Alima Moro

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Alima Moro
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bawku, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Laghi
Youth career
Bolga Ghatel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2005 Bolga Ghatel
2005–2006 Lighi
2006–2007 Marostica
2007–2011 Vicenza
2011–2013 Trevignano
2013–201? Laghi
201?–2018 Udinese
2018–2019 Tavagnacco 0 (0)
International career
Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alima Moro (born 5 February 1983) [1] is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. [2]

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Club career

Moro started her soccer career in Bolgatanga-based Bolga Ghatel. [3] In 2005, she left her home country, Ghana, to work in the Ghanaian embassy in Rome, Italy. [4] Moro continued her career in the Serie C at Lighi. [5] After just one season, she moved to Serie B side Marostica. [6] In autumn 2007, she moved to Vicenza. [1] There, Moro became a top performer, [1] which got her a contract in Serie A at Trevignano in 2012. [7] In Serie A, after a strong first season, she did not go beyond the reserve roles and returned to Serie C at the start of the 2013–14 season, playing for Laghi. [8]

Having played for Udinese, Moro signed for Serie A side Tavagnacco for the 2018–19 season, [9] as a third-choice goalkeeper. [10]

International career

Moro played for the Ghana women's national team, [11] between 2011 and 2013. [8] She was excluded from the national team in 2013 after accusing the former coach, A. K. Edusei, of corruption. [12] Moro claimed in an interview with a Ghanaian daily that some of the national team players had their place. [13] In December 2013, she returned to the national team. [14] [15]

Awards

In the 2011–12 season, she was voted the best African footballer in Italy. [16] On 23 October 2013 she was awarded the Ghana-Italy Excellence Awards in Brescia. [17] In addition, she was awarded the best goalkeeper by the Ghana Football Association. [18]

Futsal

In addition to her football career, she played futsal for Fontanafredda Futsal Club Caffé dae Tose in Italy for two years. [1]

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  12. Alima Moro denies bribing coach Edusei
  13. Ghana FA chief Crentsil warns bribe taking coaches
  14. 2014 World Cup: Ex-Ghana star Osei Kofi claims players bribe coaches to get into Black Stars
  15. Black Queens invite 26 players to prepare for final AWC qualifier
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  17. African achievers in Italy honored at Ghana-Italy Excellence Awards
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