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Rasheedat Ajibade moves to Norway, joins Avaldsnes on 2-year deal

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Super Falcons star, Rasheedat Ajibade has left Nigeria Women Premier League side FC Robo Queens for Norwegian club Avaldsnes on a two-year deal.

The move brings to an end her nine-year stay at the Lagos-based club.

Ajibade was a member of the Nigeria side that won the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Ghana, having helped the team to a third-place finish at the 2018 WAFU Cup in Cote d’Ivoire.

Avaldsnes finished ninth in the Toposerien log last season, and coach Lena Tyriberget is bringing in the highly rated 19-year-old to bolster her squad ahead of the 2018-19 season.

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“When you look at her age and her merits – been central to the U20 team and the A national team, most recently in the Africa championship that Nigeria and Rasheedat won, you realize that Rasheedat is a very promising Nigerian national team player,” the coach said on Wednesday.

“As a player type, she is typically either 8s or 10s on the pitch.

“She is good with ball, is forward-looking in the game and has good drive. She is a player for the future. We look forward to having Rasheedat with us for the next two years.”

Ajibade will begin to familiarize with her new surroundings and teammates as the new league season kicks off in March.

 

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