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Nigeria striker Ajibade makes scoring Norwegian Toppserien start for Avaldsnes

Rasheedat Ajibade opened her Norwegian Toppserien campaign on a fine note as she was on target in Avaldsnes' 5-2 triumph over Lyn Football on Saturday.

The Super Falcons striker joined the Oslo-based outfit from Nigerian side FC Robo in December 2018, and went on to play 22 matches and scored five goals in her debut season in Norway.

Before the league start, the 20-year-old featured in all her side's three preseason friendlies - a 0-0 draw with Klepp before a 2-3 loss to Sandviken and then 2-2 draw with Arna-Bjornar in which she scored.

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She made the starting line-up against Lyn and almost scored the opener in the ninth minute but her effort went wide before being denied by goalkeeper Mari Hasselknippe in the 16th minute.