THE ASHLEIGH PLUMPTRE INTERVIEW | SUPER FALCONS

Ashleigh Plumptre speaks about her origin, why she picked Nigeria over England, her best food, and African Football in this exclusive interview with NFF TV. Watch.

[@AmaOnyeOgabu]

I like her passion for Nigeria. Her grand father not even her dad was born in Nigeria. Some of us that were born in Nigeria don't even want to represent Nigeria.

[@abdulrahmanhidee9309]

Well I think that's because we're born in Nigeria

[@mrbennett]

She wasn't born or raised here. For her, it's an adventure. If things go wrong, she can always return to England. For us who were raised here, we'd rather escape the hell we have lived through.

[@ibrahimkuku8285]

@@mrbennett u deserve an award 🥇 for ur simple explanation.

[@mrbennett]

@@ibrahimkuku8285 Much appreciated bro.

[@LoonieGoon3r]

Do Nigeria's leaders truly "represent" you?.. 🤔 I think not. We "represent" ourselves and make the best out of all the crap we live through in Nigeria.

[@alvanalvino]

Welcome to Nigeria, glad to see mixed raced children of Nigeria representing Nigeria again. I wish her success with the super falcons and when she retires she would have medals 🥇 to show for her hard work hopefully.

[@tojusote4896]

Falcons not falcon

[@abimbolatalabi207]

Thumbs up my sister

[@ovoj]

There is only 1 race

[@charlesgodwins1623]

@@tojusote4896 English Teacher 😂😂😂

[@skyking3210]

@Relaty Vibe 1:08 Her Dad is a likely half Naija and her Gran Father full Nigerian, she is likely a quarter Nigerian as both men partnered with Caucasian women, she is probably at least 75% Caucasian, 1:20 her little sister looks more mixed than her, she would pass for 100% Caucasian.

[@themindfactory1]

Clearly a proud moment for us all. She is bold and beautiful. We appreciate you even though sometimes we don't appreciate our heritage and it takes people like you sometimes to remind us how great we are. I pray for beautiful memories for you in super falcons. All the best and love from Nigeria. Proud of you!

[@GUYMANTV]

This girl is making me happy. I love her smile and her football skills. Oyibo baby in Nigeria super falcon. ♥️♥️♥️

[@immaculatetola]

She's Nigerian too and her grandfather is Yoruba 😂😅

[@manscall1646]

You are really one in a million. Nigeria needs more people like you to embrace their fathers land.

[@fillfinish7302]

@Relaty Vibe ok racist .africa was always multi racial and multi ethnic .

[@J4YM4X]

@Relaty Vibe Her grandfather is Yoruba, not Caucasian

[@amosazi7051]

dey play

[@Z_Victory_Z]

75% british, 25% nigerian...didn't spend a second in nigeria growing up...she's less african than the typical english bloke who goes on stag party rampages in africa, banging tons of third world women

[@damilolaorebiyi9155]

Her energy is super contagious. I pray she enjoys a beautiful career with the super falcons.

[@nassilagos9689]

She is intelligent. Nigerians love you too. Wish you best of luck Ashleigh Plumptre. Together, we can make this great too. May God bless Nigeria.

[@samuelidara9366]

Amen

[@immaculatetola]

Amen❤

[@blademanx]

Lots of Nigerians at Leicester. Shes well spoken and will be a good representative. Shes a future captain and maybe future manager. She shows great maturity already. Yeah sure there will be critics but growing up in Lagos never cared about skin colour. Lagos was international anyway.

[@joshuaadedipe2284]

I'm really glad to know that Ashleigh is getting by against the odds. There should be no room for undue distractions. I wish her nothing but the very best in her professional career and in all ramifications of life.

[@johnrossudoudojames912]

God bless you and grant you the success and safety in Jesus name.

[@ayobamiopeyemi6293]

You are precious Ashleigh. I love your game at Club level and at the national level. Great love from me Ashleigh. Nigeria adores you.

[@therealist2866]

Welcome home 🇳🇬❤️ And best of luck to you and all of our Super Falcons!

[@Hey_me]

This got me emotional. Seeing her and others like her, seeing what we don't see is so beautiful. She made us proud to be Nigerians. ❤❤❤❤

[@dimejiajala]

U re awesome Ashleigh. God bless you. NFF pls take better care of the national team to appreciate the home coming of people like her.

