Playing with tenacity and zeal Sumaila was then tipped as the next Sergio Ramos of Ghana football due to his consistency in the central defensive role.

[3] The porcupine worries in 2012 were very full of joy when they signed their best man Sumaila from Ebusua Dwarfs who they were eyeing season ago to strengthen their central defense.

French club RC Lens took an interest in young powerful centre-back after his first Ghana national football team call-up on 15 November 2011.

[4] Rashid arrived for the Masandawana boys from Asante Kotoko S.C. for a permanent deal where he had already won the Ghana Premier League with the Porcupine worries.

His arrival saw a massive turn around at Mamelodi Sundowns F.C., he was very influential in the defence and played almost every match of the season where he helped them win the 2013–14 Premier Soccer League (PSL) with them.

As the 2015-2016 Season began Rashid Sumaila had already put pen to paper for an undisclosed fee and had established himself the preferred central defender in the team.

Plans were, however, in advance to get him a permanent deal but Qadsia SC would not turn their attention either as they needed him back to complete his missions so Sumaila returned to his mother club to start the 2017–18 Kuwait Premier League season with the yellow castles.