Ama Agbeze

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::summary England netball international (born 1982) ::

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Field	Value
name	Ama Agbeze
honorific_suffix
image	Ama Agbeze.jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Selly Oak, England
height
school	Kings Norton Girls' School
Monkton Combe School
university	Loughborough University
University of Leicester
positions	GD, GK, WD
clubyears1	2001–2002
clubteam1	Team Bath
clubyears2	2003
clubteam2	Birmingham Blaze
clubyears3	2004
clubteam3	Northumbria Flames
clubyears4	2004–2007
clubteam4	Loughborough Lightning
clubyears5	2005
clubteam5	→ London Hurricanes
clubyears6	2008
clubteam6	West Coast Fever
clubyears7	2008–2009
clubteam7	Leeds Carnegie
clubyears8	2009
clubteam8	Melbourne Vixens
clubyears9	2010
clubteam9	Central Pulse
clubyears10	2011
clubteam10	West Coast Fever
clubyears11	2012–2013
clubteam11	West Coast Falcons
clubyears12	2013
clubteam12	Territory Storm
clubyears13	2014–2015
clubteam13	Central Pulse
clubyears14	2016
clubteam14	Loughborough Lightning
clubyears15	2017
clubteam15	Adelaide Thunderbirds
clubyears16	2018
clubteam16	Northern Stars
clubyears17	2019
clubteam17	London Pulse
clubyears18	2019
clubteam18	Saracens Mavericks
clubyears19	2020
clubteam19	Severn Stars
clubyears20	2021
clubteam20	Northern Mystics
nationalyears1	2001–
nationalteam1	England
nationalcaps1	100
updated	31 March 2020
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Ama Agbeze (born 12 November 1982) is a former England netball international. She was captain when England won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2019 she received an for her services to netball. She was also a member of the England team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. As of 2020, Agbeze has played for at least sixteen different club teams in England, Australia and New Zealand.

Early life, family and education

Agbeze was born to Nigerian parents in Birmingham. She has two older sisters and a younger brother. She was educated at Kings Norton Girls' School and Monkton Combe School. Between 2004 and 2007 she attended Loughborough University where she gained an MSc in Finance and Management. She also studied Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Leicester and is a qualified lawyer. In 2016 she married Fred Donovan, a New Zealander, in Auckland.

Playing career

Super Cup

During the Super Cup era, between 2001 and 2005, Agbeze played for Team Bath, Birmingham Blaze, Northumbria Flames and London Hurricanes.

Netball Superleague

Between 2005 and 2007, while attending Loughborough University, Agbeze played for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague. She would return to Lightning for a second spell in 2016. She also played for Leeds Carnegie during the 2008–09 season.

Agbeze spent the 2019 Netball Superleague season at London Pulse, then joined up with Saracens Mavericks for the 2019 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship before joining Severn Stars for the 2020 season.

Australia and New Zealand

Agbeze played for three franchises in the ANZ Championship. In 2008 she was one of several England internationals to join the new league. Together with Karen Atkinson, she signed for West Coast Fever. She subsequently moved to the Melbourne Vixens for the 2009 season and then to Central Pulse for the 2010 season. In 2011 she returned to West Coast Fever. During 2012 Agbeze served as a player-coach for West Coast Falcons, helping them win the West Australian Netball League. She was also awarded the Jill McIntosh Medal. In 2013 she played for Territory Storm in the Australian Netball League, then rejoined Central Pulse for the 2014 and 2015 ANZ Championship seasons. She subsequently played for Adelaide Thunderbirds during the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season and for Northern Stars during the 2018 ANZ Premiership season. She played for Northern Mystics during the 2021 ANZ Premiership season.

England

Agbeze made her senior debut for England in 2001. She was a member of the England team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2016 she was appointed England captain She subsequently captained England as they won the 2016 Netball Europe Open Championships, the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In October 2018, Agbeze made 100th senior appearance for England during a series against Jamaica. In 2019 she received an for her services to netball.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Agbeze appeared as an analyst for the BBC's coverage of the netball.

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Tournaments	Place
2006 Commonwealth Games
url=http://www.todor66.com/others/Netball/World/Women_2007.html	title=Women Netball XII World Championship 2007
url=http://www.netballnz.co.nz/news/detail/newcomers-make-their-mark-in-silver-ferns-win	title=Newcomers make their mark in Silver Ferns win
url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/netball/netball-silver-ferns-battle-to-win-over-england/PUQRMB6LY3DTQNUW7HJOPYUGDI/	title=Netball: Silver Ferns battle to win over England
2014 Commonwealth Games	4th
url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/10684486/Ferns-have-one-aim-in-mind-shooting-goals	title=Ferns have one aim in mind - shooting goals
url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/9557446/england-claim-third-place-at-the-2014-netball-world-series	title=England claim third place at the 2014 Netball World Series as Kiwis land title
url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/36085748	title=Netball Europe: England Roses name squad for Newcastle
url=https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/10516504/england-netball-name-15-player-quad-series-squad-without-sara-bayman	title=England Netball name 15-player Quad Series squad without Sara Bayman
url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/england-fives-squad-announced-2016-fast5-tournament/	title=England Fives squad announced for 2016 Fast5 tournament
url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2017/02/09/diamonds-seal-quad-series-with-47-46-win-over-england/	title=Diamonds seal Quad Series with 47-46 win over England
url=https://www.teambath.com/2017/09/03/england-south-africa-netball-quad-series/	title=Blue and Gold stars past and present play key roles in another Quad Series cracker
url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/england-netball-captain-praised-for-aftermatch-speech/YV6GGQWZYO76A7R6EPRHOGXHSE/	title=England netball captain praised for aftermatch speech
2017 Fast5 Netball World Series
url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/42452516	title=Netball Quad Series: England's Ama Agbeze to captain 14-strong squad
2018 Commonwealth Games
url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/incredible-comeback-secures-final-quad-series-win-roses/	title=Incredible comeback secures final Quad Series win for the Roses
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Source:

Honours

;England

• Commonwealth Games
  • Winners: 2018: 1
• Fast5 Netball World Series
  • Winners: 2017: 1
• Netball Europe Open Championships
  • Winners: 2016: 1
• Netball Quad Series
  • *Runners up *: 2018 (Jan), 2018 (Sep): 2 ;Melbourne Vixens
• ANZ Championship
  • Winners: 2009 ;Northern Mystics
• ANZ Premiership
  • Winners: 2021

References

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