Simi & Ope

Simi & Ope are a Father/Daughter team on the 3rd season of The Amazing Race Canada.

Simi Fagbongbe

 * Age: 21
 * Occupation: Business-to-business sales and marketing associate
 * Current City: Burnaby, BC
 * Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
 * Strengths: Determination, quick thinking, and willingness to try new things.
 * Fears/ Phobias: Snakes
 * Favourite Travel Destination: Berlin
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: “My dad’s a total chatterbox!”

Ope Fagbongbe

 * Age: 46
 * Occupation: Distribution Logistics Coordinator
 * Current City: Burnaby, BC
 * Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
 * Strengths: Memory, grit, and humour.
 * Fears/ Phobias: Snakes
 * Favourite Travel Destination: Home
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: “She’s stubborn.”

Biography
Simi and Ope are a loving father/daughter team that immigrated to Canada from Nigeria in 2006. Having made many sacrifices as a family to start a new life filled with opportunity, Simi and Ope share a relatable story for many Canadians. Simi sees her father as her hero, her biggest supporter, and her rock. Ope works hard so his family can have every opportunity available to them.

This strong willed, determined team will take the race by storm with their quick thinking and motivation to get any task done as fast as possible. Simi took theatre in school after moving to Canada to help overcome her shyness. She intends to follow in her mother’s footsteps – her mom is a lawyer and has a PhD in law. Ope is a friendly and social guy who loves to share stories. “He’s so corny!” Simi says about her father’s metaphor-filled tales.

Simi wants to give most of her winnings to her parents if they win 'The Amazing Race Canada', while Ope would buy a property for his son and take a cruise with his lovely wife.

FUN FACTS

Motto: “You gotta risk it to get the biscuit!” Team they most associate with from Season 1 or 2: The Tim’s What would your team walk-on song be? “Who let the dogs out?” If you and your teammate were a pop duo, what would your name be? Cool Chick & Old Fart Major Roadblock as a team: “Keeping our cool and compromising – we both like things to be done in a particular way.”

Race History
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 * First team with both partners not originally from Canada