Nigerian defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, has stated that though Super Falcons are out of the ongoing FIFA Womens World Cup in Australia, the team’s performance should help change the narrative about how the team and other African football teams are described and discussed.
In a post-match interview, Plumptre, who grew up around Leicester and went as far as England’s U17 team before switching allegiance to Nigeria, said: “I think everybody counted us out against England. And 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.”
The defender added that the loss, as heartbreaking as it was, should be considered just the start of what the team is capable of.
She said: “We made a statement here. We won’t be forgotten for what we’ve done and this will just be the foundation moving forward. Now we have expectations to get out of this group all the time. To push these teams all the time. We just need to keep believing in ourselves and get the backing we deserve and I think we can go a long way.”
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