Rasheedat Ajibade scares South Africa with Atletico Madrid winner against Valencia

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Rasheedat Ajibade was the heroine as she scored the all-important goal for Spanish top-flight side, Atletico Madrid in a 1-0 win over Valencia on Saturday.

The former Avaldnes star scored the winning goal for the capital club in the additional minutes of the second half from Eva Maria Navaro’s assist.

She was replaced by Sheila Guijarro in the 70th minute after completing the work of scoring the crucial goal.

The goal took her tally to five with four assists in 23 league games for Atletico Madrid.

She will join her national teammates in Abuja as Nigeria’s senior women’s national team faces South Africa in one of the two-legged final round of the Paris 2024 Olympics Qualifiers.

The slim win ensured that Atletico Madrid maintained their fourth position on the log with 42 points after 22 games, a point behind Levante UD which has played a game less.

After the international break, Atletico Madrid will travel to meet Athletic Bilbao in another league match on April 14, 2024.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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