Nuru Sulley (born 11 June 1992) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays for

Duhok SC Duhok Sports Club ( ar, نادي دهوك الرياضي, ku, یانه‌یا وه‌رزشی یا دهوکێ), founded in 1970, is a Kurdish professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, ...

in the Iraqi Premier League as a

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or defensive midfielder.

Career

Nuru Sulley has played for Great Olympics where Sulley scored 3 goals, then

Tudu Mighty Jets Tudu Mighty Jets are a Ghanaian professional football club, based in Accra, Greater Accra. They are competing in the 2012–13 Poly Tank Division One League after being relegated at the end of the 2011–12 Glo Premier League season. History ...

where Sulley had scored 2 goals and is currently playing with Accra Hearts of Oak SC as a centre back and defensive midfielder where Sulley has scored 2 goals in his first season with Accra Hearts of Oak SC. Sulley has a contract with Accra Hearts of Oak SC running until 2014–2015 season in Ghana. Sulley has played for Ghana national football team in 2 matches in the

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in Ghana 2013. Currently, Sulley has played 6 matches for Ghana national football team in the

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in South Africa leading the lines for the Ghana national football team and well disciplined to the semi-finals against Nigeria national football team on Wednesday 29 January 2014, and in the finals against Libya national football team on Saturday 1 February 2014. In April 2020, Sulley returned to his homeland and joined

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. In September 2021, Iraqi club

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announced the signing of Sulley. Despite announcing the signing of Sulley, Hearts claimed Sulley was still their player and hadn't transferred him to any club whatsoever. Sulley, however, stayed ad Hearts until 22 December 2021, where his contract with the Ghanese club was terminated. In January 2022, Sulley returned to Iraq, when he signed with

International career

In November 2013, coach

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invited Sulley to be included in the Ghana 30-man team for the

. Sulley helped Ghana to defeat Senegal to a first-place finish, 3-1. During the

, Sulley was invited and has played 8 matches under

, the Ghana national team coach: Ghana vs Burkina Faso national football team Semi-Finals WAFU Nations Cup and Ghana vs

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Finals WAFU Nations Cup; African Nations Championship tournament in South Africa, Ghana vs Congo national football team, Ghana vs Libya national football team, Ghana vs

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, Ghana vs

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Quarter-Finals, Ghana vs Nigeria national football team Semi-Finals, and Ghana vs Libya national football team Finals.

Honours

Hearts of Oak * Ghana Premier League:

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* Ghanaian FA Cup:

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National Team

; *

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Winner:

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African Nations Championship Runner-up:

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References

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* 1992 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players Ghana Premier League players Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Accra Great Olympics F.C. players Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) players Tala'ea El Gaish SC players Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) players Al-Mina'a SC players Naft Al-Basra SC players Duhok SC players Alanyaspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players WAFU Nations Cup players 2014 African Nations Championship players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Libya Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Iraq Expatriate footballers in Libya Expatriate footballers in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Turkey Libyan Premier League players Ghana A' international footballers {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub