Samira Suleman

Samira Suleman

Personal information
Full name	Samira Suleman
Date of birth	(1991-08-16) August 16, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Víkingur Ólafsvík
Youth career
2010–2011	Robert Morris Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hasaacas Ladies	20	(15)
2015	→Víkingur Ólafsvík (loan)	10	(11)
2016	Víkingur Ólafsvík
International career
2010	Ghana U20
2014–	Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a Ghanaian 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.^[1] She was on the Ghana squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship.^[2] She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the 2015 African Games.^[3] In April 2016 she scored Brace against Tunisia which helped the Black Queens qualify for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon.^[4] She was Nominated by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2016.^[5][6]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 March 2015	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–1	2015 African Games qualification
2.	1 August 2015		Cameroon	1–0	2–2	2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3.	15 September 2015	Stade Kintélé 3, Brazzaville, Congo	Ivory Coast	1–0	1–0	2015 African Games
4.	6 April 2016	Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil, Tunisia	Tunisia	1–1	2–1	2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	12 April 2016	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Tunisia	1–0	4–0
6.				4–0

Ambassadorial Role

On March 14, 2018, Suleman was appointed as an ambassador by World Vision International to aid in the eradication of Early Child Marriage in the Northern Region and the rest of Northern Ghana.^[7]

References

1. Michael Ofori Amanfo Boateng. "Black Queens beat Ethiopia to take lead in AWC qualifying – Black Queens". ghanafa.org.
2. "Ghana names final squad for African Women's Championship, Police Ladies dominate - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. 27 September 2014.
3. "Ghana's Black Queens in All Africa Games football final". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
4. Online, Peace FM. "Ghana 4 – 0 Tunisia: Suleman's Brace Qualifies Queens To 2016 African Women Championship". www.peacefmonline.com.
5. "Modern Ghana". modernghana.com.
6. "Samira Suleman Powers Black Queens To AAG Finals". 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
7. Duah, George (14 March 2018). "Samira Suleman earns role as ambassador with World Vision". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

External links

• Samira Suleman – FIFA competition record (archived)