Brima George
Personal information | |||
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Date of death | 20 February 2013 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Diamond Stars | |||
International career | |||
1994 | Sierra Leone | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brima George (died 20 February 2013) was a Sierra Leonean footballer who played as a forward. He made one appearance for the Sierra Leone national team in 1994.[1] He was also named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 1994 African Cup of Nations tournament.[2] George died in poverty, after suffering from mental illness for more than a decade.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brima George". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1994 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Neglected ex- Sierra Leonean international Brima George dies as a pauper". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 6 May 2021.