{"id":82318,"date":"2025-07-18T18:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/nottingham-forest-signs-striker-lamin-sillah"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:55:38","slug":"nottingham-forest-signs-striker-lamin-sillah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nottingham-forest-signs-striker-lamin-sillah","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest Signs Striker Lamin Sillah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Gambian U20 international Lamin Sillah has arrived at the City Ground on a deal until 2028<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest have given a huge boost to their academy with the signing of a \u201cyoung\u201d and \u201chungry\u201d goal scoring striker.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lamin Sillah<\/b> officially joined <b>the Reds<\/b> on Wednesday, signing a three-year deal that will come to an end in the summer of 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambian international arrives from Greek side Olympiacos and will be a part of Warren Joyce\u2019s B Team squad for the forthcoming 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p>At just 19-years-old, Sillah has already built a promising standing in the game, scoring nine times and assisting five others in just 17 games in the U19 Super League.<\/p>\n<p>His first goal came on his debut, netting the winner against Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the signing to club media, Craig Mulholland\u2014the Head of Football &amp; Development &amp; Talent Management at Forest\u2014said: \u201cIt\u2019s really important our emerging talent pool has a blend of the best players from the local area who have come through our academy, as well as top talent from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLamin is someone who has high potential, and we\u2019re delighted to have added a goal scoring attacker to Warren\u2019s young, exciting squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe arrives here hungry to improve. We wish Lamin well for the year ahead and we are all looking forward to seeing how he settles into the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes nearly a year after young Sillah <b>first started training<\/b> with Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>Last July, the forward\u2014who at that point was playing his club football with Gambian first division side Steve Biko FC\u2014was attracting a lot of interest from clubs across the world due to his impressive form, where he scored 14 and assisted four, but opted for a move to Greece instead.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a busy <b>summer transfer window<\/b> for the Nottingham Forest senior squad too, signing Brazilian duo Jair Cunha and Igor Jesus, while Nuno Espirito Santo was dealt a huge blow following the shocking departure of Anthony Elanga to <b>Premier League<\/b> rivals Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Gambian U20 international Lamin Sillah has arrived at the City Ground on a deal until 2028 Nottingham Forest have given a huge boost to their academy with the signing of a \u201cyoung\u201d and \u201chungry\u201d goal scoring striker. 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