Samira Suleman

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

Samira Suleman
Personal information
Full name Samira Suleman
Date of birth (1991-08-16) August 16, 1991
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)
2015 →Víkingur Ólafsvík (loan) 10 (11)
2016 Víkingur Ólafsvík
International career
2010 Ghana U20
2014– Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 2015Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Zimbabwe2–02–12015 African Games qualification
2.1 August 2015 Cameroon1–02–22015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3.15 September 2015Stade Kintélé 3, Brazzaville, Congo Ivory Coast1–01–02015 African Games
4.6 April 2016Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil, Tunisia Tunisia1–12–1

2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

5.12 April 2016Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Tunisia1–04–0
6.4–0

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]

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. 27 September 2014.
  3. "Ghana's Black Queens in All Africa Games football final". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
  4. Online, Peace FM. "Ghana 4 - 0 Tunisia: Suleman's Brace Qualifies Queens To 2016 African Women Championship". www.peacefmonline.com.
  5. "Modern Ghana". www.modernghana.com.
  6. "Samira Suleman Powers Black Queens To AAG Finals". 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. https://www.ocsportsnews.com/national-teams/2018-03-14-samira-suleman-earns-role-as-ambassador-with-world-vision


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