It's all about the fun vows Red Roses star

FAVOURITES READY TO KICK OFF WOMEN'S WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN

- By MILLY McEVOY

ENGLAND flanker Sadia Kabeya is ready to have fun as the Red Roses seek World Cup glory on home soil.

The 23-year-old is set to embark on a second major tournament with England, having burst onto the scene in 2021.

The undeniable best team in the world, England have external expectations to lift silverware this summer and they open the tournament tonight when they face the USA at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

But Kabeya has broader aims.

“For me, it is hard because I have always played for the enjoyment, and I think it is natural in any professional sport for you to have ups and downs’” she explained.

“But I just want to be able to play with so much fun, and that is how I want people to see me on the pitch.