by FSL News | 24 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News
“We have been consistent over the last three season. Unfortunately, we have not been able to lift the title,” John Trye told FSL News.
The experienced keeper added, “To win a Championship, you must show some amount of consistency. Since I joined Scarborough, we have played two finals, but no title.”
“Hopefully, this time we can go a step better if we make our third consecutive finals.”
Trye, who has been instrumental help Scarborough SC secured the runner-up position with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles in the only match played in the Canadian Soccer League on Sunday night.
They have one game remaining in the regular season, a visit to Esther Shiner Stadium to complete its regular season against FC Vorkuta on Saturday, September 28.
Vorkuta and Scarborough are the two most successful teams as they have occupied the top two positions in the First Division for most of the regular season.
Vorkuta and Scarborough will enter the Canadian Soccer League Championship quarterfinals with home advantage during the weekend of October 11-13.
The quarterfinals will be followed by the semifinals during the weekend of October 18-20.
The CSL Championship Final will be played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on Saturday, October 26.
Trye, 34, was the goalie for Sierra Leone when they lost to DR Congo 3-1 in their final Group D, African Cup of Nations qualifying match at the Stade Tata Raphaël in November 2014.
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by FSL News | 23 Sep, 2019 | African News
Sierra Leone has been awarded the hosting rights for the West African Football Union (WAFU) Women’s championship scheduled 13-22 December 2019 in the capital, Freetown. Photo: Sierra Leone Police female team
The competition will take place provincial cities of Makeni, Bo and Kenema, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has confirmed.
News of WAFU competition comes few days after the final of the First Lady Cup in Kenema which was won by Mahmoud FC who defeated Sierra Leone Police side by 1-0 with a 66th-minute goal from Francisca Howe, the only goal in the game that separated the two sides.
“We are just coming from a competitive national female competition, new talents at diverse ages have emerged if scouted by the national senior female team will make up a very formidable squad of a young and passionate female team for the nation,” said an excited Mahmoud manager, Mahmoud Kargbo.
“I do not doubt all of the players from all the 40 clubs that participated in the just-concluded first lady trophy despite the individual challenges.”
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by FSL News | 22 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Kei Kamara scored his 12th of the season with a sensational bicycle kick goal just before halftime to help Colorado Rapids comeback from two goals down to a 3-2 victory over former club 10-man Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night. Photo Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
The Sierra Leone international is fifth in the all-time MLS scoring list with 124 goals.
Kansas City was in front with a goal from Fernandes Gerso after only three minutes, and the hosts had doubled their lead 11 minutes later when Rapids’ Tommy Smith turned the ball into his net while pressured by Krisztian Nemeth.
Colorado Rapids level the score-line from a Diego Rubio goal in the 76th minute from 16 yards, assisted by Smith, before Smith sealed the victory for Colorado with an 85th-minute header from a Price assists.
The Rapids next MLS outing is against Dallas on Sunday, and Sporting Kansas City’s next match is Wednesday on the road at Minnesota United.
Watch Kamara’s superb bicycle kick goal.
Match facts!
- 3′ – SKC – Gerso
- 14′ – SKC – Tommy Smith (OG)
- 42′ – COL – Kei Kamara
- 76′ – COL – Diego Rubio
- 85′ – COL – Tommy Smith
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by FSL News | 21 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Silky, fast-flowing football was the order of the day as pressure turned into goals in Aarhus GF 2-1 victory over Odense Boldklub at the Odense Stadium. Photo: Niels Husted – Ritzau Scanpix
Sierra Leone striker Mustapha Bundu accounted for Aarhus GF opener in front of over 10000 fans as they picked up their fifth win in a row on Friday night.
It was his fifth this season in ten matches for the Whites. Goals from Bundu and Mustafa Amini in the 28th and 80th minutes respectively, were enough as AGF move up to third in the Danish Super Liga standings.
Bundu’s goal was the only goal in the first half. However, after the restart, the home team started the second half as they finished the first 45 minutes pilling pressure on their visitors, and it paid off in the 67-minute.
The AGF defence had to surrender from a free-kick from the left side to the back post brought Moses Opondo leveller.
A couple of minutes later, Bundu was again presented with another chance but was unable to make it count.
Australian star Mustafa Amini registered the match-winner 10 minute to full time his left-footed shot proved pivotal for the visitors.
AGF’s next 3F Super League match is against FC Nordsjælland in matchday 11 on September 29 at Ceres Park.
Match Highlights below!
Match Facts – 3F Super League
OB – AGF 1-2
0-1: Mustapha Bundu (28 ‘)
1-1; Moses Opondo (67 ‘)
1-2: Mustafa Amini (80′)
Spectators: 10,441
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by FSL News | 20 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone defender, David Simbo was pleased after helping his Northern Cyprus top tier side Baf Ülkü Yurdu thrashed Düzkaya 5-1 at the Güzelyurt Üner Berkalp Stadium on Saturday.
Simbo has expressed his delight as he headlines one of the county’s sports newspapers following the first week of the K-Pet Super League.
The 30-year-old centre-back, who wrapped up his move on the 7th of September was craving to get off to a fine start.
“I was pleased with a good 90-minute of football here. It was my first match, and I hope there will be a lot more,” he told FSL News.
“Looking forward to another, since I arrived I’ve trained a lot. I’ve tried to be more focus and comfortable.”
“Playing as a centre-back, you have to ready because of a lot of responsibility, but I felt comfortable.”
Last season, the agile defender played for Turkish side Kiremithanespor.
Simbo has had spells in Sweden with → Motala AIF (on loan), Trelleborg (on loan), Boden and Sandviken before joining Sudanese top-flight side Al-Hilal in 2014–2015 and later moved to Najran and Krumkachy Minsk in Belarus.
He started his playing career with local club Mighty Blackpool, where he was impressive before moving abroad.
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