[@chineduelechi3417]

U are welcome back home my sister 🇳🇬🇳🇬 Nigeria for life

[@alabaatiati4895]

You are welcome back home, May you Excel to greatness in your chosen profession as you have remembered your country Nigeria IJN. Amen.

[@adikabaadikaba5321]

Brace up, Naija no get Joy, we dey bash our own. You sha get 100% of our support Ash Best wishes 👏🤙

[@danfowahala3506]

If she looseguard she go collect, make she go ask okoye 😆😆😆😆

[@Detycoon]

Fantastic interview, welcome home Ashleigh Plumptre , so happy you decided to play for the Super Falcons, it's glaring you absolutely want to make Nigeria proud. Wishing you many golden trophies with the Team.

[@albertndze]

She is a good human being. Very few are left in this world. Nigeria surely needs more of her specie

[@onyedikachukwuokeke6757]

Nice I hope you enjoy the experience playing for Nigeria

[@ejiroisraelomonuku7431]

Thank you for choosing Nigeria 🇳🇬 Wishing you and the Super Falcons the very best always. We love you

[@MDMabal]

We love and appreciate you for holding your heritage in high esteem. Home is home girl

[@AgentOfPeace01]

After super eagles now super falcons in my football world. so proud to have you back in the family!

[@ebereakuechiama8241]

Very good inviting her back home to play.

[@thechorister]

First time seeing a white play for our super falcon. Welcome home #Ashleighplumptre. You would love it here👍👍🇳🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@curid_]

There are a lot of them though.

[@blademanx]

Shes not white neither is Ross Barkley. If a mixed race person marries a white person they could look white and have blonde hair. But they arent white... Lots of mixed race Nigerians who have been ducking Nigeria...So to see UK born person play for Nigeria is not common. Learn your roots!

[@blakjak38]

@@blademanxShe’s white. I’m not saying she’s not qualified as a “Nigerian”, which is actually a colonial construct. But y’all acting like she don’t stand out like a sour thumb when she’s among the other Nigerian players. And get sun burned. Black people get so giddy when we have someone white or light mixed race as member of our tribe or community. A hundred years from now, Nigerians who look like her will be running the country, while you regular negroes will make up the peasantry. It’s been the historical pattern.

[@ibinabofestusbriggs7638]

I am emotional after watching your interview. I am proud of you for choosing Nigeria for greatness. God bless you

[@segunatunmobi9846]

Thanks for having you play for Nigeria. You are so amazing and would help grow our method of footballing in the super falcon. Your debuts in the match against Ivory coast was superb. Thanks you for choosing Nigeria your strong root. Wish you alot of success in your career.

[@NathanielAudu-eo2ec]

I hope people of ur kind I mean our Nigeria heritage abroad learn from you. Thank you we are proud of you

[@johnibanga8420]

You are most welcome. May your joining the Super Falcons take the team to greater heights.

[@kerryprince6872]

Congratulations to Nigeria woman

[@lateefdamilare6691]

I would love to see her play in Afcon

[@mightyman5126]

Intelligent and well spoken.... welcome Ashleigh

[@ugoawa3171]

She's Nigerian and so the intelligence surely speaks. But nobody asked her questions about Nigerian music. 🤪 O well, she's cute anyway, wish her a lot of hard work and success ahead 🇳🇬😍

[@tojusote4896]

She looks very white

[@97VIRTUESHEART]

@@tojusote4896 Nigerians can look for a fault where there is non

[@blademanx]

@@tojusote4896 Like Ross Barkley whose also Nigerian by grand parents. There are whiter Nigerians High Albino population. Who cares about colour anyway. Africans come in all shades

[@favourvienna5627]

She's a Davido fan, no CAPs on.

[@ugoawa3171]

@@favourvienna5627 Lol

[@cornerstone4you]

I'm well proud of you and all that you brought to the Nigerian wafcon team. You demonstrated great leadership and courage to ensure the full back gets the right support. Your pace and ball control is on another level. I really appreciate your motivation and team work. You remain our national pride and treasure beyond this generation and you inspire the next-gen female footballer across the continent. Thank you 😊 💓 ☺️

[@funkieoye9447]

So so proud of you and all the Falcons you guys rock. Your Naija blood showed jare!🥰

[@niiade515]

For the super falcons to make a solid mark on the global stage I feel we need to have a mix of the home based and these diaspora Nigerians..what we lack is technique and perhaps organisation which these ladies who have already gained exposure can bring.

