 Junior Tumbu had a talent for dribbling and he played as a supporting striker or attacking midfielder.During his playing days for the Leone Stars (Sierra Leone national football team) Conteh was by far the most famous Sierra Leonean footballer within Sierra Leone, and he was beloved by Sierra Leonean football fans who knew him by his famous nickname Junior Tumbu.Conteh was born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone to muslim parents from the limba ethnic group.