Florence Iweta

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Florence Iweta
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Date of birth (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Nigeria
Position(s) Defender
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003 Nigeria 2 (0)

Florence Iweta (born 29 March 1983) is a Nigerian former football defender who played for the Nigeria women's national football team. [1] She represented Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "USA 1999: Nigeria". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. FIFA.com. "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 - Women - Nigeria - Overview". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.