Fatoumatta Sillah
Fatoumatta Sillah ![]() |
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birthday | November 15, 2002 |
size | approx. 1.82 m |
Partner |
Mariama Ginadou (U18) Sainabou Tambedou |
society | 2015 to 2018: Brikama Volleyball Club 2019/20: GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica |
(As of January 31, 2020) |
Fatoumatta Sillah (also Fatoumata ; nickname Germano ; born November 15, 2002 ) is a Gambian beach volleyball player and volleyball player .
Career
Sillah came into contact with volleyball in 2015 through the Africa Dream Project of the Gambia Volleyball Association (GVBA) and made her debut at the Brikama Volleyball Club in 2016 at the age of fourteen .
In July 2018 she started in beach volleyball together with Mariama Ginadou ( Interior ) as a U18 team at the African Youth Games 2018 . This was the first international appearance of a Gambian junior team.
In September 2018, she made her debut at the side of Sainabou Tambedou in the regular national team at an international beach volleyball tournament in Banjul, because her partner Abie Kujabi was injured.
In the 2019/20 season she played volleyball for the Slovenian club GEN-I Volley Nova Gorica .
Awards
In April 2017 she was recognized as an emerging talent at the National Sports Awards of the Sports Journalists' Association of The Gambia (SJAG) .
Web links
- Profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile at the European Volleyball Federation CEV (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ finixsports: Volleyball's African Dream Project Product Fatoumatta Sillah Voted Talent Of The Year In The Gambia. In: finixsportsblog. May 1, 2017, accessed January 31, 2020 .
- ^ Gambia Beach Volleyball team prepares for Youth Games. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Volleyball Federation launches Road to Algeria Campaign. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Gambia Beach Volleyball team leaves for Algeria. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Pa Nderry Mbai: Coach Bargie releases Beach volleyball squad. In: Freedom Newspaper. September 12, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2020 (American English).
- ^ CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Gambia: SJAG Awards Night - Papa Crowned Sports Personality of the Year. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Sillah, Fatoumatta |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sillah, Fatoumata; Germano (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Gambian beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 2002 |