Mohammed Yahaya Sabato (born 17 February 1988) is a professional

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who currently plays for

Aduana Stars Aduana Football Club is a professional football club, based in Dormaa Ahenkro, Bono Region, Ghana. The club is competing in the Ghanaian Premier League. It made history by winning the Ghana Premier League at their first attempt with 53 points. I ...

Career

The 2007

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was popular and had international audience. Yahaya shot to limelight springing from his excellent display during the tournament. Shortly after the tournament, he was enrolled and had a successful trial period, with

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and was offered a three-year

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to June 2010 by the

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outfit. On 1 July 2011, Mohammed Yahaya returned to

Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...

to nurture young and promising players and well as foster goodwill in young and coming players in the

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. Up until now, his excellent countenance in football serves a great deal of inspiration to many in the league. On 3 April 2019, Yahaya along with Fatawu Abdulrahman scored a goal each to help Aduana to a 2–1 victory over Eleven Wonders.

International career

As a versatile striker with several years of on-field experience, Yahaya was a crucial player in Ghana's U20 team that participated in the

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in France. After playing well in his short stint with the Black Satellites, on 7 August 2007, Yahaya was called up by

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for a FIFA International friendly match against

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in the

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in London, England on 21 August 2007. Hard work and perseverance awarded him a wonderful opportunity yet again in Ghana's national squad that competed at the

2011 African Nations Championship The 2011 African Nations Championship was the second edition of the African Nations Championship tournament. Each participating nation was represented mostly by players who play in their respective local divisions. The competition was hosted in S ...

Career statistics

:''As of matches played on 15 December 2019''. ¹Includes the

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and the

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.
²African competitions include the

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and the

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.
³Other tournaments include the

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Honours

Club

;

: 2011–12,

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runner-up:

: 2011–12,

References

External links

Ghana Football Association
– official website

– National Football Teams 1988 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Association football central defenders Association football midfielders Tema Youth players OGC Nice players Real Tamale United players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Ghana Premier League players 2011 African Nations Championship players Aduana Stars F.C. players Ghana A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Mexico Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Expatriate footballers in Tanzania {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub