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Ibrahim
Khalil Tahini |
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| Alias: |
n/a |
| Date of Birth: |
07/25/1987 |
| Place of Birth: |
Freetown, SL |
| Position: |
Left Winger/Striker |
| Height: |
5' 9 |
| Previous Club: |
Atlanta - 2006-7 |
| Current Club: |
Bunke Flo IF
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| Country: |
Sweden |
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Ibrahim Khalil Tahini: a Sierra Leonean
international footballer who is a left winger for Bunkeflo IF in the
Swedish second devision. He is a product of one of Sierra Leone's most
famous football club Old Edwardians. He was a member of the Sierra Leone
Under-17 team that lost to Cameroon at the 2003 African under-17
Championship in Swaziland, where he started in all five games. He was
also a regular starter for Sierra Leone during the 2003 Fifa Under-17
World Cup in Finland. He made his senior international debut for Sierra
Leone in a 2005 friendly match against Liberia in Freetown. He also
featured for the Leone Stars during the 2005 Amilcar Cabral Cup (Zone 2)
held in Conakry, Guinea.
Tahini was born and grew up in Freetown to Sierra Leonean-Lebanese
parents (both were of mixed race). He was rated as one of the best young
fooballers in Sierra Leone during 2002 and 2003. He is a gifted natural
left footed player who plays primarily on the left wing in midfield, but
he can also play at supporting striker position. He joined Edwardians
after he completed secondary school in Freetown. Tahini along with
Samuel Barlay, Obi Metzger and Alimamy Sesay were Sierra Leone's key
players during African 2003 under-17 Championship in Swaziland and the
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland
He joined Cyprus first division club Nea Salamis FC in 2006. In 2008 he
joined AC Omonoia. |
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