Ashleigh Plumptre says she has no regrets about choosing to represent Nigeria at the senior levels instead of waiting for England.

Plumptre previously played for England at the U17 level before switching to Nigeria two years ago.

The Player was part of the Super Falcons team that faced England at the Women’s World Cup round of 16.

Despite having played with many of the England players in various age-group football teams, she feels it was the right decision to play for Nigeria.

“Before the tournament, I genuinely had this feeling ‘it’s going to happen (facing England)isn’t it’,” Plumptre stated.

“As soon as I saw it was England I just smiled to myself.

“It was a really special moment for me. These are players that I’ve either grown up playing with or played against, or they’re friends of mine, so to come up against them was really nice.

She expressed that coming up against her former teammates was a special and meaningful moment for her, even though she had been asked if she regretted not continuing to play for England.

“I’ve had people ask me ‘do you have any regrets, you could still have played for England’ and I understand why people say that, but I’m exactly where I’m meant to be on my journey,” she said.​

“I made the decisions I made for a reason and the fact I was lining up against these players I used to play with, now with a different badge — another part of who I am — on my chest was really hard to put into words, but was really special.”