Brima Sesay nicknamed Small Attouga, was a Sierra Leonean international goalkeeper. Sesay played for Ports Authority F.C. in the Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...

 and for the Sierra Leone national football team

Sierra Leone national football team

The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association...

 known as the Leone Stars. He was one of the best young goalkeepers in Sierra Leone.

Early life

Sesay was born in Kenema, Sierra Leone to Temne parents. Although born in Kenema, he moved to the capital city of Freetown at a young age.

Career

Small Attouga, as he is commonly called, was recruited into active football by his late boss Brima Attouga Kamara, a former goalkeeper for Sierra Leone national football team

Sierra Leone national football team

The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association...

. Having been initiated into active football, small attouga made a name for himself while playing in a series of junior league competitions played all over Freetown

Freetown

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...

. He won several best goalkeeper awards with youth clubs like Blackhall Strikers, Junior Cenegal, and Best Contractors.
In 1992, Brima Attouga Kamara brought him to Ports Authority

Ports Authority

Ports Authority Football Club, is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. The clus is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League which is the top football division in Sierra Leone. The club is owned and run by the Sierra Leone Ports Authority...

 youth team.

In 1996, he was promoted from the youth team, to the senior squad. However, his tiny physical appearance did no good during that time to convince his coach to become the club first choice goalkeeper.

In 1997, Small Attouga was outstanding in goal in an international friendly against a top Liberia

Liberia

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n side Invincible Eleven

Invincible Eleven

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. His performance in that match was enough to prove to his critics that he indeed deserved to be the club first choice goalkeeper. And from that time, he has excelled as Ports Authority first choice goalkeeper, and as well as one of the best goalkeepers in Sierra Leone.

Death

He died of unspecified causes In April 2009. His funeral was held in Freetown and was attended by several prominent Sierra Leonean footballers, including the countrys most popular footballer Mohamed Kallon

Mohamed Kallon

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