by FSL News | 21 Jul, 2018 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
The Leone Stars camp on Friday boosted with the arrival of two foreign-based defenders in Freetown.
Swedish club IK Frej Taby defender Alie Sesay, who could make his comeback to the Sierra Leone national team, Leone Stars against Lone Star of Liberia in Monrovia joined the team’s final training in Freetown.
Sesay, 24, last played for Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Ivory Coast in 2014 during the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Former Partick Thistle right-back Mustapha Dumbuya was also part of Friday’s evening training session ahead of their departure to Liberia on Saturday.
Liberia requested a friendly with the Sierra Leone Stars as part of programs marking its 171st Independence Day celebration at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Liberia’s new interim head coach Thomas Kojo has included three foreign-based players that are currently in the country on holiday in his squad.
They are Jordan-based centre defender Teah Dennis, Lebanon-based midfielder Theo Weeks, and Norwegian star player Sam Johnson.
(Photo L-R, Deputy Minister Sports Kai Lawrence Mbayo, IK Frej Taby defender Alie Sesay, Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, former Partick Thistle right wing-back Mustapha Dumbuya, and Team Manager Christian Dauda.)
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by FSL News | 20 Jul, 2018 | African News
Ethiopian Football Federation has appointed Abraham Mebratu as the new coach of the National Team, Walia Ibex, Soccer Ethiopia reported.
The 48-year-old first task will be against Sierra Leone in Ethiopia in the race to Cameroon 2019.
They lost their opening Group F qualifier 5-0 in Ghana their next game is hosting Sierra Leone in September.
The new coach, who is also an Ethiopian has experience in national coaching. In March 2018 Mebratu’s Yemen senior team qualified for the Asian Cup for the first time.
The last Ethiopian National Team coach, Ashenafi Bekele, resigned in December 2017 and the team was without a coach since then.
Cameroon 2019 Group F standings
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by FSL News | 20 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan Crespo’ Kamara and his Swedish club BK Häcken will face strong test against German RB Leipzig in the next stage of the Europa League.
The Gothenburg-based club will be away in Germany in the Europa League second qualifying round first leg tie on July 26 after the eliminating FK Latvian side Liepaja 4-2 on aggregate.
Next Thursday, Emil Forsberg’s RB Leipzig is waiting in Germany and the return tie in Gothenburg played a week later.
The Leone Stars striker played a part in Häcken’s 2-1 defeat on Thursday at home after head coach Andreas Alm chooses to rest heavy names like Alexander Faltsetas, Daleho Irandust and Paulinho because of their first leg 3-0 away victory.
The visitors, who make life difficult took the lead from a Sady Guèye goal 11min into the first half at Bravida Arena in Gothenburg.
Ghanaian attacker Nasiru Mohammed levelled things for Häcken before Ģirts Karlsons scored the visitor’s winner six minute to full time.
Elsewhere, George Davies Latvian side FC Riga and Hassan Milla Sesay FC Finish top-tier FC Lahti are both of this year’s Europa League.
Sesay’s FC Lahti heavily lost their first leg contest at home 0-3 to Icelandic side FH Hafnarfjördur and played to a goalless draw on Thursday while George Davies’ Latvian side FC Riga won 1-0 at their Skonto Stadium but eliminated on penalties.
Riga suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Bulgarian top-tier side CSKA Sofia at the Bulgarska Armia Stadium.
First qualifying round, 2nd leg
Agg: 1-1 CSKA-Sofia won on penalties (3-5)
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by FSL News | 20 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
IK Frej defender Alie Sesay could make his comeback to the Sierra Leone national team, Leone Stars against Lone Stars of Liberia in Monrovia.
Liberia requested a friendly with the Sierra Leone Stars as part of programs marking its 171st Independence Day celebration at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex.
Sesay, who was first called up to the Sierra Leone national team in October 2014 made his Leone Stars debuts against Cameroon in the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifiers on 11th October 2014.
The 23-year-old defender has however limited to two caps for the national team.
The former Leicester City and Barnet FC defender can also play across the back four and in central midfield.
Former Partick Thistle right-back Mustapha Dumbuya, former Olimpija Ljubljana attacker Julius Wobay also included.
The combative defender has been one of the most consistent players for the Swedish Superettan side since joining them in 2017 from Barnet FC.
He has already made 9 appearances from fifteen matches in the Swedish second tier league this season.
Unlike Sesay, Bristol City 19-year-old shot-stopper is also expected to be included in John Keister’s squad for Liberia’s Independence Day showdown and could make his Sierra Leone debut.
Sesay was born in Sierra Leone but travelled to Europe when he was three, after settling in the Netherlands for the last 15 years.
The impressive stopper on Sunday was in goal for the City U23’s against Bath City when they were defeated 2-1 at Twerton Park.
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by FSL News | 19 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
FC Sheriff will play Macedonian football club Shkëndija in the second round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
Sierra Leone striker, Alhaji ‘Andriano’ Kamara, who is the club’s top scorer, played a part in helping FC Sheriff to the next phase of the competition.
The Moldovan champions eliminated FC Torpedo of Georgia 4-2 on aggregate following a 3-0 home victory.
They lost the first leg contest 2-1 at the Ramaz Shengelias Sakhelobis Stadium in Georgia.
The Sierra Leone striker was unable to find the net in both legs but remain a vital figure in the side.
Sheriff’s next opponent Shkëndija defeated FC TNS Wales 5-4 on aggregate following a 5:0 home win and 0:4 defeat away.
FC Sheriff will travel to KF Shkëndija on the 24 of July at the Philip II National Arena in Scopje before hosting the return leg on the 31st August in Tiraspol.
Second qualifying round draw (matches 24/25 July & 31 July/1 August)
Astana (KAZ) v Midtjylland (DEN)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v Videoton (HUN)
Kukës (ALB) v Qarabağ (AZE)
CFR Cluj (ROU) v Malmö (SWE)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
Crvena zvezda (SRB) v Sūduva (LTU)
BATE Borisov (BLR) v HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Shkëndija (MKD) v Sheriff (MDA)
Legia Warszawa (POL) v Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Celtic (SCO) v Rosenborg (NOR)
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