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The captain of the Super Falcons, Rasheedat Ajibade, has reiterated that winning the recent Cup of Nations of Women’s Africa will help the new continental champions in the task of inspiring young talents to also aspire to greatness.
Sports247 informs that the former attacker of Atlético de Madrid female in Spain is looking beyond the immediate positive effects of his success Wafcon 2024, since he believes that he will also teach great ambitions in future sports stars in Nigeria.
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Ajibade, who was voted as the most valuable player in the competition in Morocco, added that the team’s success should also be very useful to confirm that Nigeria has many talents that can contribute worldwide honor to the country.
The FC Queens product robbery lakes declared: “We have the potential, we have the equipment, and we have talent in this country to make a difference in the world.
“We simply do not want to be participants only in global football … the World Cup and the Olympic Games. We want to start the difference. We want to start making global brands.”
She admitted that it will not be an easy task to start reign on the world stage, but added that the entire Falcons players is enormously determined to intensify and aim at a greater height.
Ajibade projected: “We understand fate, and we need to reach that point. This is what this trophy is for us. This is what it means to us.
“Of course, we want to continue showing dominance at home and in Africa. We want to continue dominating, but we must take it beyond this shore and move it to the next level.”
He concluded emphasizing that the next step for Falcons is to have a strong impact on the global stage, which would help them serve as a stronger inspiration source for other sports in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Ajibade said: “We have to let the world understand what we have. We want them to continue saying what we can do.
“We want people to continue telling our stories to the world for many years. We want to continue inspiring young athletes through the continent.”
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