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Mohamed Toure (footballer, Born 2004)
Mohamed Toure (born 26 March 2004) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga club Randers. Born a Liberian refugee in Guinea, he represents the Australia national team. Toure was raised in the suburbs of South Australia. He began his professional career at Adelaide United making his debut and scoring his first goal for the club in February 2020, as the third youngest debutant and youngest goalscorer in A-League history at the age of 15. Following his breakthrough season, he joined Stade de Reims, initially playing in the reserves before making his first-team debut in May 2023. Early life Mohamed Toure was born on 26 March 2004 in a refugee camp in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, the second oldest among seven siblings. His parents, Amara and Mawa Toure, were originally from Frelah, a town in the Salala District of Liberia, and belonged to the Mandingo ethnic group. Displaced by the First Liberian Civil War, Toure's family fled to safety in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conakry
Conakry ( , ; ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain, although the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs has estimated it at two million, accounting for one-sixth of the entire population of the country. History Conakry was originally settled on the small Tombo Island and later spread to the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula, a stretch of land wide. The city was essentially founded after Britain ceded the island to France in 1887. In 1885, the two island villages of Conakry and Boubinet had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Conakry became the capital of French Guinea in 1904, and prospered as an export port, particularly after a railway (now closed) to Kankan opened up the interior of the country for the large-scale export of peanut, groundnut. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Liberian Civil War
The First Liberian Civil War was the first of Second Liberian Civil War, two civil wars within the West African nation of Liberia which lasted between 1989 and 1997. President Samuel Doe's regime of totalitarianism and widespread Political corruption, corruption led to calls for withdrawal of the support of the United States, by the late 1980s. The National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) led by Charles Taylor (Liberian politician), Charles Taylor invaded Liberia from the Ivory Coast to overthrow Doe in December 1989 and gained control over most of the country within a year. Doe was captured and executed by the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL), a splinter faction of the NPFL led by Prince Johnson, in September 1990. The NPFL and INPFL fought each other for control of the capital city, Monrovia and against the Armed Forces of Liberia and pro-Doe United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy. Peace negotiations and foreign involvement led to a ceasef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 A-League
The 2019–20 A-League, also known as the 2019–20 Hyundai A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 15th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 11 October 2019 and was scheduled to conclude on 26 April 2020, though was postponed to 19 August 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December .... The pandemic caused Football Federation Australia (FFA) to suspend the season from late March to mid July. The season resumed on 17 July 2020, which meant the finals occurred in mid-August and the Grand Final was held on 30 August 2020. Sydney FC were the defending champions and Perth Glory were the defending premiers. Clubs The league has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Premier Leagues South Australia
The National Premier Leagues South Australia, officially abbreviated to NPL SA and known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Automobile Association, RAA National Premier League, is a semi-professional sports, semi-professional men's Association football, soccer league in the Australian state of South Australia. The league is one of eight that comprises the National Premier Leagues, the Australian soccer league system, second tier of Australian soccer. The league was founded in 2012 as a successor to the FFSA Super League, Super League, and is managed by Football South Australia. Seasons start in late February, and conclude in early September with a Grand Final, which since 2022, has been held at State Centre for Football, ServiceFM Stadium. The team was initially contested by 14 teams, and was reduced to 12 teams ahead of the 2016 season. History In 2012 it was announced that the FFSA Premier League was to become the top tier of South Australian football (below the national A-L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-League Youth
A-League Youth, formerly known as the National Youth League and Y-League is a defunct Australian national soccer youth developmental and under-21s league, founded by Football Federation Australia and later run by the Australian Professional Leagues. The current league was established as a successor to the previous competition of the National Youth League (1984–2004) and commenced in August 2008. The league runs in conjunction with the A-League Men as a developmental or reserve league. The league, as well as the A-League Men and A-League Women are administered by the Australian Professional Leagues. In 2020 it was contested by ten teams, all of which competed in the A-League. From the 2020–21 season, the league was to expand to eleven teams with the introduction of Western United, however the season was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Following the end of COVID restrictions the league did not return, and the clubs now focus on their develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musa Toure
