by FSL News | 29 Jul, 2019 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone to open World Cup 2022 campaign in Monrovia
- Both nations played to a goalless draw at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in a friendly during Lib’s Independence Day encounter Sunday, July 22, 2018.
Sierra Leone will travel to the Liberian capital Monrovia, to open their 2022 World Cup preliminary Qualifiers first week September with the return fixture billed for Freetown a week after.
The last meeting between the two neighbours was a goalless friendly in 2018 during Liberian independence Day celebration at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium.
Confederation of African Football conducted the draws featuring 28 lower-ranked teams in Cairo on Monday.
The 14 winners will join the continent’s top-ranked exempted 26 sides from the September round of qualifiers, in the next draw to be held on a date still to be decided.
The African preliminary qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
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by FSL News | 27 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Örebro SK defender Kevin Wright welcomes Sierra Leone call-up.
- He joined the Chelsea youth system as a U-10 player
- The Walthamstow-born penned a three-year deal with Swedish side in March
Hailing from Sierra Leonean parents’, the Walthamstow-born Kevin Wright believes representing his parent’s country of birth will make them proud.
Wright, 23, the left-back, who has trained with the very best at Chelsea joined Swedish Allsvenskan side Orebro SK in March.
He has been a pivotal figure for the Swedish side since his move. He scored on his debut in a friendly against IFK Mariehamn.
He joined Chelsea’s academy in 2005 as a U-10. During his time with the Premier League side, he progressed through the ranks as a regular under-18 player and was part of the nextgen and UEFA Youth League tournaments.
“Representing England or Sierra Leone will make my parents proud, although I was born in Walthamstow, London,” he told FSL UK.
“International football at this stage will be an amazing experience for me. My parents would be proud of me representing any country. It’s always a great achievement, England or Sierra Leone.”
He confirmed that he has never represented England at any level.
“Unfortunately, I have never represented England at any stage, but that doesn’t stop me enjoying my football.”
On the Swedish League
“I have been impressed with the Swedish league the good facilities. It’s a very competitive league.”
“Football is football whether you’re in England or not the basics are the same, but you have to be good on the ball with good ability to do well anywhere.”
Kevin Wright signed a three-year deal in March
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by FSL News | 26 Jul, 2019 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Abu Bakarr Kabba, a former Sierra Leone Football Association, (SLFA) official, has been sanctioned by football world’s governing body, Fifa.
Kabba will face a five-year banned and a fined US$50,000 for violating Fifa’s Code of Ethics.
The adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee of FIFA has found him “guilty of having accepted and received bribes concerning the manipulation of international matches.”
Kabba was part of Fifa’s investigation “into various international matches (attempted to be) manipulated for betting purposes by Mr Wilson Raj Perumal.”
Several African referees and others linked to football on the continent have been punished for their links to convicted match-fixer Perumal.
Kabba, who was an administrative secretary and an acting general secretary in the SLFA, was one of 15 players and officials originally suspended in 2014 during a match-fixing investigation.
Read the full Fifa’s statement.
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by FSL News | 26 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Midfielder Suleiman Samura has signed his first Pro-contract
USL Championship side, Fresno Football Club, have confirmed signing midfielder Suleiman Samura on a pro-contract for the remainder of the 2019 USL Championship season, pending league and federation approval.
Samura, 22, becomes the club’s fourth signing from the 2018 Fresno FC U-23s side to join the Foxes’ pro roster. Samura will wear the No. 16.
“Sully is another player from our U-23s that I liked and kept my eye on. He’s very hardworking, physical and able to cove a lot of ground in that middle area,” Smith told the club’s website.
He added, “I’ve been very happy with him, seeing growth and maturity and confidence. The next test is if he can earn his stripes and get minutes.”
He has had a spell with Laredo Heat SC of the National Premier Soccer League, making seven starts. In 2018.
He made three appearances with the Fresno FC U-23s and scored a goal in the club’s 3-1 win over Southern California Seahorses before he was sent on trial with the pro side at the end of the 2018 USL League Two season.
He featured in the club’s exhibition against the Vancouver Whitecaps reserves. With Laredo, Samura made seven starts during the 2019 NPSL season.
Name: Suleiman Samura
Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: 6/26/1997
Country: Sierra Leone
Height: 5-5 – Weight: 135
How Acquired: Free Agent
Last club: Laredo Heat SC (NPSL)/Fresno FC U-23s
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by FSL News | 25 Jul, 2019 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone’s Leone Stars have moved one place up to 114th from 115th in the latest FIFA ranking announced on Thursday 25th July.
Sierra Leone last played a competitive match against Ethiopia when they suffered a 1-0 defeat lat September 2018 during the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers before the country was suspended by Fifa.
The West African nation must win against Lesotho, in the opener of the 2021 Afcon qualifier scheduled for November 11 at the Freetown national stadium, if they are to improve their global ranking.
Meanwhile, Sierra Leone’s Group L opponents Nigeria ranked as the 33rd best in the world while Benin after their impressive performances in the just-concluded Afcon ranked 82nd globally and Lesotho 144.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 19 September 2019.
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