Mahmadu Alphajor Bah

{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer (1977–2016)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mahmadu Bah

| fullname = Mahmadu Alphajor Bah

| birth_date = {{birth date|1977|1|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|09|21|1977|01|01|df=y}}

| death_place =Freetown, Sierra Leone

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1996

| years2 = 1997–1998

| years3 = 1999–2003

| years4 = 2004

| years5 = 2005

| years6 = 2005–2007

| years7 = 2007–2008

| years8 = 2008–2009

| years9 = 2012

| clubs1 = KSC Lokeren

| clubs2 = Chunnam Dragons

| clubs3 = Xiamen Lanshi

| clubs4 = Zhejiang Lücheng

| clubs5 = Halmstads BK

| clubs6 = Al-Qadisiya

| clubs7 = Mighty Blackpool

| clubs8 = Al-Sailiya

| clubs9 = Perlis FA

| caps1 = 15

| caps2 = 30

| caps3 = 70

| caps4 = 21

| caps5 = 9

| caps8 = 4

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 7

| goals3 = 6

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2008

| nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 7 October 2007

| ntupdate = 7 October 2007

}}

Mahmadu Alphajor Bah (1 January 1977 – 21 September 2016) was a Sierra Leonean footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

His clubs included Halmstads BK in Sweden, KSC Lokeren in Belgium, Chunnam Dragons in South Korea, Xiamen Lanshi and Zhejiang Lücheng in China, Al-Qadisiya in Saudi Arabia, and Perlis FA in Malaysia.

Alphajor Bah died in a traffic collision in Freetown on 21 September 2016 when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a truck coming in an opposite road direction.{{Cite web|url=http://footballsierraleone.net/2016/09/22/sierra-leone-legends-pay-tribute-to-fallen-hero-alphajoh-bah/|title=Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News {{!}} Sierra Leone Legends Pay tribute to fallen hero Alphajoh Bah - Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News|website=footballsierraleone.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-16}}

International career

Alphajor Bah was a regular member of Sierra Leone national team, known as the Leone Stars, between the years 2000 and 2008. He regularly played as an attacking midfielder or sometimes as a second striker for the Sierra Leone national team alongside striker Mohamed Kallon.

Personal life

Alphajor Bah was a very religious Muslim and he often publicly preached about Islam and the life of the Prophet Mohammad.

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