After The WAFCON 2022 ended, Nigerian Female Footballer Rasheedat Ajibade Revealed she intends carrying out the spreading of the gospel of Christ.
Nigerian winger, Rasheedat Ajibade has revealed what she will embark on following the conclusion of the 2022 Women’s African Cup of Nations.
Ajibade who took to her Facebook Page said that the football competition might finish but the Gospel will continue. Miss Rasheedat went on to quote 3 Bible verses to buttress her point. They are:
1. First Peter 1:24-25 which says “For All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withers and the flower thereof falls away: But the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you”.
2. John 14:6 which says “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”.
3. John 3:16 which says ” For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”.
Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade (born 8 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Laliga Football Club, Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women’s national team. She is nicknamed “RASH”, a shortened form of her first name, and is also called “The Girl With The Blue Hair”, an ode to her bright-blue hairstyle which she dons whenever she takes onto the field.
Ajibade represented Nigeria at age grade competitions, before making her competitive debut for the senior team at the 2018 WAFU Cup in Côte d’Ivoire. In 2017, she was named first in a top 10 list of most promising young footballers on the African continent by Goal.com.
Ajibade played for FC Robo from the 2013 Nigeria Women Premier League season till 2018 season. In 2014, she was listed as one of the best young talents in the league. In September 2018, she won the Nigerian women football freestyle competition for the second consecutive time.
During the 2015 Nigeria Women Premier League week 2 games, Ajibade was listed in the team of the week, compiled by Soccerladuma South Africa, despite her team losing to Confluence Queens during the round of matches. For the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League season, Ajibade was made team captain of FC Robo. Ajibade was one of the scorers in Robos’ home win against Ibom Angels during the season. On 13 July 2017, after losing to visitors Rivers Angels, Ajibade was quoted by SuperSport to rue her team chances of qualifying for Super 4, because of the difference in points and the limited number of games remaining Ajibade won the first edition of Nigeria National Freestyle Championship, which is a competition to promote freestyling football. In 2017, despite Robo not being among teams that finished tops, Ajibade was voted player of the season after scoring eight goals to save her team from relegation In May 2018, she was nominated as the best player in the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League at Nigeria Pitch Awards. In December 2018, Ajibade was reported to have signed a two-year contract with Norwegian side, Avaldsnes IL, a team that plays in the Toppserien. On January 1, 2021, Atletico Madrid announced the signing of Rasheedat Ajibade on a two-year deal. In January 2022, Rasheedat Ajibade extended her contract with Atletico Madrid for a further three years, until 2025.
