Samira Suleman

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| fullname = Samira Suleman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|16}}

| birth_place = Ghana

| height = {{height|cm=160}}

| currentclub = Víkingur Ólafsvík

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| position = Forward

| collegeyears1 = 2010–2011

| college1 = Robert Morris Eagles

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| clubs1 = Hasaacas Ladies

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2015

| years3 = 2016

| clubs2 = →Víkingur Ólafsvík (loan)

| clubs3 = Víkingur Ólafsvík

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Ghana U20

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| nationalyears2 = 2014–

| nationalteam2 = Ghana

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Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward in Iceland for Víkingur Ólafsvík.

Club career

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Suleman came to Víkingur Ólafsvík in 2015 and made 10 appearances during the 2015 season.

International career

She scored in a 2–0 win against Ethiopia in a 2014 African Women's Championship qualification match.{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/blackqueens/201405/9580.php|title=Black Queens beat Ethiopia to take lead in AWC qualifying – Black Queens|author=Michael Ofori Amanfo Boateng|work=ghanafa.org}} She was on the Ghana squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship.{{cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-names-final-squad-african-womens-championship-police-ladies-dominate/|title=Ghana names final squad for African Women's Championship, Police Ladies dominate - GHANAsoccernet.com|work=social_image|date=27 September 2014}} She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the 2015 African Games.{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/16/c_134630711.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123143335/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/16/c_134630711.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2015|title=Ghana's Black Queens in All Africa Games football final|work=xinhuanet.com}} In April 2016 she scored Brace against Tunisia which helped the Black Queens qualify for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon.{{cite web|url=http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/201604/276035.php/|title=Ghana 4 – 0 Tunisia: Suleman's Brace Qualifies Queens To 2016 African Women Championship|first=Peace FM|last=Online|website=www.peacefmonline.com}}

Nominations

She was Nominated by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/696452/portia-boakye-beats-samira-suleman-to-swag-female-footballer.html/|title=Modern Ghana|website=modernghana.com}}{{cite web |title=Samira Suleman Powers Black Queens To AAG Finals |url=http://infoboxdaily.com/samira-suleman-powers-black-queens-to-aag-finals/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123131255/http://infoboxdaily.com/samira-suleman-powers-black-queens-to-aag-finals/ |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |language=en |date=September 15, 2015}}

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	21 March 2015	rowspan=2\| Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	{{fbw\|ZIM}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 2–1	2015 African Games qualification
2.	1 August 2015	{{fbw\|CMR}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–2	2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3.	15 September 2015	Stade Kintélé 3, Brazzaville, Congo	{{fbw\|CIV}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–0	2015 African Games
4.	6 April 2016	Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil, Tunisia	{{fbw\|TUN}}	align=center\|1–1	align=center\| 2–1	rowspan=3\| 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	rowspan=2\| 12 April 2016	rowspan=2\| Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	rowspan=2\| {{fbw\|TUN}}	align=center\|1–0	rowspan=2 align=center\| 4–0
6.	align=center\|4–0

Ambassadorial Role

On March 14, 2018, Suleman was appointed as an ambassador by World Vision International to aid in the eradication of Early Child Marriage in the Northern Region and the rest of Northern Ghana.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ocsportsnews.com/national-teams/2018-03-14-samira-suleman-earns-role-as-ambassador-with-world-vision |title=Samira Suleman earns role as ambassador with World Vision|date=14 March 2018|first=George|last=Duah |access-date=14 March 2018 |archive-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070710/https://www.ocsportsnews.com/national-teams/2018-03-14-samira-suleman-earns-role-as-ambassador-with-world-vision |url-status=dead }}