{"id":94336,"date":"2023-08-24T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/24\/former-black-queens-goalkeeper-cries-for-help-as-she-goes-broke\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T18:06:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:06:11","slug":"former-black-queens-goalkeeper-cries-for-help-as-she-goes-broke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/24\/former-black-queens-goalkeeper-cries-for-help-as-she-goes-broke\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Black Queens Goalkeeper Cries For Help As She Goes Broke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_30\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong>Memunatu Sulemana, a former goalkeeper for the Black Queens who represented Ghana at the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, has spoken out about her awful situation since retiring from football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a career spanning more than ten years, the 45-year-old played in over 30 matches for Ghana\u2019s women\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She also competed for the Black Queens teams in the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup competitions in 1999, 2003, and 2007.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sulemana claimed that despite having a distinguished career, she made relatively little money playing football, which contributed to her current predicament.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She acknowledged residing at a temporary residence in Kaneshie, Accra, in an interview with Original TV that was posted on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>The former goalkeeper\u2019s current circumstance is unexpected, especially considering the fact that she has played a few football-related roles since hanging up her gloves.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She received an invitation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2018 to help with the draw for the Women\u2019s African Cup of Nations, which was held in Ghana that year.<\/p>\n<p>She was also named to the technical staff of Ghana\u2019s U17 women\u2019s national team, the Black Maidens, two years later.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-913\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the team\u2019s goalkeepers\u2019 trainer, Sulemana later held the same position for the Black Queens.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memunatu Sulemana, a former goalkeeper for the Black Queens who represented Ghana at the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, has spoken out about her awful situation since retiring from football. In a career spanning more than ten years, the 45-year-old played in over 30 matches for Ghana\u2019s women\u2019s national team. 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