by FSL News | 3 Aug, 2019 | African News
- Premiership side Everton have confirmed the signing of Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin on a five-year contract for £25m.
- The 23-year-old is delighted with his move to the Premiership club.
“It’s a big moment with a lot of emotion, and now it’s on me to prove on the pitch why they bought me,” Gbamin told Everton tv.
“I’m excited because Everton is a great club here in England with a big history and ambition, so I didn’t think for more than a moment I wanted to come here.
Gbamin has won 11 international caps with Ivory Coast. He moved to Mainz in 2016, where he made 86 Bundesliga appearances scoring three goals.
The defensive midfielder was part of the Ivory Coast squad at the recent Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and made three appearances for The Elephants as they reached the quarter-finals.
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by FSL News | 1 Aug, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Serie B side FC Crotone will take on Getafe tomorrow
- Augustus Kargbo is part of the squad that travels to Spain.
Sierra Leone youngster, Augustus Kargbo, says he’s excited about the prospect of facing Spanish La Liga side Getafe.
Kargbo’s Serie B side FC Crotone will take on the Spanish side in a friendly match tomorrow 19:00 hrs at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Spain.
“I’m looking forward to the gain more experience playing against the La Liga side Getafe, ” Kargbo told FSL News.
“Despite it is friendly, I’m excited because as a player, you learn a lot in some of these types of matches ahead of a new season.”
“Our preseason has been good. I’ve played in three matches scored three goals.”
“For me, the important aspect is Just to keep up learning every day.”
Kargbo, 19, in June, signed his first professional contract with Serie B FC Crotone.
The deal will run until June 2022.
Just after his first pro-contract, he told club website “I am really very proud and happy to have signed my first professional contract.”
Kargbo, who had a spell with Campobasso in the Italian Serie D, has been a productive young player last season with Crotone.
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by FSL News | 1 Aug, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Mohamed Daramy’s Copenhagen progressed to the next stage of Champions League.
- FC Copenhagen will play Red Star Belgrade in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
- Photo: New Saints’ Ryan Brobbell, right, battles for the ball with Copenhagen’s Mohamed Daramy during Champions League qualifying second round, second leg soccer match. (Anders Kjaerbye/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Mohamed Daramy was named in the Copenhagen’s starting squad and the Sierra Leonean native was impressive as they beat New Saints 1-0 on Wednesday at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jose Carlos aka Zeca’s stunning second-half strike proved to be pivotal as the Danish side advanced with a 3-0 on aggregate.
The New Saints bowed out of the Champions League despite a spirited performance.
Saints, who had lost 2-0 in the second qualifying round first leg, drop into the Europa League.
The two legs of this year’s Uefa Champions League third round qualifiers will be played on August 6 and August 13.
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by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone’s midfielder, Abdul Sesay, commonly known as Budushi, has joined his fourth Finnish Kakkonen side Oulun Luistinseura from JS Hercules.
Sesay, 27, has parted ways with Hercules three months after returning to the club where he played during the 2017 season.
Confirming the news, Oulun Luistinseura has said that the Sierra Leone international will play the rest of the season with them.
On the international stage, Sesay has won six caps for Sierra Leone scoring twice.
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by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Sierra Leone defender has agreed on HIFK contract extension
- Hassan Milla Sesay has penned a new deal with the Finish top tier club until 2020.
HIFK Fotboll Club has confirmed they will use the option in Sesay’s contract to extend until the end of 2020.
The 2018 Ykkönen Champions signed the former FC Lahti and Sierra Leone defender on a one-year deal in January with an option to extend.
Sesay has been pivotal in the division with a total of 221 matches in the Veikkausliiga, the last 15 of which he has played for The Reds.
“The versatile Sesay has generally enjoyed himself as a left-winger but has also been able to play a more offensive role,” the club said in a statement.
“Sesay has been on the IFK regular lineup this past season and has played full minutes in 15 matches, scoring one goal. Besides, his impressive performance was also noticed outside the club when he was selected to the Veikkausliiga team of the month in June.”
Sesay, 31, before moving to HIFK played over 125 matches with FC Lahti.
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