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Samira Suleman
Personal information
Full name Samira Suleman
Date of birth (1991-08-16) August 16, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Víkingur Ólafsvík
Youth career
2010–2011 Robert Morris Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hasaacas Ladies 20 (15)
2015Víkingur Ólafsvík (loan) 10 (11)
2016 Víkingur Ólafsvík
International career
2010 Ghana U20
2014– Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward in Iceland for Víkingur Ólafsvík.

Club career

Iceland

Suleman came to Víkingur Ólafsvík in 2015 and made 10 appearances during the 2015 season.

International career

She scored in a 2–0 win against Ethiopia in a 2014 African Women's Championship qualification match.[1] She was on the Ghana squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship.[2] She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the 2015 African Games.[3] In April 2016 she scored Brace against Tunisia which helped the Black Queens qualify for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon.[4] She was Nominated by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2016.[5][6]

Ambassadorial Role

On March 14, 2018, Suleman was appointed as an ambassador by World Vision International to aid in the eradication of Early Child Marriage in the Northern Region and the rest of Northern Ghana.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Michael Ofori Amanfo Boateng. "Black Queens beat Ethiopia to take lead in AWC qualifying – Black Queens". ghanafa.org.
  2. ^ "Ghana names final squad for African Women's Championship, Police Ladies dominate - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image.
  3. ^ "Ghana's Black Queens in All Africa Games football final". xinhuanet.com.
  4. ^ http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/201604/276035.php/
  5. ^ https://www.modernghana.com/sports/696452/portia-boakye-beats-samira-suleman-to-swag-female-footballer.html/
  6. ^ http://infoboxdaily.com/samira-suleman-powers-black-queens-to-aag-finals/
  7. ^ https://www.ocsportsnews.com/national-teams/2018-03-14-samira-suleman-earns-role-as-ambassador-with-world-vision
  8. ^ https://www.ocsportsnews.com/national-teams/2018-03-14-samira-suleman-earns-role-as-ambassador-with-world-vision