Rasheedat Ajibade has bagged third WAFCON 2024 WOTM Award.
Eko Hot News reports that Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade was named Woman of the Match following Nigeria’s thrilling 2–1 WAFCON 2024 semi-final victory over the Banyana Banyana of South Africa.
The WAFCON 2024 WOTM Award was the third time the Super Falcons captain has won the award at the ongoing 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The Super Falcons captain was adjudged best player in the Super Falcons’ second game of the competition against Botswana, which they won 1–0.
Ajibade also picked up the individual accolade in the nine-time champions’ quarter-final 5–0 thrashing of Zambia.
The 25-year-old winger put Nigeria in front against South Africa from the spot late in the first half.
Ajibade has so far registered one goal and two assists at the WAFCON 2024 finals.
She was named in the Group Stage Best XI of the competition.