Super Falcons’ defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, has signed a two-year contract extension with her club side Al-Ittihad Ladies of Saudi Arabia, www.aclsports.com reports.
The 26-year-old defender moved to the Saudi-based side in the summer of 2023 after the expiration of her contract with WSL side, Leicester City Women. Since then, she has been a regular for Al-Ittihad Ladies – a side currently 7th on the Saudi Women’s Premier League table.
The extension announcement was made in a social media post on the Al-Ittihad ladies’ official account on Monday evening.
“Al-Ittihad Club announces the renewal of the contract of the first women’s team player, Nigerian international Ashley Plumptre, for two years.
“The club’s CEO, Mr. Domingos Oliveira, confirmed that renewing the player’s contract comes within the club’s strategy to retain distinguished players who have the desire to develop and serve the team better in the future, wishing Ashley Plumptre and her teammates success and to make the fans happy by achieving accomplishments,” the club posted on their official X page.
On the international scene, Plumptre featured in all four games of the Super Falcons at the Australia/ New Zealand FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023, before making a move to the Middle East. In addition, Plumptre helped the Women’s team qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics for the first time in sixteen years, but she eventually missed the event due to injury.
Following her return to full fitness again, Plumptre is expected to return to the national team for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco this summer.
