Soriba Soumah

Soriba Soumah

Personal information
Full name	Soriba Soumah
Date of birth	1946
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Date of death	11 June 2004 (aged 57)
Place of death	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1968–?	Hafia
National team
1968	Guinea U23	3	(0)
1972–1985	Guinea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Soriba Soumah (1946 – 11 June 2004), also known as Edenté, was a Guinea international football forward.

Career

Born in Conakry, Soumah played club football for local side Hafia F.C.

Soumah represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also made several appearances for the senior Guinea national football team, including six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, and played at the 1970 and 1974 African Cup of Nations finals.^[1]

Personal

Soumah died at age 57 on 11 June 2004.^[2]

References

1. Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel and Mazet, François (1 May 2003). "African Nations Cup 1974". RSSSF.
2. "Décès d'Edenté, ancien capitaine du Hafia de Conakry" (in French). PANA. 12 June 2004.

External links

• Soriba Soumah – FIFA competition record
• Biography at Sports-reference.com