Former Hasaacas Ladies captain, Samira Suleman, has acquired Union of European Football Association’s License B Coaching Certificate after going through the mandatory requirements successfully.

The forward announced her achievement on her Twitter handle on Thursday, November 3, 2022.

Background

Samira Suleman before moving abroad played for Hasaacas Ladies by moving through the ranks at both club and national teams before sojourning to Robert Morris University in the United States of America.

She moved to Europe after successfully guiding Hasaacas Ladies FC to two Women’s Premier League titles. She finished as the top scorer and best player in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 respectively.

She turned 31 on August 16, 2022, and is currently playing for Icelandic side, IA Akranes Football Club after stints with Vikingur Olafsvik, another Icelandic side.

On March 7, 2022, Samira Suleman reached a 100-game milestone in the Icelandic top division.

In the national team, Samira Suleman scored the only goal of the game as Ghana beat Ivory Coast in the semi-finals of the 2015 All African Games and went on to beat Cameroon in the final to win gold at Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

Samira Suleman has represented Ghana at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in 2010 – Ghana exited the world cup despite securing 4 points; a 1-1 draw against United States, a defeat to South Korea and a 2 – 0 win against Switzerland.

She was part of Ghana’s African Women’s Cup of Nations squad in 2014, 2016 and 2018.