Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
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. She was on the Ghana squad for the
2014 African Women's Championship
The 2014 African Women's Championship, the 11th edition of the tournament, was held in Namibia. This tournament, organized by the Confederation of African Football, was also a qualification tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, with top t ...
. She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the
2015 African Games
The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965.
Host aw ...
. In April 2016 she scored Brace against Tunisia which helped the Black Queens qualify for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon. She was Nominated by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2016.
International goals
Ambassadorial Role
On March 14, 2018, Suleman was appointed as an ambassador by
World Vision International
World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It prefers to present itself as interdenominational and also employs staff from non-evangelical Christian denominations. It was fo ...
to aid in the eradication of Early Child Marriage in the
Northern Region and the rest of Northern Ghana.
[https://www.ocsportsnews.com/national-teams/2018-03-14-samira-suleman-earns-role-as-ambassador-with-world-vision]
References
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1991 births
Living people
Women's association football forwards
Ghanaian women's footballers
Robert Morris University Illinois alumni
African Games gold medalists for Ghana
African Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 2015 African Games
Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
Ghana women's international footballers
Ghana Women's Premier League players
Place of birth missing (living people)
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