Solomon Yambassu Explained

Solomon Yambassu
Fullname:Solomon Yambassu
Height:5 ft 10 in
Birth Date:16 August 1983
Birth Place:Koidu Town, Sierra Leone
Currentclub:East End Lions
Clubnumber:01
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:2000–2002
Youthclubs1:Congress Boys Secondary School
Years1:2002–2005
Years2:2005–2006
Years3:2006–present
Nationalyears1:2001–2002
Nationalteam1:Sierra Leone

Solomon Yambassu (born August 16, 1983 in Koidu Town, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer, who plays for East End Lions in Sierra Leone National Premier League.

Early life

Yambassu was born Koidu Town, Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone to parents from the Kono ethnic group. He was raised in Wellington, a poor Neighbourhood in the east of Freetown. He attended the Wesleyan primary school in Wellington and the Congress Boys secondary school in Thunder Hill in Freetown.

Career

Yambassu played for several youth clubs throughout the east end of Freetown before he was finally signed by his hometown club the Wellington People F.C. of the Sierra Leone National Premier League.

International career

He was a member of the Sierra Leone national team and is commonly known in Sierra Leone by his nickname Politics.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/1546201.stm Sierra Leone press ahead