Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has been included in the best eleven of Round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Plumptre had an outstanding performance in Nigeria’s 4-2 penalty defeat to the Three Lionesses of England.
She was named player of the match by whoscored.com and was given a rating of 8.55 by the statistics website.
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She won a massive 11 aerial duels, made three tackles, completed three dribbles and also hit the woodwork once.
The best eleven comprises of Plumptre, (Nigeria) Zecira Musovic (Sweden), Ellie Carpenter (Australia), Jess Carter (England), Alex Greenwood (England), Aitana Bonmati (Spain), Andi Sullivan (USA), Eugenie Le Sommer (France), Kenza Dali (France), Kadidiatou Diani (France) and Salma Paralluelo (Spain).
Plumptre made her official debut for Nigeria in February 2022 in a 2-0 win over Ivory Coast.
She made four appearances at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Super Falcons have been at all editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
