I wanted to prove them wrong, especially when they said I w… - Rinsola Babajide

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I wanted to prove them wrong, especially when they said I would never make it, that it's not a girl's sport, there were obviously down days and stuff, like there in that moment how it made me feel, but I just kept playing football because I was in love with the game, which I still am. And it makes me happy.

Rinsola Babajide

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About Rinsola Babajide

Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide (born 17 June 1998), known as Rinsola Babajide, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club UDG Tenerife. A former England youth international up to under-21 level, she made her senior Nigeria debut in October 2023. She previously played for Liverpool, Millwall Lionesses, Watford and Brighton & Hove Albion.

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Alternative Names: Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide

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