Alima Moro

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Alima Moro
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 40)
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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reggie Tagoe, "Alima Moro hits top form in Italy", GhanaWeb, 7 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "GFA dropped me like a piece of rag - Alima", Ghana Web.
  3. ↑ Worldwide, Women's Soccer (2012-05-07). "Women's Soccer Africa: Bringing The Stars Closer To The Fans-ALIMA MORO". Women's Soccer Africa. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. ↑ "myPortal" (PDF). www.comune.trevignano.tv.it. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  5. ↑ gennaio 2006 - News Regionali
  6. ↑ Alima Moro seeking Black Queens return, Joy Online.
  7. ↑ Bringing The Stars Closer To The Fans – Alima Moro
  8. 1 2 Unknown (2013-12-24). "SPORTS LOUNGE: QUEENS COACH BASIGI TO INVITE ITALIAN BASED GOALEE ALIMA MORO". SPORTS LOUNGE. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  9. ↑ "Experienced Ghanaian female goalkeeper Alima Moro signs for Italian giants UPC Tavagnacco — Ghana Sports Online". 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Calciomercato | Buhigas al Tavagnacco: a breve l'ufficialità". Donne Nel Pallone (in Italian). 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  11. ↑ Osei Kofi Accuses Black Stars Of Bribery SpyGhana.com.
  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
  16. ↑ Alima Moro seeking Black Queens return Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Adomonline.
  17. ↑ African achievers in Italy honored at Ghana-Italy Excellence Awards
  18. ↑ Alima Moro wins best Goalkeeper Award Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF-Datei)
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