{"id":114227,"date":"2025-10-30T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/gorilla-fcs-new-striker-traore-aims-to-score-goals"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:30:11","slug":"gorilla-fcs-new-striker-traore-aims-to-score-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/gorilla-fcs-new-striker-traore-aims-to-score-goals","title":{"rendered":"Gorilla FC\u2019s New Striker Traor\u00e9 Aims to Score Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Gorilla FC\u2019s new signing, Kalifa Traore\u0301, has promised to make his mark in the Rwanda Premier League by scoring goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m new here, but I\u2019m not new to football. I want to make sure I score goals for my club,\u201d Traore\u0301 said after completing his move.<\/p>\n<p>Gorilla FC\u2019s new signing, Kalifa Traore\u0301, during a training session<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Malian striker joins Gorilla FC as a free agent after previously playing for Africa Foot Elite in Mali\u2019s top division. He is best remembered by Rwandan fans for scoring against the U23 national team during the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to be here and ready for the job. I\u2019m just waiting to get started, and I believe that together with my teammates and the coaching staff, we can achieve great things,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gorilla FC confirmed his arrival in a statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome our new striker. He joins us with experience and determination, ready to fire Gorilla FC toward victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Traore\u0301 has signed a one-year contract with the club. According to sources, Gorilla FC sent the contract online on Tuesday, October 21, and Traore\u0301 immediately signed the following day after agreeing to the terms.<\/p>\n<p>He also featured for Mali\u2019s U23 side in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, a match that ended 1-1 in Huye, with Traore\u0301 scoring Mali\u2019s lone goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Gorilla FC\u2019s new signing, Kalifa Traore\u0301, has promised to make his mark in the Rwanda Premier League by scoring goals. \u201cI\u2019m new here, but I\u2019m not new to football. I want to make sure I score goals for my club,\u201d Traore\u0301 said after completing his move. 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