Background
He was born in Burao, northwestern Somalia and currently lives in Liverpool. Jama was born on 1 November 1982 in Burao, in northwestern Somalia.
He was born in Burao, northwestern Somalia and currently lives in Liverpool. Jama was born on 1 November 1982 in Burao, in northwestern Somalia.
He was selected to play for Team Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Jama was introduced to wheelchair basketball by Ade Orogbemi, who was playing for Team Great Britain at the time. Orogbemi went to Jama"s school to run a taster session of wheelchair basketball.
Jama later became a team-mate of Orogbemi in Team Great Britain. He joined the Liverpool Vikings shortly after.
He has played for clubs in Italy and Australia. He currently plays for and trains with the Wolverhampton Rhinos.
He participated in the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympic Games for Team Great Britain. In 2010, Jama participated in the 2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham for Great Britain. Great Britain came fifth after losing 50—59 to France in the quarter-finals.
In his career, Jama has represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing, where his team won bronze. In 2007, Jama played in his first championship, the 2007 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Wetzlar, where his team won silver. The following year he played in the 2009 European Championships in Adana, southern Turkey, where, along with his team, won bronze. In the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, Israel, along with his team, he won gold.
