The Leicester City defender Ashleigh Plumptre believes the Super Falcons will cause a couple of upsets at the FIFA Womenโs World Cup in 2023.
Ashleigh Plumptre, who is one of the brightest defenders in the Super Falcons of Nigeria camp, made her senior Nigeria debut in February 2022.
In an interview with NFF TV, Plumptre who admitted that her team is preparing very hard for the 32 teamsโ competition in Australia and New Zealand this summer, noted that her team is equal to the task.
OsunDaily News has reported that the coach of the Super Falcons Randy Waldrum has admitted that his teamโs group, Group B, is the hardest in the forthcoming Womenโs World Cup.
Nigeria is in the group alongside the tournamentโs co-hosts Australia, the reigning Olympic champions Canada, and the Republic of Ireland.
โObviously weโve got our eyes set on the summer but right now weโre trying to just put little details into practice and make sure that come the summer the team is ready to performโ, Ashleigh Plumptre said.
โYeah we know weโre obviously against really good competition, we definitely canโt look past that. Pressure is on the likes of Canada and Australia and I know we have some amazing talent in this team, so weโre going to put in some good performances and I think we can cause some couple of upsets.โ
On Tuesday, April 11, the Super Falcons will take on one of the 2023 Womenโs World Cup host, New Zealand in their second pre-World Cup game in April.
OsunDaily News has reported that Nigeriaโs womenโs team defeated Haiti 2-1 in a pre-World Cup friendly on Tuesday, April 4.