Mahmadu Alphajor Bah

Mahmadu Alphajor Bah (1 January 1977 – 21 September 2016) was a former Sierra Leonean footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.

Mahmadu Bah
Personal information
Full name Mahmadu Alphajor Bah
Date of birth (1977-01-01)1 January 1977
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Date of death 21 September 2016(2016-09-21) (aged 39)
Place of death Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 KSC Lokeren 15 (1)
1997–1998 Chunnam Dragons 30 (7)
1999–2003 Xiamen Lanshi 70 (6)
2004 Zhejiang Lücheng 21 (3)
2005 Halmstads BK 9 (0)
2005–2007 Al-Qadisiya
2007–2008 Mighty Blackpool
2008–2009 Al-Sailiya 4 (0)
2012 Perlis FA
National team‡
2000–2008 Sierra Leone 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2007

Alphajor Bah was a regular member of Sierra Leone national team, known as the Leone Stars, between the years 2000 and 2008. He regularly played as an attacking midfielder or sometimes as a second striker for the Sierra Leone national team alongside striker Mohamed Kallon.

His clubs included Halmstads BK in Sweden, KSC Lokeren in Belgium, Chunnam Dragons in South Korea, Xiamen Lanshi and Zhejiang Lücheng in China, Al-Qadisiya in Saudi Arabia, and Perlis FA in Malaysia.

Alphajor Bah died in a traffic collision in Freetown on 21 September 2016 when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a truck coming in an opposite road direction.[1]

Alphajor Bah was a very religious Muslim and he often publicly preached about Islam and the life of the Prophet Mohammad.

References
  1. "Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News | Sierra Leone Legends Pay tribute to fallen hero Alphajoh Bah - Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News". footballsierraleone.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.


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