Komba Yomba

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Komba Yomba
Personal information
Full name Komba Tawa Yomba [1]
Date of birth (1976-08-24) 24 August 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Yengema, Sierra Leone
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2008 Diamond Stars
International career
1997–2001 Sierra Leone 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Komba Tawa Yomba (born 24 August 1976) is a Sierra Leonean former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He captained the Diamond Stars in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and was the first-choice goalkeeper for Sierra Leone during qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 Komba Yomba at National-Football-Teams.com