Victoria Conteh

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Victoria Conteh is a Sierra Leonean football manager.

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Playing career

Conteh played in the Sierra Leone women's national football team first game in 1994. [1]

Managerial career

In December 2019, Conteh was announced as the new manager of East End Lions, becoming just the second woman to manage a top-flight football club in Africa. [2] Her first game as manager of the East End Lions was a 1–1 draw with FC Kallon. [3] She helped the club achieve second place before the league was stopped after the coronavirus pandemic. [4] She has worked as a CAF coaching instructor. [5]

Personal life

Conteh holds a CAF A License. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Conteh thanks Sierra Leone boss Keister after leg amputation". sierraleonefootball.com.
  2. ↑ "Conteh making history in Sierra Leone". bbc.com.
  3. ↑ "'I know we can be better' – Conteh". goal.com.
  4. ↑ "Victoria Conteh "thrilled"". footballsierraleone.net (Archived).
  5. ↑ ""I am a Coach, CAF Instructor I'm ready to move forward and not backwards" - Victoria Conteh". awokonewspaper.sl.
  6. ↑ "Meet Victoria Conteh". face2faceafrica.com.
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