Espérance beat Etoile du Sahel to go top of Group C

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Espérance Sportive de Tunis defeated Etoile du Sahel 2-0 in the Tunisian Derby at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Tunis on Saturday.

The victory took Espérance Sportive de Tunis top of TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group C standings. 

Goals from Abdelkader Bedrane and Mohamed Ben Romdhane were enough as Esperance’s registered eight points, same as second-placed CR Belouizdad.

Espérance’s next two games are against Jwaneng Galaxy on the 19th and CR Belouizdad in April.

Meanwhile, South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns completed a CAF Champions League double over Al Ahly after a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.

Peter Shalulile break the deadlock with an easy tap-in from inside Al Ahly’s area after 22 minutes.

As a result, the Sundowns maintained top of group A with 10 points six ahead of their opponents after four matches played.

They will face Al Hilal on the 19th of March before hosting Al Merrikh in their final game.

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Winger Issa Kallon scored in their home defeat to Ajax on Friday. However, Ryan Gravenberch’s excellent strike in the 92nd minute ensured a 3-2 win for Ajax over Cambuur.

Dusan Tadic and Ivorian star man Sébastien Haller had given the visitors a first-half two-goal cushion in the 3rd and 40h minute, respectively.

After the restart, in the 48th minute, Issa Kallon pulled one back for the hosts from a corner.

In the 79th minute, Nicolas Tagliafico’s poor pass was picked up by Tom Boare, who finds Patrick Joosten before he converted past Andre Onana.

But Ajax’s late resilience paid off in the 92nd minute when Ryan Gravenberch scored the winner to restore their five points lead at the top of the Eredivisie while Cambuur remained 8th.

In Sweden, Sierra Leone’s left-back has been named in the IK Sirius first team to face IFK Mariehamn in their friendly match on Saturday.

A few days ago, Wright, 26, agreed on a deal until the 2024 season with the Swedish outfit.

Both Kallon and Wright are expected to be part of Sierra Leone’s training camp in Turkey later this month.

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Just over a month after the Leone Stars was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations group stage in Cameroon, John Keister’s side will welcome the Sparrowhawks of Togo in Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region.

Leones Stars played to a goalless draw with Algeria, a 2-2 draw against the Ivory Coast at the Stade de Japoma, Douala on January 11th and 16th, respectively, before losing 1-0 to Equatorial Guinea in their final AFCON outing.

This month’s international break, the Togolese has said their test games will serve as preparation ahead of the Ivory Coast 2023 qualifiers in June.

FTF says Togo will face Sierra Leone and Benin, announced Serge Akakpo, General Manager. The Sparrowhawks will battle with the Leone stars on March 24 before taking on the Squirrels of Benin on March 29.

The last meeting between the Leone Stars and their counterparts was in 2007 when Sierra Leone suffered a 1-0 defeat.

Football Sierra Leone also understands that Sierra Leone will play two other nations during their stay in Turkey.

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Kamara, 33, last played for Azerbaijan side Kesla where he made five appearances before the African Cup of Nations with Sierra Leone.

During the 2020/2021 seasons, Kamara played 23 times for Keshla in the Azerbaijan top-flight. He made a total of 64 appearances in all competitions for Kesla since the 2018/19 seasons.

Politehnica Iași – is Kamara’s eighth professional club since 2008 when he first join Tadamon Sour.

The former Riga and Kaysar defensive midfielder admitted his delight after he penned the deal with Politehnica Iași.

“I’m delighted to be here in Romania and cannot wait to get started. I am pleased to start a new chapter in my career as I look forward to meeting my new teammates, and as always, ready to help the club,” Kamara briefly told FSL News.

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Quee, 25, the club’s new acquisition, was pleased after making his first appearance.

The host opens the scoring in the six-minute through Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Fouad and looks set to go into the break with a goal lead before Faisal Al Shammari draw parity in the 45-minute.

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