Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul

Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul (born 3 May 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1][2]

Mohammed Karim Samed Abdul
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 WAFA
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– WAFA 27 (0)
International career
2018 Ghana U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2021

Club career

Abdul started his senior career with West African Football Academy in October 2018.[3] He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition. On 19 May 2019, he made his debut by playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–2 away loss to International Allies.[4] He made one extra appearance against Liberty Professionals before the competition ended.[5] During the 2019–20 season, he made 5 league appearances before the league was brought to an abrupt end due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana.[3] He was adjudged the man of the match on game week 8 in a match against Legon Cities even though WAFA lost by 1–0 through a penalty kick from Joseph Adjei.[6]

International career

In August 2018, Abdul was called up to the Ghana national U-17 team by Karim Zito ahead of the 2019 U-17 AFCON qualifiers West B Zone Tournament.[7] He played in the opening match[8] and subsequent matches as Ghana placed second and failed to qualify for the main tournament after losing to Nigeria on penalty shootout.[9] In January 2021, he was named as part of the initial 24-man squad for the Ghana U20 side to begin preparations towards the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations however he did not make the final squad for the tournament.[10][11]

References
  1. "WAFA SC announce squad and jersey numbers for 2019/20 season- Abukari Ibrahim named captain". GhanaSoccernet. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (28 December 2019). "WAFA Unveil 26 Man Squad For 2019/20 Ghana Premier League Season". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Karim Samed Abdul - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2019-05-19 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Match Report of Liberty Professionals FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2019-05-26 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Mohammed Karim wins MOTM in WAFA's defeat to Legon Cities". GhanaSoccernet. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (31 August 2018). "Ghana name squad for Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualifiers in Benin". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "WAFU B U17: Coach Karim Zito names U17 squad to face Niger today". GhanaSoccernet. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. Tosin, Abayomi (15 September 2018). "Golden Eaglets beat Ghana 3-1 on penalties in final". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 10 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Black Satellites coach Karim Zito invites 24 players to begin camping ahead of AYC". GhanaSoccernet. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. Yeboah, Thomas Freeman (16 January 2021). "Black Satellites coach Karim Zito invites 24 players to camp". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 11 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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