Korka Fall

Korka Fall (born 19 February 1990) is a Senegalese women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She is a member of the Senegal women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2012 African Women's Championship, and has continued to play for the team through to 2016. On club level she played for Zaragoza CFF in Spain, where she was the first African player in the women's Primera División, and Dorades Mbour in Senegal.

Korka Fall
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dorades Mbour
Zaragoza CFF
Aigles de la Médina
Dorades Mbour
National team‡
Senegal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 october 2014 (before the 2012 African Women's Championship)

Career

Club

Korka Fall joined Spanish side Zaragoza CFF from Senegalese team Dorades Mbour in April 2010, becoming the first African player to play in the Primera División, the highest level of women's football in Spain.[1] She was signed to a three-year contract, with the move seen as strengthening the squad ready for the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol competition.[2]

By 2012, she had moved to play for Senegalese side Aigles de la Médina.[3] She was nominated in 2013 for African Women's Footballer of the year at the Africa Top Sports Awards, the only Senegalese player to be included in the category.[4] By 2014, Fall was playing for Dorades Mbour once again, in the Senegalese second division. She scored a penalty to win the final match of the season against Teddungal de Vélingara, giving the second division title to Mbour.[5]

International

Fall plays for the Senegal women's national football team, including at the 2012 African Women's Championship.[6] She continued to play for the team, recently during the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification when she was brought on as a substitute for Fanta Sy against Guinea.[7]

References
  1. "El Prainsa Zaragoza ficha a la primera jugadora africana de la Superliga". Diario Sur. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "El Prainsa Zaragoza ficha a la primera jugadora africana de la Superliga". ESPN. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. "Sénégal : CAN, Football Féminin. Bassouaré Diaby publie la listes des 21 joueuses" (in French). 27 Avril. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. Kwami, Milton (26 November 2013). "AFRICA TOP SPORTS AWARDS 2013: La liste complète de tous les nominés par catégorie" (in French). Africa Nouvelles. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. "Football féminin : finales D1 et D2 ce soir- Et de 11 pour les Sirènes de Grand-Yoff". iGFM. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. "List of players of the 8th African Women Championship, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2012" (PDF). cafonline.com. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. "Guinea 1 – 0 Senegal". CAF. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

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