Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul

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Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 WAFA
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– WAFA 27 (0)
National team
2018 Ghana U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2021

Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul (born 3 May 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1][2]

Club career[]

Abdul started his senior career with West African Football Academy in October 2018.[3] He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition. On 19 May 2019, he made debut by playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–2 away loss to International Allies.[4] He made one extra appearance against Liberty Professionals before the competition ended.[5] During the 2019–20 season, he made 5 league appearances before the league was brought to an abrupt end due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana.[3] He was adjudged the man of the match on game week 8 in a match against Legon Cities even though WAFA lost by 1–0 through a penalty kick from Joseph Adjei.[6]

International career[]

In August 2018, Abdul was called up to the Ghana national U-17 team by Karim Zito ahead of the 2019 U-17 AFCON qualifiers West B Zone Tournament.[7] He played in the opening match[8] and subsequent matches as Ghana placed second and failed to qualify for the main tournament after losing to Nigeria on penalty shootout.[9] In January 2021, he was named as part of the initial 24-man squad for the Ghana U20 side to begin preparations towards the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations however he did not make the final squad for the tournament.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (28 December 2019). "WAFA Unveil 26 Man Squad For 2019/20 Ghana Premier League Season". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Karim Samed Abdul - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2019-05-19 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2019-05-26 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Mohammed Karim wins MOTM in WAFA's defeat to Legon Cities". GhanaSoccernet. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (31 August 2018). "Ghana name squad for Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualifiers in Benin". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ^ "WAFU B U17: Coach Karim Zito names U17 squad to face Niger today". GhanaSoccernet. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ^ Tosin, Abayomi (15 September 2018). "Golden Eaglets beat Ghana 3-1 on penalties in final". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Black Satellites coach Karim Zito invites 24 players to begin camping ahead of AYC". GhanaSoccernet. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. ^ Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (16 January 2021). "Black Satellites coach Karim Zito invites 24 players to camp". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 11 July 2021.


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