Moro Sumaila

Moro Sumaila

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ebusua Dwarfs
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Ebusua Dwarfs	37	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2021

Moro Sumaila (born 20 June 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Ghana Premier League side Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs.

Career

Sumaila started his career with Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs in June 2019. He made his debut during the truncated 2019–20 season. He played his first match on 29 December 2019 in 3–1 home loss to Medeama. ^[1] He started the match and played 79 minutes of the match before being taken off for Jacob Ampratwum. On 11 March 2020, he provided a brace of assists to Seidu Abubakari to score a second half brace and help Dwarfs to a 2–1 victory over King Faisal Babes. ^[2] On 15 March 2020, he scored his debut goal after scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Techiman Eleven Wonders after Salifu Ibrahim had put XI Wonders ahead. At the time the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, he had played 7 matches and scored a goal. ^{[3] [4]} He was named on the club's squad list for the 2020–21 season with the league set to restart in November 2020. ^{[5] [6]}

On 16 January 2021, he scored his first goal of the season, by scoring an 83rd minute winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Liberty Professionals, to help them get their first away win of the season. ^{[7] [8] [9]} On 31 January, in a match against Aduana Stars, Sumaila scored an 82nd-minute equalizer to help Dwarfs to a 2–2 draw. However, he did not finish the game as he was sent off 89th minute of the game after picking up two yellow cards, one early on in the 50th minute. ^{[10] [11]} After scoring another one goal each against Inter Allies and Hearts of Oak, to bring his tally between January and February to 4 goals in 7 matches. In May 2021, he scored another equalizer to help Dwarfs to 1–1 draw against Dreams.

Sumaila scored his first GPL hat-trick on 28 June 2021, scoring in the 12th, 49th minute and 81st minutes, in a 4–1 away win against Karela United. ^{[12] [13]} This made him the third player to score a hat-trick that season, after Joseph Esso and Kwame Peprah. ^[14] He was adjudged the man of the match at the end of the match. ^[15] Even though the club got relegated at the end of the season based on head-to-head disadvantage against Elmina Sharks, he ended the season as one of the club's top performers, as the club's top scorer with 8 goals in 30 matches. ^{[16] [17]}

References

1. "GPL LIVE UPDATE WK 1:Ebusua Dwarfs vs Medeama". Footballghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 14 Match Report- Ebusua Dwarfs 2-1 King Faisal". GhanaSoccernet. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
3. Osman, Abdul Wadudu (15 March 2020). "Match Report: Eleven Wonders 1-1 Ebusua Dwarfs, Mysterious Dwarfs hold Wonders to secure away point". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
4. "2019/20 Ghana Premier League: Week 15 Match Report- Eleven Wonders 1-1 Ebusua Dwarfs". GhanaSoccernet. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
5. "2020/21 Ghana Premier League full squads: Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs". GhanaSoccernet. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
6. Elorm Benaiah and Gary Al-Smith (13 November 2020). "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
7. Association, Ghana Football. "Ebusua Dwarfs condemn Liberty Professionals to first home League defeat". Ghanafa. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
8. "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Highlights- Liberty Professionals 1-2 Ebusua Dwarfs". GhanaSoccernet. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
9. Osman, Abdul Wadudu (16 January 2021). "Match Report : Liberty Professional 1-2 Ebusua Dwarfs - Moro Sumaila's late strike down Liberty Professional". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
10. Osman, Abdul Wadudu (31 January 2021). "Match Report : Aduana Stars 2-2 Ebusua Dwarfs : Ogya lads, Crabs share spoils". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
11. Opoku, Dennis Ivan (31 January 2021). "Aduana held to 2-2 draw by 10-man Dwarfs at Dormaa". Footy-GHANA. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
12. Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (28 June 2021). "GHPL: Winger Moro Sumaila stars with hat-trick to inspire Dwarfs to hammer Karela 4-1". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
13. Association, Ghana Football. "Moro hat-trick gives Ebusua Dwarfs win against Karela United". Ghanafa. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
14. Akyereko, Akwasi (29 June 2021). "Ghana Premier League: Dwarfs's Moro Sumaila becomes only the third hat-trick scorer in the season - Find which other players has hat-tricks — Ghana Sports Online". Ghana sport Online. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
15. "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Moro Sumaila wins MVP award after hitting hat-trick in Ebusua Dwarfs heavy win". GhanaSoccernet. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
16. "Ghana Premier League Top Scorers 2020/2021 Season - Kickgh.com". kick Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
17. Raubil, Gariba (19 July 2021). "Moro Sumaila : The relegated player with most goals scored than any Kotoko player". Sports World Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

External links

• Moro Sumaila at Global Sports Archive