by FSL News | 16 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Striker Mohamed Buya Turay scored in Swedish Cup Semi-final defeat.
Sierra Leone international striker did not wait long to sure his attributes for his new club at the Tele2 Arena.
Buya, who is on loan from Belgian club Saint Truidense scored his first official goal in the 38th minutes for Djurgarden in their 3-2 defeat to BK Hacken in the Swedish Cup semifinal on Saturday.
The home team opened the scoring from a Marcus Danielsson penalty (1-0) in the 15th minutes before BK Hacken’s equaliser in the 33rd minutes.
Ghanaian player Nasiru Mohammed level the scoreline (1-1) before Turay’s restored their lead (2-1).
The visitors responded well with another leveller from Alexander Jeremejeff in the 60th minute (2-2).
Both sides played to a 2-2 draw after full time in the Svenska Cup semifinals before extra time.
Mervan Celik scored the winning (2-3) for Hacken in extra time in the 108th minutes.
During the extra-time, Djurgarden’s Jesper Karlstrom was sent off.
BK Hacken will face the winner between AIK and Buya Turay’s former club AFC Eskilstuna in this years final.
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by FSL News | 14 Mar, 2019 | African News
ASEC Mimosas must beat Nigerian side Lobi Stars to increase any hopes for a place in the quarterfinals of this year’s CAF Champions League.
The two West African sides lock horns in their final group qualifier at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Saturday, 16 March 2019.
Tunisian referee Haythem Guirat will take charge of the match in Enugu.
The Ivorians third in their Group A standings level on points with second-placed Wydad Casablanca.
Casablanca ranked ahead of the Ivorian giant due to the head-to-head tiebreaker.
It could be recalled that Asec defeated the North Africans 2-0 in Abidjan last weekend – thanks to a brace from Ahmed Toure – to give themselves hope of advancing.
Lobi Stars on the other hand, mathematically are out of the race after their 3-0 loss away to South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns.
Elsewhere in the group, for the Mimosas to qualify for the final eight, they must hope Sundowns avoid defeat in Rabat.
The Matchday 2 meeting of ASEC and Stars in Abidjan in January saw the Ivorian side claim a narrow 1-0 win, with a goal from Herve Diomande.
The Ortom Boys will hope to gain some revenge for that defeat and at least have the satisfaction of denying their fellow West Africans a place in the knockout phase.
CAF Champions League Group A standings.
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by FSL News | 12 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Coventry striker Bakayoko scored in the win over Fleetwood at the Ricoh Arena.
Coventry City striker Amadou Bakayoko was one of the Sky Blue match-winners in their 2-1 victory over Fleetwood on Tuesday.
Bakayoko’s six-minute opener and top scorer Jordy Hiwula second just before the break ensure they take home maximum points.
Bakayoko, who registered his sixth in the EPL League One this season with four assists, scored his opener from a Town defensive blunder.
Fleetwood regroup and responded well to level the scoreline in the 33rd minute from their captain Evans header.
Former Fleetwood Town player Jordy Hiwula haunts his old side as he curls the ball past the visitor’s keeper for the winner in the 42nr minute.
The victory means Coventry City are three points out of the playoff places.
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by FSL News | 12 Mar, 2019 | African News
A top Kenyan football official Hussein Swaleh was named among the 157 people killed on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday.
Mr Swaleh, a former secretary general of Kenya’s Football Federation (FKF), was part of the tragic accident.
He was reported to be returning to Nairobi after serving as a match commissioner in Friday’s African Champions League game between Ismaili and TP Mazembe in Egypt.
The plane crashed minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa.
“The President of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad, and all the African football family send their condolences to our dearest Hussein Swaleh Mtetu’s family, his relatives and to the Kenyan Football Federation,” Caf said in a statement.
The Kenyan Football Federation boss Nick Mwendwa, paid his own tribute:
Hussein Swaleh served as the FKF’s secretary general between 2000 and 2004 and was in the post when Kenya last played at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Tunisia in 2004.
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by FSL News | 9 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone native Abu Bakarr Kargbo says he is happy with his current form in the German-fourth tier Regionalliga.
The 26-year-old has scored ten goals with seven assists for Berliner AK 07 in his last 17 appearances this season.
They’re presently sitting second 11 points behind Chemnitzer FC (R) on the Nordost league standings.
“I’m happy and feeling good. It is always difficult to come out scoring goals after some time out injured,” Kargbo to FSL.
“We’re playing really well right now pushing for a promotion but, we have to win more matches.”
Kargbo, who was part of the Sierra Leone friendly in Iran added, “I hope to keep scoring for my team and, hopefully, we can get to where we want to be.”
The striker is expected to be leading his side attack tomorrow when they travel to VfB Germania Halberstadt in their pursuit for promotion.
Kargbo’s stats this season for Berliner AK 07
Flashback: U16 Germany v U16 England – International Friendly
Abu-Bakkar Kargbo (L) of Germany fights for the ball with Jonjo Shelvey (R) of England during the U16 international friendly match between Germany and England at the Poire-sur-Vie stadium on March 20, 2008 in Poire-sur-Vie, France. (Photo by Jean-Charles Druais/Bongarts/Getty Images for DFB).
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