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Idris Kanu nets in Barnet’s emphatic win over Aldershot

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by FSL News | 1 Mar, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone-born Alpha Bedor Conteh has joined Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a three-year deal.

He last played in Israel with Hapoel Rishon LeZion in the second league in the LigaLeumit where he made over 20 appearances helping them win the Liga Luemit Toto Cup 1-0 against H Ramat HaSharon on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023.

“PFK Lokomotiv Plovdiv signed a contract with Alfa Conte. The winger is the sixth new signing for the “black and whites” this winter. He transferred from FC Ibrahim and has a contract for three years,” the club posted on the website.

“Alpha Conteh was born on 01.05.2000. in Sierra Leone and has played for Central Parade, Apoel Umm Al-Fal and Apoel Rishon Lezion. He was the last part of FC Ibrahim. PFC Lokomotiv wishes success to Alfa Conte with the “black and white” team!”

The former Hapoel Rishon leZion was part of the Sierra Leone senior national Furaijah friendly against Algeria in Dubai in November 2022.

He could make his Lokomotiv Plovdiv debut against CSKA Sofia on Saturday.

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by FSL News | 1 Mar, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone striker Idris Kanu Idris Kanu recorded his eighth goal of the season in Barnet‘s 3-1 defeat to Oldham Athletic AFC on Tuesday at the Hive stadium.

Match Recap – Oldham proved too strong as they put a dent in Barnet’s promotion drives with a 3-1 National League win at The Hive.

The visitors scored the opener in the opening five minutes through Ellis Chapman in the crowded penalty area.

Idris Kanu levelled from close range five minutes before the break. However, Oldham was back in front just after the hour when play was allowed to continue after Alex Reid collided with Barnet goalkeeper Aymen Azaze and Mike Fondop capitalised to fire into the net.

After Fondop had another ruled out for offside, Barnet was awarded a penalty for handball, but Magnus Norman denied Dale Gorman from the penalty spot, and 41-year-old defender Peter Clarke finished off the scoring in stoppage time.

The defeat means the Bees remain in 4th place ahead of Friday’s tie against Southend, who are just three points adrift.

Kanu, 23, has scored in back-to-back matches for Barnet in three days – the former Peterborough attacker was on target in their 4-1 triumph over Aldershot Town last Saturday.

He has featured in 32 matches for his National League side this campaign.

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by FSL News | 28 Feb, 2023 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News

Sierra Leone national head coach John Keister has started preparations for the African Cup of Nations double-header against São Tomé and Príncipe on March 23 and 26 in Morroco.

After he named 40 local stars in his preliminary list, the players commenced training at the Murray Town facility in Freetown on Monday.

Third, in Group A, Sierra Leone will resume action in their race to Ivory Coast 2023 against São Tomé and Príncipe on Wednesday, the 22nd of March 2023, before their matchday four return leg on March 26.

45,000 seater Grand Stade Adrar Agadir in Morocco will host both 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.

The Leone Stars’ last outing was a 2-2 draw against Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau is on four points and occupies second place. Nigeria, who thrashed Sao Tome 10-0 in Morocco Stade d Agadir, top Group A with six points.

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by FSL News | 27 Feb, 2023 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

Gianni Infantino holds discussions with counterpart from the SLFA
President Thomas Brima provides an update on his country’s progress in the women’s game
The meeting took place in FIFA’s Paris bureau, in France

The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has travelled to Paris to meet with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to provide an update on the remarkable progress made in women’s football development, and to identify further collaboration opportunities with FIFA in the future.

Women’s football in Sierra Leone entered an exciting new era in October 2022, as the country’s Women’s Premier League kicked off.

More than three years had passed since Sierra Leone last had a women’s league in operation when it was only a regional competition.

The inauguration of the new competition meant that the African nation’s top 12 women’s teams would face each other home and away and fight it out for the right to become Sierra Leonean champions – a project made possible by FIFA Forward funding.

President Infantino said, “At FIFA we are committed to developing football at all levels and in every corner of the world. Hearing the reports of the great work being carried out in Sierra Leone to ensure that women and girls across the country can have access to football and aspire to be the next football star fills me with joy. The launch of the Women’s Premier League is a perfect example of what the FIFA Forward programme is for, and it was great to meet with President Brima in Paris to learn more about the progress they are making.”

Speaking after the meeting, President Brima also said of his organisation’s willingness to further engage the FIFA Forward programme, which moves into its next phase in 2023 – as FIFA honours its commitment to bolster funding by almost 30%, compared to the previous four-year cycle.

“We are working with the Forward [Programme] Funds to develop infrastructure, and the good thing is that I’ve just got the confirmation FIFA is going to help us with infrastructure through the Forward Funds,” he said. “On our end, we are trying to play whatever tournaments we can. Last year, we played all FIFA and CAF-sanctioned tournaments. That is to say, we are moving in the right direction.”

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by FSL News | 26 Feb, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone striker Idris Kanu registered his seventh of the season in Barnet’s emphatic 4-1 win over Aldershot Town at the Hive Stadium.

Aldershot Town suffered a heavy defeat in the capital, their third defeat in a week, with a 4-1 loss to Barnet on Saturday.

The Bees started well with Ryan De Havilland hitting the post from a free-kick in the 12th minute.

In the 13th minute, Harry Pritchard opened the scoring by chipping the ball from the edge of the box to take the lead.

Aldershot levelled in the 59th minute through Ryan Glover, who smashed the ball into the top corner before Harry Smith restored Barnet’s lead six minutes later with a header at the back post.

Idris Kanu, 23, got on the end of a long ball forward before slotting his shot under Ashby-Hammond for Barnet’s third in the 76th-minutes.

The win means Barnet ended their three consecutive National League losses by defeating Aldershot.

Substitute Courtney Senior made a quick impact from the bench to score the fourth in the 82nd minute.

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