Ashleigh Plumptre has decided to switch her international allegiance to Nigeria having previously represented England at youth level.
The 23-year-old had previously represented the country of her birth at U15, U17, U19 and U23 level.
The Leicester City defender has now been cleared by world football’s governing body FIFA and is eligible for Nigeria’s 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) play-off against Cote d’Ivoire in February.
The British born has once been called up to Falcons’ camp as she was part of the Nigerian team that camped in Austria ahead of the Aisha Buhari Cup that took place in Lagos in September.
Ashleigh Plumptre has decided to switch her international allegiance to Nigeria having previously represented England at youth level.
The 23-year-old had previously represented the country of her birth at U15, U17, U19 and U23 level.
The Leicester City defender has now been cleared by world football’s governing body FIFA and is eligible for Nigeria’s 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) play-off against Cote d’Ivoire in February.
The British born has once been called up to Falcons’ camp as she was part of the Nigerian team that camped in Austria ahead of the Aisha Buhari Cup that took place in Lagos in September.
She made unofficial debut on 23 July 2021, starting in a 1–0 friendly win over Slovenian outfit SŽNL club Olimpija Ljubljana.
With this development, Plumptre joins the likes of Michelle Alozie, Patricia George, The Payne sisters – Nicole and Toni, who all opted to represent the nine-time African champions.
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