Ibrahim Khalil Tahini

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playername= Ibrahim Khalil Tahini
fullname = Ibrahim Khalil Tahini


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|07|25
cityofbirth = Freetown
countryofbirth = Sierra Leone
currentclub = Bunkeflo IF
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position = Left winger/Striker
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clubs = Old Edwardians
Melleruds
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nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = Sierra Leone
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Ibrahim Khalil Tahini (born July 25, 1987 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who is a left winger for Bunkeflo IF in the Swedish second devision. He is a product of one of Sierra Leone's most famous football club Old Edwardians. He was a member of the Sierra Leone Under-17 team that lost to Cameroon at the 2003 African under-17 Championship in Swaziland, where he started in all five games. He was also a regular starter for Sierra Leone during the 2003 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in Finland.

Profile

Tahini was born and grew up in Freetown to parents of Lebanese descent. He is a graduate of the S.T. Edwards Secondary School in Freetown, the same school famous Sierra Leonean footballer Mohamed Kallon attended. He was rated as one of the best young fooballers in Sierra Leone during 2002 and 2003. He is a gifted natural left footed player who plays primarily on the left wing in midfield, but he can aso play at supporting striker position. He joined Edwardians after he completed secondary school in Freetown. Tahini along with Samuel Barlay, Obi Metzger and Alimamy Sesay were Sierra Leone's key players during African 2003 under-17 Championship in Swaziland and the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.

International

He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in a 2005 friendy match against Liberia in Freetown. He also featured for the Leone Stars (as the Sierra Leone national football team is known) during the 2005 Amilcar Cabral Cup (also known as Zone 2) held in Conakry, Guinea.

External links

*http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=200288/index.html