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Florence Omagbemi

Florence Omagbemi
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-02-02) February 2, 1975 (age 42)
Place of birth Nigeria
Playing position Midfielder
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2004 Nigeria
Teams managed
Years Team
2016– Nigeria

Florence Omagbemi (born February 2, 1975) is a female Nigerian former football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team across four FIFA Women's World Cups, several Africa Women Cup of Nations and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2016, she was named interim coach of the national side, having previously been an assistant coach to the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.

Omagbemi played for the Nigeria women's national football team for over a decade, appearing in four FIFA Women's World Cups including being a member of the team that reached the second round in 1999 before losing to Brazil. As captain, she won the Africa Women Cup of Nations with the "Super Falcons" on four occasions in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004. She was also part of the Nigerian team which competed the Summer Olympics for the very first time in the 2000 tournament in Australia.


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