Saidu Fofanah

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Saidu Fofanah
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Fofanah in 2022
Personal information
Full name Saidu Sahid Fofanah
Date of birth (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kallon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Åmål 20 (5)
2017– Kallon
International career
2021– Sierra Leone 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Saidu Sahid Fofanah (born 14 September 1997) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Sierra Leonean club Kallon, and the Sierra Leone national team.

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International career

Sesay made his international debut with the Sierra Leone national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Benin on 15 June 2021. [1] He was part of the Sierra Leone squad the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [2]

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References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sierra Leone vs. Benin (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Ex-England man Caulker set for Afcon with Sierra Leone". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.