[@GXYMXN]

Very apt

[@thayorclassic]

This is so joyful. Welcome darling ❤️❤️🎉

[@georgee6876]

This lady has great heart, you can feel it from the way she talks. Wishing you all the best 👍

[@djmexzy]

Nice move. I hope we win the World Cup.

[@chiemekanwaogwugwu9995]

We won't win the World Cup in 2023, but we can make a brilliant impact and then hopefully win the 2027 tournament. There are so many good teams in the world today, like the US, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, England, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, to mention some names. I remember back in 2004 when we beat England 3-0 in a friendly before the 2004 Olympics (Perpetua Nkwocha got 2 goals and Stella Mbachu got the third goal). But the current England women's team is so scary! They beat Latvia 20-0 just 2 days ago in a World Cup qualifier, and I shudder to think what would happen if they faced the current Super Falcons now. But if we continue these training camps which will help improve the team's play, then one day we may be able to stand up to England, but now is not the time to face them. But one day, we definitely will, and hopefully when that day comes, the team will be ready.

[@tmajec]

Maybe World Cup of eating fufu and Jollof rice.

[@barthadavid9465]

​@@chiemekanwaogwugwu9995 in all the countries teams you mention, we already draw 1 (Canada), and win 1 (Australia),more to come and we are going to win the female world cup... 👍

[@adeniyibada4410]

I am happy you chose nigeria to play for, good luck to you.

[@theafricanheritage4542]

The girl is a Nigerian. And she has always stated that she wants to come back home to play for Nigeria. Which one be your own

[@solope9391]

i just tire 😂 person don tell you say she wan play for her Nigerian, you dey there dey talk another one mugu

[@blackovibe125]

But why must you guys attack or use abusive words

[@beno1129]

@@blackovibe125 That's what I don't understand. People can't state their views without getting abusive. That's actually a mark of insecurity.

[@andcarbiochemistry]

Welcome. Nice to see you. Wish you medals with the falcons.

[@ismailadewuyi7944]

Am glad about your choice, you really impressed us and makes us proud that this nation is "best place to be"....God bless you & our country ....We all love you....

[@bryanonyechebe7294]

I love that many of them are coming home now both the male and female

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

They say that one in every four African you will ever meet is Nigerian. I now think there will be other sayings to that effect going forward in other demographics. :D

[@ifeatubojas]

What an exemplary person. I hereby rename here "Eluemuno" meaning I back home in Igbo language. Love you young woman.

[@aliuramat7430]

Lol! She is Yoruba though. But I love the name you gave her.

[@peterben8506]

Is Good to have you here, best of luck to you 🤞🤞

[@FootballFansFrenzy]

The moment she said she has techniques to contribute, it's clear she knows her onions. Good one and she is pretty too

[@innocentharuna9189]

May the God always guide you in your career , you really make us proud, Thanks .

[@ajongbolokayode1857]

I love her she's cool

[@Kennysb12]

Welcome champs 😍....Go n make us proud

[@frankeg568]

Wow lovely, You are welcome home dear, Proud of you Ashleigh Plumptre, Wish you all the best 🥰

[@kelvinogbeide313]

Your beautiful smile says a lot about you girl...thanks for the reunion and making urself available to serve your fatherland. Wishing you success in your footballing career..

[@ArinadeLala]

Thank you, our Sister, we love more. Wishing the best in your career.

[@akinsuyiolabodesmart9189]

She didn't wanna make the mistake Dele Ali made... congratulations sis, you have the chance of winning Int'l silverware compare to playing for England honestly.

[@allcontent911]

She is so great 😍😍😍

[@odehvictor9088]

I really like your courage. Thanks for representing your country of origin.. nothing like home dear

[@tonyjohnson2274]

Dey are many mores coming God is great ❤️🙏

[@moviecritiz]

welcome to Nigeria glad to have you here with us

[@kennethechezona5544]

U will adapt and enjoy ur roots..welldone

[@bensonnsunwara2486]

Really wonderful young lady, so proud of her. She had an outstanding tournament with her Super Falcon teammates at the world cup. By the way, you might need to have a conversation with the folks cooking your food. I am sure there are many Nigerian dishes that won't "hurt your stomach" 🙂

[@alaoade]

We should review the constitution so that foreigners who have Nigerian roots would be qualified to vote and be voted for after securing Nigerian passports.

