by FSL News | 29 Oct, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone youngster, Victor Mansaray scored his first goal for Swedish division 1 side, Umea in their 7-1 thumping of Enskede in the Swedish Division 1 league on Sunday.
The 20-year-old who joined the Swedish outfit in August this year from Settle Sounders on a free transfer was making his third start of the season.
Simon Mårtensson who went on to score five goals gave the home side the lead in the opening minutes of play before the Sierra Leonean double the score to 2-0 just six minutes later. Sunday’s victory moved Umea fourth place in the standing with 39 points from 29 matches.
Elsewhere, Alhaji ‘Adriano’ Kamara scored his third goals in five matches for Al Taawon in the Saudi Arabia Pro League as they defeated Ohod 3-1 at the Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Buraydah.
Abdulmajeed Al-Swat opened the scoring just three minutes of play and in the 50th minutes, Alhaji Kamara doubles the lead and in the 62 minutes, Abdulmajeed Al-Swa sealed the victory with his second goal of the day.
In the United States of America (USA) Michael Lahoud had full time run out for Miami FC as they registered another home win defeating Edmonton 2-1 while a step further down the league classification, Lamin Suma was brought in the 84 minutes for the Sacramento Republic.
Suma’s introduction could not help them escaped 1-0 defeat to Swope Park Rangers. In Kazakhstan, was in action for Kaisar in their goalless draw with Akzhayik
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by FSL News | 29 Oct, 2017 | African News
- CAF Champions League 2017 final first leg ends in draw
Both sides score early goals in Alexandria
Second leg in Casablanca on 4 November
The first leg of the 2017 CAF Champions League final ended in a 1-1 draw between Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca in Alexandria, Egypt.
The match got off to a very lively start as hosts Al Ahly scored in the third minute through Momen Zakaria. Wydad answered with a goal of their own just over ten minutes later thanks to in-form Achraf Bencharki, and neither side was able to find the winning goal for the rest of the match.
Al Ahly produced plenty of chances, especially in the second half, but the visitors were able to do enough in the evening to frustrate Hossam El-Badry’s side.
Zakaria scored in the third minute after he received a pass outside the penalty area before quickly unleashing a shot with his left foot into the back of the net.
Wydad Casablanca then replied with a goal of their own when Mohamed Ounajem broke through on the right flank and delivered a superb ball for Bencharki to head for the equaliser.
Wydad will now host Al Ahly in the second leg of the final on 4 November in Casablanca. The winner with the superior aggregate score will lift the CAF Champions League title and earn a place at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017.
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by FSL News | 28 Oct, 2017 | Players Abroad News
- The former Inter Allies attacker was named the Man of the Match.
- The attacking midfielder, who recently signed a two-year deal with Guinean top-flight side was part of the Haifa’s side in Morocco on a two-week training camp ahead of the 2017 Guinean Super-cup final.
The only goal on Friday was scored by the Matam’s reds new Nigerian acquisition Simon Bolaji in the opening third minute.
“It was a disappointing result, my first Cup final in Guinea since joining the club,” said Barrie.
“But, I’m honoured to play my first major game for this club and I believe better days ahead for us. unfortunately, today we couldn’t win.
“We lost to a good side, They’re the Champions of Guinea,” Barrie told footballsierraleone.net in Guinea.
He added: “I lost my beloved sister yesterday before that game and that was very difficult for me,”
However, despite the loss of his sister Barrie’s performance was brilliant.
Meanwhile, according to our reporter in Conakry, Guinea, Prince Barrie and the Hafia management will be in Freetown this weekend to sympathize with the Barrie family for the loss of his sister who died hours to kick-off time.
The Guinea pro league is expected to start on November 4th.
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by FSL News | 28 Oct, 2017 | African News
Coach Hossam El Badry says his side Al Ahly are looking to extend their record tally of titles as they contest the African Champions League final.
At the Borg el-Arab Stadium today, Al Ahly will take on Moroccans Wydad Casablanca in Alexandria in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final.
“We aim to win whatever competition we enter,” he pointed out. “Our supporters are very much excited for another Champions League title.”
The Cairo giants have won eight African crowns, the last of which came in 2013.
Both sides were made to work for their place to the final, especially Wydad, who played out a goalless draw with USM Alger in the first leg of their semi-final before recording a hard-earned 3-1 win in the second.
The Egyptians side Al Ahly overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Etoile Sportive du Sahel with an emphatic 6-2 victory in the return.
El Badry, who is enjoying a third spell in charge of the club, guided Al Ahly to the 2012 Champions League title.
The winner will bag a reward of 2,500,000 US Dollars and a ticket to represent the African continent at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in December in the United Arab Emirates.
The second leg will is slated for November 4 in Morocco at the Complexe Mohammed V stadium, Casablanca.
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by FSL News | 16 Oct, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone are now ranked 99th in the world, the Sierra Leone national team dropped two places from its previous 97th position in September.
Last month, the Sierra Leone home-based side were eliminated from this year’s WAFU Cup of Nations following a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria’s home-based Eagles at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Ghana.
The local Stars, who were also eliminated from the CHAN preliminary qualifiers in Dakar against Senegal 4-2 on aggregate in July now 23rd in Africa.
Meanwhile, North African nation Tunisia for the first time have moved top of Fifa’s African rankings in 15 years.
The last time the Carthage of Tunisia were top on the continent was back in January 2002.
Managed by Nabil Maaloul, Tunisia – who need just a point at home to Libya next month to qualify for the World Cup – replace Egypt at the top of the African standings.
Earlier this month, Egypt reached the World Cup for the first time since 1990.
Meanwhile, fellow African sides Eritrea and Somalia share the lowest spot in the rankings – 206th – with four other nations.
As reflected in this October global rankings, Germany number one, Brazil second and Portugal are in third position, Argentina in fourth and Belgium fifth.
Poland in sixth and France in seventh, Spain eighth, Chile ninth and Peru complete the roster of the top ten teams in the world.
Africa’s top ten on October’s Fifa rankings – global ranking in brackets:
Tunisia (28) Egypt (30) Senegal (32) DR Congo (35) Nigeria (41) Cameroon (42) Morocco (48) Ghana (52)
Burkina Faso (55) Ivory Coast (61)
Sierra Leone (99) – 23 in Africa.
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