Norway female league side, Avaldsnes IL’s coach, Lena Tyriberget has admitted that the whole team is excited to sign on fast-rising Nigerian teenager, Rasheedat Ajibade.
Sports247.ng reports that Tyriberget was all smiles after the deal was confirmed, noting that they have hooked a young player that is already making top marks for the national team.
Tyriberget was speaking after the Norwegian Toppserien club pulled off a transfer deal that sees Ajibade join them from FC Robo of Lagos.
Ajibade takes in the same route with Super Falcons assistant coach, Maureen Mmadu, who captained Avaldsnes from 2011 to 2012 and helped the club finish top of the league.
The 19-year-old Ajibade, won Nigeria Football Federation 2018 Young Player Of The Year award, signed a two-year contract that will run until 2020, much to Tyriberget’s delight.
Tyriberget acknowledged: ”When you look at her age and her merits (you will admit that she is achieving faster than her young age).
“(She was also) central to the U20 team and the A-national team, most recently in the Africa championship that Nigeria and Rasheedat won.
“You realize that Rasheedat is a very promising Nigerian national team player. As a player type, she is typically either 8s or 10s on the pitch.”
