Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahim Bah | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Kono District, Sierra Leone | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986?–1998? | Ports Authority | ||
Mighty Blackpool | |||
International career | |||
1988? – 1996? | Sierra Leone | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ibrahim "Inspector" [1] Bah (born 8 March 1969) is a former Sierra Leonean professional footballer. [2] His nickname amongst Sierra Leonean football fans is 'Inspector' Bah.
He played in Sierra Leone's successful 1995 Coupe Amilcar Cabral side, scoring twice in the group stage. [3] He participated in the 1996 African Cup of Nations finals in South Africa, starting all three of Sierra Leone's matches as they were knocked out in the group stage. [4]
In 1995/96 he was playing club football for Ports Authority. [5]
He is now Technical Director of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA).[ citation needed ]
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