| Intro | Sierra Leonean footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Sierra Leone | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth |
16 August 1983, Koidutown-Sefadu, Sierra Leone |
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| Age | 37 years | ||||
| Star sign | Leo | ||||
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Solomon Yambassu (born August 16, 1983 in Koidu Town, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer, who plays for East End Lions in Sierra Leone National Premier League.
Early life
Yambassu was born Koidu Town, Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone to parents from the Kono ethnic group. He was raised in Wellington, a poor Neighbourhood in the east of Freetown. He attended the Wesleyan primary school in Wellington and the Congress Boys secondary school in Thunder Hill in Freetown.
Career
Yambassu played for several youth clubs throughout the east end of Freetown before he was finally signed by his hometown club the Wellington People F.C. of the Sierra Leone National Premier League.
International career
He was a member of the Sierra Leone national team and is commonly known in Sierra Leone by his nickname Politics.