Samira Suleman

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. She was on the Ghana squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship. She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the 2015 African Games. In April 2016 she scored Brace against Tunisia which helped the Black Queens qualify for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon.

Nominations She was Nominated by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2016.

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