Ajuma Ameh-Otache (1 December 1984 – 10 November 2018)[1] was a Nigerian football midfielder and later a coach. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won the African Women's Cup of Nations that same year.[1][2] At the club level, she played for Pelican Stars.[3]

Ajuma Ameh-Otache
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-12-01)1 December 1984
Place of birth Nigeria
Date of death 10 November 2018(2018-11-10) (aged 33)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pelican Stars
International career
Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ameh-Otache died on 10 November 2018 at the age of 33; no details for her cause of death have been given.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ajuma Ameh". IOC. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Nigeria (NGR)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Ajuma Ameh". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Ajuma Ameh-Otache: Former Nigeria midfielder dies at 33". BBC Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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