Black Queens forward Sherifatu Sumaila honored to meet Brazil legend Sissi De Amor

Published on: 09 December 2017

Black Queens forward Sherifatu Sumaila has expresses her excitement on meeting Brazilian legend Sissi De Amor. 

The Ghanaian who plays for UMFK had a training session with the Brazilian.

Sisleide do Amor Lima commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer  and coach who played as an attacking midfielder.  She last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazilian Female National Team.

Meanwhile, Sumalia who joined UMFK from Bengals from Feather River Community College looks at the Brazilian for inspiration.

She was named the player of the year in 2014 and 2015. In international play, Sherifatu has played in three FIFA Women's World Cups (2012 U-17 in Azerbaijan, 2014 U-17 in Trinidad & Tobago, and 2016 U-20 in Canada).

In the 2014 WWC, against Finland she was named the FIFA Player of the Match. She led her team to a bronze medal in the 2012 games over Germany.

 

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