Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a

Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...

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 The qualification procedure for the 2014 African Women's Championship, the continent's women's association football championship started on 14 February 2014. A record 25 teams applied for the 2014 African Women's Championship. Four teams eventual ...

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 ...

. She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, 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 t ...

. 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

Ambassadorial Role

On March 14, 2018, Suleman was appointed as an ambassador by

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to aid in the eradication of Early Child Marriage in the Northern Region and the rest of Northern Ghana.

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* * 1991 births Living people Women's association football forwards Ghanaian women's footballers 21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen Robert Morris University Illinois alumni African Games gold medalists for Ghana African Games gold medalists in football Footballers 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) Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players Hasaacas Ladies F.C. players {{Ghana-women-footy-bio-stub