Nigeria defender Ashleigh Plumptre has become one the most high profile women’s players to join a Saudia Arabian side after signing for Al-Ittihad.
The 25-year-old joins the Saudi Women’s Premier League team following three years with WSL side Leicester City. With many openly gay players in women’s football and extremely restrictive rights for women and homosexuality being illegal in Saudi Arabia, the move and the country’s growing interest in women’s football is controversial.
Plumptre has been recruited by the former technical director of Championship side Lewes, Kelly Lindsey,…
