Grace Nweke

EVENT: Netball

Grace Nweke was a member of the New Zealand Netball Team which won bronze over home favourites England at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Born in New Zealand to Nigerian parents, towering shooter Grace Nweke became the first player of African descent to represent the Silver Ferns. 

Nweke made a meteoric rise from schoolgirl status in 2019 when she was elevated from training partner to fulltime member of the Mystics playing squad in very quick succession. 

The 1.93m standout continued to excel after a dominant 2021 where she set a new premiership scoring record, Nweke quickly grabbing the spotlight with her prowess under the hoop, temperament and athletic ability. 

Bolstering her movement and strength in the air have added to the skillset of the richly talented shot-maker who is destined for a long elite level career.