Plumptre Undergoes Successful Surgery

Super Falcons and Ittihad defender Ashleigh Plumptre has undergone a successful surgery.

Plumptre revealed this in a post on her X handle.

The former Leicester player missed the Falcons’ Paris 2024 Olympic final qualifier against South Africa due to injury.

Her last outing for the Falcons was the Olympic qualifiers against Cameroon inside the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.

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“Thank you to everyone at @ittiladiesclub and to Dr Pieter D’Hooge at @Aspetar for supporting me through my first surgery,” she wrote.

“It’s been a long time coming trying to get answers but I’m so grateful to now be at this stage

“To my @NGSuper_Falcons teammates and nigerian fans… thank you for your patience and understanding when I’ve not been able to be with you. I can honestly say I have fought as hard and for as long as I can with this pain. I can’t wait to be back healthy with you all

The 25-year-old has so far scored eight goals in the Saudi Arabia women’s league.

She represented Nigeria at the 2022 WAFCON in Morocco and 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.