Sheriff Suma is a professional football player from Sierra Leona. He was a captain of the national team, played in Sweden, Norway, Cyprus, Turkey, Azerbaijan and now in the USA. Achieving all of this was possible while he was naturally being a genuine person. Enjoying, full of confidence, exactly knowing what his assignment of the pitch is and training his strengths. We spoke about his life, football, team energy, him being a captain and just laughing at his stories that are amazing. Sheriff is a very kind hearted person and I am very grateful and honoured to have met him. Especially for his future visions that he has planned out to help the children of his country Sierra Leone. Thank you Sheriff for being the genuine athlete.

1’ Introduction of Sheriff

4’ Focus under pressure

10’ Simple things how to focus on the essence

13’30” African roots / playing in Europe

18’20” Adventures in Cold Sweden

22’30” Enjoying in sport & life / high confidence / his faith

27’50” Injury / coming back better

31’20” Amazing story of playing for the national team after injury

37’ Team sport / Captain leadership role

41’15” Being a genuine person / expressing his abilities of leading

47’30” Energy regeneration as a pro football player

49’50” Vision for the future / contributing / giving back

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