Osman Yunis

Osman Yunis
Personal information
Full name Osman Yunis
Date of birth March 13, 1982 (1982-03-13) (age 29)
Place of birth Bo, Sierra Leone
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Left-back, Central defender
Club information
Current club Ports Authority
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002- Sierra Leone
† Appearances (Goals).

Osman Yunis (born on March 13, 1982 in Bo, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer. He plays as a left back or central defender, and is the captain of Ports Authority, one of the top clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. He is also regular for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team since making his full international dubt in 2002 against Gabon in a 2004 African Nations Cup qualifier in Freetown.

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Yunis belongs to the Mende ethnic group and he is a graduate of the Bo secondary Secondary (commonly known as Bo School) in Bo, Sierra Leone. He has played for Sierra Leone at every age group, from under-17, under-20, under-23 to the Senior national team. He joined top Sierra Leone National Premier League club Ports Authority in 2002. After such an impressive first season, he was immediately called up to the Sierra Leone national team and made his full international in 2002 against Gabon in a 2004 African Nations Cup qualifier in Freetown. Since then, he has established himself as one of the top defenders in the national team.

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