Ama Agbeze

Ama Agbeze (pronounced "Ab-wear-zeh"; born 12 November 1982 in Selly Oak, England) is an English netball player. Agbeze plays in the goal defence and goal keeper positions. She debuted in the England national squad in 2001 and became captain during the 2016 season. During her international career she won bronze playing for the English team during the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Agbeze played for the Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague from 2004–2007, before transferring to Leeds Carnegie in 2008. In 2008 Agbeze signed with the West Coast Fever to play in the Australasian ANZ Championship. She subsequently moved to the Melbourne Vixens for the 2009 season, and after receiving little court time there she transferred to New Zealand franchise the Central Pulse for 2010. In October 2018, Agbeze announced that she would return to the Superleague for the 2019 season. It was then announced on the 7th November 2018 that she would be joining the new franchise London Pulse for the 2019 season. Agbeze was educated at Kings Norton Girls School in Birmingham and then at Monkton Combe School, near Bath, Somerset. She has an LLB (Law) and MSc (Finance and Management) and is a qualified lawyer. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to netball.