Muwahid Sesay (born 15 June 1984 in

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and p ...

) is a

Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

international footballer who plays as a striker for

Ports Authority F.C. Ports Authority Football Club is a Sierra Leonean professional Association football, football club based in the capital Freetown. The club is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, which is the top football division in Sierra Leone ...

in the

Sierra Leone National Premier League Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpoo ...

Career

Sesay started his professional footballing career with

side Ports Authority in 2002. He was the top scorer in the

in the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons. After five seasons with Ports Authority, Sesay signed for Finnish club

Atlantis FC Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (''Kakkonen''). History The club was founded in late 1995 when Johanneksen Dynamo (founded 1980) and FC Norssi (founded 1985) me ...

in early 2007. He was recommended to

by his friend and fellow

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

an international striker,

Obi Metzger Sam Obi Metzger, Jr. (born 19 September 1987 ) is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker. International career Metzger played at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finla ...

and signed in November 2009 for PP-70.

International career

After an impressive campaign for Ports Authority in 2002, he was capped for the

Leone Stars The Sierra Leone national football team represents Sierra Leone in men's international association football and it is governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association. The team's nickname is Leone Stars. The team is affiliated to the West Afr ...

in the

2004 African Nations Cup The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the NOKIA African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship reasons (also referred to as AFCON 2004 or CAN 2004) is the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's footb ...

qualifier against

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

. Sesay made his first appearance when he came on in the second half and caused the Gabonese defenders problems with his strength and pace.

External links

Sesay on Atlantis FC's website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sesay, Muwahid 1984 births Living people Sierra Leonean footballers Footballers from Freetown Atlantis FC players Ports Authority F.C. players Men's association football forwards Sierra Leone men's international footballers