Saidu Fofanah

Saidu Sahid Fofanah (born 14 September 1997) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhetysu and the Sierra Leone national team.

Saidu Fofanah

Fofanah in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Saidu Sahid Fofanah
Date of birth	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zhetysu
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Åmål	20	(5)
2017–2024	Kallon
2024–2025	AS Pikine
2025–	Zhetysu	11	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Sierra Leone	13	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:39, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

International career

Sesay made his international debut with the Sierra Leone national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Benin on 15 June 2021.^[1] He was part of the Sierra Leone squad the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.^[2]