Osman Yunis
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| Full name | Osman Yunis | |
| Date of birth | March 13, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Height | 5'11 | |
| Playing position | Left-back, Central defender | |
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| Current club | Ports Authority | |
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| 2002- | Sierra Leone | |
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Osman Yunis (born on March 13, 1982 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who is a left back or central defender and he is currently playing for Ports Authority in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team. Yunis is the captain of his club Ports Authority and he is also a regular starter for Sierra Leone.
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Yunis was born and raised in Wellington, a poor neighborhood in the East End of Freetown. He attended the Congress Boys Secondary School in Freetown. He has played for Sierra Leone at every age group, from under-17, under-20, under-23 to the Senior national team. He joined Ports Authority after completing secondary school during the 2001-2002 season. After such an immpresive first season, he was immediately called up to the Sierra Leone national team and made his full international in 2002 against Gabon in a 2004 African Nations Cup qualifier in Freetown.
