Super Falcons and Al Ittihad defender Ashleigh Plumptre joined the Saudi Women's League in September 2023, following Nigeria's elimination from the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,
The 27-year-old was brilliant in Nigeria's World Cup campaign, despite them getting knocked out by England in the round of sixteen. After the tournament, she was a free agent and joined Al Ittihad .
Since then, she's gone from strength to strength, helping the country qualify for the 2024 Olympics tournament in Paris and securing victory against Morocco to win the WAFCON tournament, for a record tenth time in Nigeria's history.