'It's a great honour', I'll 'show everybody what I have to offer' - Babajide on England call-up

Rinsola Babajide in action for Liverpool FC. Photo: Nigel French/EMPICS/PA Images via Getty Images

Liverpool forward Rinsola Babajide says she "wants to show everybody what I'm capable of" after receiving her first senior England call-up to this month's 30-strong training squad.


Babajide, 22, is one of seven uncapped players named in the squad, who will spend a week at St George's Park.

The Lionesses are due to take on Germany on 27 October in Wiesbaden - their first match since March.

"It's a great honour to finally get my call-up," Babajide told BBC Sport.

"It was a long time coming. I'm just very grateful for this opportunity. It's all there for me to grab it and make it mine. I'm looking forward to meeting the girls and seeing what I can bring to the team."

Babajide has represented England at youth level.

Rinsola Babajide poses in the LFC shop. Photo: rinss98

The forward says she received a call from manager Phil Neville on Monday.

"He told me that he was going to bring me into the camp and to have fun with it and show everybody what I have to offer," said Babajide.

"It was unbelievable. I was so happy. I rang my parents and my agent pretty much as soon as I'd got off the phone to Phil to let them know. It is possible to come through the ranks and make it into the first team. I'm going to be a sponge and soak up all the information I'm given."