Sherifatu Sumaila (born 30 November 1996) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as an

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and a

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for Spanish

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club

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. She previously played for

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) Djurgårdens IF (formerly Djurgården/Älvsjö (2003–2007)) is a football club from Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The team play their home games on Stockholm Olympic Stadium The team colours are white and blue. The club is affiliated to Stoc ...

. She is also a former player for USA

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side, LA Galaxy Orange County. Sherifatu is a member of the

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, the Black Queens.

Education

Sherifatu Graduated from Feather River Community College in Quincy, California.

References

External links

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1996 births Living people People from Tamale, Ghana Ghanaian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Feather River College alumni College women's soccer players in the United States University of Maine at Fort Kent alumni California Storm players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players Mallbackens IF players F.C. Kiryat Gat (women) players Rayo Vallecano Femenino players Women's Premier Soccer League players Damallsvenskan players Ligat Nashim players Segunda Federación (women) players Ghana women's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate women's footballers in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Dagomba people Primera Federación (women) players {{Ghana-women-footy-bio-stub