilla Tenerife in a Spanish Primera División
• The 22-year-old converted from a through ball to score the third for Atletico Madrid taking her tally for the season to 10 goals.
• The victory for Atletico Madrid has now moved them up to third on the table with 45 points and are now 24 points behind Barcelona Femeni

Super Falcons forward, Rashidat Ajibade was on song again for her Spanish Primera division side as Atletico Madrid thrashed Tenerife 4-1 on Sunday, March 6.

The 22-year-old cemented Atletico Madrid's lead after extending the lead for the Madrid side to 3-1 when she converted a through ball by Bárbara Latorre.

The Nigeria striker has been in phenomenal form for Atletico Madrid as her striker against Tenerife took her total for the season to 10 goals for the Madrid side.

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According to a report via Pulse Sports, Ajibade is now just nine goals behind her teammate with the national team, Asisat Oshoala who is the top scorer in the league with 19 goals.

With the victory, Atletico Madrid has moved up the Spanish Primera division table to second, 24 points behind leaders and defending champions Barcelona.

Nigeria strikers form should excite Super Falcons coach

Meanwhile, the form of Super Falcon's strikers Asisat Oshoala and Rashidat Ajibade will be good news to Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum who seeks to win the Africa Women's Cup of Nations.

Nigeria had qualified for the AWCON to be hosted in Morocco later this year after a 3-0 aggregate victory over Ivory coast the Punch reports.

Randy Waldrum will hope the two strikers will continue to be at their best when the competition begins as Nigeria aims to win her 12th AWCON title.

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Nigeria Coach Sets Top Target for Super Falcons

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Randy Waldrum says his mission as coach of Nigeria’s senior women’s national team is to make the squad highly competitive.

The 65-year old American tactician recently qualified Nigeria to the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournament after defeating Ivory Coast in both legs of the final qualification series 2-0 and 1-0 respectively.

No fewer than seven overseas-born players of Nigerian descent and those who hold dual citizenship were invited for the game against Ivory Coast.