Musa Toure (born 12 November 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga club Randers FC. Early life Musa Toure was born on 12 November 2005 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia and is of Liberian descent. His parents, Amara and Mawa Toure, were originally from Frelah, a town in the Salala District of Liberia, before having to flee from the Second Liberian Civil War on 23 May 1990. His family sought refuge in Conakry, Guinea where his two elder brothers were born and eventually settled in Adelaide, South Australia on 26 November 2004. Raised in the suburbs of Croydon, South Australia, Croydon, Musa played football with his two older brothers, Al Hassan Toure, Al Hassan and Mohamed Toure (footballer, born 2004), Mohamed, both of whom became professional footballers. His father frequently coached them in a local park close to their home, nurturing their talents and mentality from his experiences as a semi-profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Hassan Toure
Al Hassan Toure (born 30 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club FC Tulsa. Born a Liberian refugee in Guinea, he has represented Australia at youth level. Toure is eligible to represent Australia, Guinea and Liberia at national level. Toure was called up to the Australia national under-23 soccer team squad on 11 November 2019 for a series of friendlies against U-23 teams in Chongqing, China later that month. Early life and family Toure was born on 30 May 2000 in a refugee camp in Conakry, Guinea, the eldest of six children to Amara and Mawa Toure. Before his birth, his parents originally hailed from Frelah, a town in the Salala District of Liberia and belonged to the Mandingo ethnic group. They fled to Guinea during the Second Liberian Civil War, after the war had reached the town on the morning of 23 May 1990. Amara travelled for 18 days on foot before eventually resting in a refugee camp in Conakry where he met Mawa. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearview, South Australia
Clearview is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia about 8 km north of the Adelaide city centre. The rectangular suburb is bordered by Grand Junction Road on the north, Hampstead Road on the east, Collins Street, Broadview on the south, and the suburb of Enfield on the west. History Clearview was originally planned and laid out in 1922 by the Clearview company on parts of sections 334-346 and 338 in the Hundred of Yatala. It was so named because the high ground on which it was situated had a good view south west to the River Torrens and west and north west of the portion of the Adelaide Plains that was to become Adelaide's inner north and north west suburbia. Previous name was Enfield Heights and was named Clearview in the early 1960s. Prior to subdivision and residential construction in the 1950s, most of the land at Clearview was cultivated for almond farming, and some homes still contain the remnants of the orchard, with almond trees being somewhat common in Clearvie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon, South Australia
Croydon is an inner western Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. The area is named after Croydon in London. History The land on which the suburb now stands was purchased in 1853 by Alfred Watts and Philip Levi. They laid out the ''Village of Croydon'' in 1855, comprising ''Croydon Farm'' of and lots of up to . The village may have been named after Croydon, England, then a part of Surrey, Now a part of London, the same county in which Levi had been born. In 1904, market gardener and greengrocer Brooker & Sons, John Brooker founded a jams and conserves business on Queen Street, producing "Croydon" branded products. The business prospered, leading to the construction of the Brooker & Sons, Croydon Jam Factory on the corner of Queen Street and Princes Street in 1945. However production was soon moved to Woodville North in 1951. The Croydon factory became a warehouse for Godfreys Ltd., a whitegoods ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair Athol, South Australia
Blair Athol is located about north of the Adelaide CBD, South Australia. Blair Athol borders the suburbs of Gepps Cross, Enfield, Prospect and Kilburn. The suburb is rectangular, stretching from Grand Junction Road in the north to Angwin Avenue in the south between Prospect Road on the west and Main North Road on the east. Blair Athol's main and longest street is Florence Avenue. History Blair Athol was originally a private subdivision of section 357 in the Hundred of Yatala in the vicinity of today's Lionel Avenue, a studfarm bearing the name Blair Athol. The suburb name was formalised in 1944 at which time the boundaries stretched from Grand Junction Road to Irish Harp Road (now Regency Road). In 2000, the portion south of Angwin Avenue and its easterly projection to Main North Road was annexed by Prospect. The historic area known as Gepp's Cross (named for the busy intersection of Main North Road and Grand Junction Road) overlaps the north east corner of the modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prospect Road
Prospect Road is a north–south road in the inner north suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. Route Prospect road starts in the industrial suburb of Gepps Cross, at the intersection with Waldaree Street. It heads directly south, crossing Grand Junction Road, and continues south through Prospect. It crosses Fitzroy Terrace and ends soon after, meeting the southern end of Main North Road and O'Connell Street, on the northern edges of North Adelaide. History In the 1840s Prospect Road was called Eliza Street, and was not considered a main road. The two main roads heading north from North Adelaide were Main North Road and Lower Main North Road, now Churchill Road. Eliza Street was named after Eliza Harrington, the eldest daughter of James Harrington, a local landholder, farmer and businessman. The Harringtons lived for a time at 20 Prospect Road in 'Stone Hall'. In the 1960s the Harringtons built St Helen's House on Prospect Road, where St Helen's Park is today. Notable sites There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