[@malice8256]

Bravo de représenter l'Afrique 👏👏👏 alors que certains africains préfère jouer pour les pays européens. 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳

[@Daroyal_John]

Oh I love your decision to play for Nigeria. All the best Ash

[@Moments_omooba]

Awesome. She’s very intelligent and full of wisdom.

[@andrewinstre]

Ashleigh you will get fantastic love from Nigerians, its a loving nation except for our leaders who treat the country as trash!. Welcome back home, I pray that you learn and love the experience. Welcome back home our daughter! ❤

[@frankmiranda707]

Her match with 🇳🇬 against 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the World Cup was great. She really showed England that she a great defender and they almost beat them. Hope she gets offered many football clubs in the near future.

[@ademugideon8043]

Welcome home Ashleigh 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@samuelegunlusi1017]

These are the type of Nigerians I really admire. She did not forget where she came from. I really respect her.

[@Halomedia_Ng]

Beautiful interview, amazing woman. All the best !!

[@solubijohn9643]

Plumptre thank you for not forgetting your root. I love you for a very difficult decision to identify with your people you're not a bastard. I and my lovely family appreciate and commend your for contributing your quota to make Nigeria great. Hope you're now eating Amala, eba and the rest. You're a beautiful baby.

[@meka8733]

She play a very good skill in our team I love her courage and strength

[@danielwilliams23]

I love you girl, thanks very much for not forgotten where you came from.God bless you.

[@googlegooglegoogle4056]

We love you Ashleigh and welcome home

[@billynwaneri5714]

Nigerians are really very proud of you and your accomplishments. Keep it up.

[@roobenjonathan617]

Then I behold a beautiful creation.

[@josephnwani6700]

Proud of you... wish you all the best

[@medfitconsultant]

She is good 👍. Great interview. I'm sure she'll contribute her part to the team success.

[@israelobiagwu8820]

Glory be to Our LORD GOD ALMIGHTY for everything He CREATED AMEN. I am really glad seeing you my dear sister coming back home. SHALOM

[@proverbalizer]

She is not playing for Israel o

[@clementodey139]

It a good thing you honour your mother's call or mama's call,more grace in your career dear

[@olanrewajuolawale7031]

Interesting, wishing you the best in your endeavours.. welcome to NIgeria.

[@Bishop7772]

Great. Welcome to Nigeria

[@freelancingtutorial810]

We proud of you identifying with your heritage

[@djwyse4065]

U have made the right choice,please give your country your best always and the sky would be your limit 🙏

[@oluwafemiemmanuel3515]

I salute your courage girl. You are. Blessed ❤❤❤

[@kingezekaya]

God bless you Ashleigh plumptre, I'm so proud of you

[@francoislepatriote3790]

The only explanation I have for this girl's connection to Nigeria is that her father is biracial, her grandfather a black Nigerian, like Ross Barkley. Because there I see a girl of white and English appearance, a bit like Kirian Trippier who probably has a black Caribbean grandfather, the same for Ryan Giggs... I think that with France, England has one of the biggest biracial or mixed populations of Europe. I have the impression that mixed unions are an older phenomenon in England.

[@kazeemalebiosu828]

Nice one for Super Falcon. Welcome home!

[@blaizeakpakwu6147]

You are welcome home. We always welcome our own. You have made a best choice of finding your true home. We Cherish you and you will be celebrated.

[@success2471]

Well done to her

[@balibigb]

Welcome, like you rightly said......"here we just get on with it"

[@OverseerI.NChinyere]

I say, Nigerian music and its massive global appeal had a huge influence of n the first sets of thoughts that induced her to look at her Nigerian heritage.

[@levisview.5492]

Keep balling Girl .....

[@olaoyewole4577]

I love her and I am.so.proud of her

[@mikeokorom9115]

Bless God well done

[@emmaokoro8903]

You are welcome my sister and all the best

[@anthonyoliver8698]

beautiful inside and out

[@olawaleowomoyela8550]

We love thanks for your love

[@nilwatura4436]

Ashley Plumtre can play for many national teams. She is also very powerful.

[@emmysix4792]

We love you plumtre

[@eruh_diary]

Welcome Home my Sweet sister you made my day So Beautiful, we LOVE YOU 💚💚💚 other AFRICANs wil follow paths soon. Wishing You Success in Jesus Name...

[@AttahiruAbubakarErena]

I like this girl's passion for Nigeria, it's a challenge to real Nigerians that are not passionate about their country

[@mangandoprimrose1287]

Glad to have you in our team