2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Bullish Rasheedat Ajibade Predicts 2-1 Win For Falcons, Says: This Is Nigeria’s Time!

Rasheedat Ajibade believes the Super Falcons will make history on Monday and beat England, their round of 16 opponent 2-1 in Brisbane.

The 23 year old tells FIFA in an interview that the Super Falcons, and not the Three Lionesses, will dictate the way the match unfolds.

‘We’ve seen a lot of surprises in this World Cup, it’s not about the name, it’s not about the players, it’s not about all
of those things.

‘Honestly, I respect every player on the England team but we have a lot of quality on our team and a lot of talent that
poses threats.

‘I’m focussed on what we can do as a team and not what England want to do and at the end of the day it boils
down to what we will do on the field.’

‘It’s my second time qualifying from the group so it’s not new and it’s all about doing something new this time.

‘Now we have to do something new and historical and we want to write our names in history, we have individual goals and
collective goals and want to make sure we do something different so that we can lay a standard for those that are coming
behind.’

‘We’re playing for passion, we’re playing for the young kids out there, playing for our friends and families.

‘Any time I have the opportunity to be called to the national team it’s a privilege for me and an honour that I would never
take for granted.

‘Playing on the biggest stage of football is a dream come true for me because there are a lot of talented young Nigerian players that could be on the squad and amidst millions of football players, I was one of those that were called up.

‘Everything I’ve been training for and working for, this is it. The sleepless nights, the hard work, the injuries, the
mental part that I’ve been working on, this is what I’ve been doing it for.’