by FSL News | 4 May, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Brazos Valley Cavalry have confirmed the appointment of former Sierra Leone skipper and Inter striker Mohamed Kallon as an assistant coach.
Prior to his appointment, the former AS Monaco striker was the coach of Houston Dynamo Academy U15 team.
In a statement on their website, the club said: “The Brazos Valley Cavalry FC are happy to announce that the assistant coach for the inaugural season will be Mohamed Kallon. The Cavalry FC is also excited to announce that Andy Rios, Brandon Guhl, and Dominick Falletto have joined the roster.
“Mohamed Kallon has been with the Dynamo Academy serving as the U15 Head Coach. Kallon had a 20-year professional playing history before retiring. The Sierra Leone native became the youngest player to ever play for the Leone Stars at the age of 15.”
The Bryan, Texas-based outfit is an American soccer team Founded in 2017, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference.
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by FSL News | 4 May, 2017 | African News
Former AC Milan Midfielder Rodney Strasser says he is in “Solidarity with the action taken by his former AC Milan teammate Sulley Muntari” to walk off the pitch on Sunday in a Seria A match between Cagliari and Pescara.
Muntari said he had complained against some section of the crowd, including a group of children, chanting racist insults at him.
Photo: Former AC Milan players, Thiago Silva, Rodney Strasser and Sulley Muntari
The Sierra Leone defensive midfielder said FIFA and the Italian Football Association need to pay more attention to the Persistent racial abuse of African players playing in Italy.
“I stand with Muntari for taking action because Racism has no place in football. It has to stop – We have to put an end to such inhuman behaviour in football.”
“In 2013, during a friendly match we played against Busto Arsizio there was racial abuse on another Ghanaian Kelvin Prince Boateng, as a team, we were forced to walk off the pitch in a protest to say no to racism and nothing was done,” Strasser explained.
Strasser, 27, who is plying his trade in Portugal with second-tier LigaPro Gil Vincente, added: “More must be done to tackle racism in football, especially in Italy were it on an increase.
“I spoke with Muntari a day ago after the incident he told me that before the game they were chanting racist insults on him by some kids in the midst of their parent’s.” citing some parents set no good examples to their children.
“Muntari loves children and always like to show good examples to the kids,” Strasser told footballsierraleone.net.
“I believe the first way to addressed this issues is that the suspension given to Muntari by Daniel Minelli should be reversed with immediate effect before they can address the issue.
“Racism is bad and if the authorities fail to address this issue it might get worse than this it can even lead to loss of lives so the authorities have to address these issues of racism chant on black players.”
Meanwhile, Football Africa Arena (FAA) Africa biggest sporting forum has also joined the campaign to stamp out racism in football.
The group which is comprised of Journalist all over Africa, Football FA heads, Administrators, CAF executive members and a host of others have issues statements on it twitter page condemning the racial chant on Sulley Muntari and to Say no to racism in football.
According to the CEO, FAA Collins Oyinkao said racism is killing football and it has to stop. Adding no space for racism in football, noting Africa players are mostly the Victims of racial abuses in Europe namely Samuel Eto Fil’s, Kelvin Prince Boateng, Sulley Muntari and a host of others.
Muntari was banned after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd during Sunday’s Serie A match at Cagliari, which earned him a yellow card for dissent before he walked off.
The Serie A disciplinary committee which issued Muntari’s ban agreed that the fans’ actions were “deplorable” but said its guidelines meant it could not impose sanctions as only “approximately 10” supporters were involved – fewer than 1% of the Cagliari supporters in the ground.
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by FSL News | 3 May, 2017 | African News
Ex-Tottenham striker Garth Crooks says “every self-respecting black player” in the Italian league should strike this weekend unless Sulley Muntari’s one-match suspension is withdrawn.
Sulley Muntari is shown a yellow card after he protested against racial abuse
Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was banned after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd during Sunday’s Serie A match at Cagliari, which earned him a yellow card for dissent before he walked off.
Italy’s football chiefs were branded “gutless” by anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out.
“Those with power in Italy need to take action to stop this happening again,” Kick It Out tweeted.
In a fuller statement on its website, the organisation added: “Garth Crooks, an independent Kick It Out trustee, is calling for every self-respecting black player in the Italian League to not play this weekend unless the Italian authorities withdraw the ban on Sulley Muntari.
“It’s unbelievable that Cagliari escaped punishment as ‘only 10′ fans were involved. This situation should never be allowed to happen again.”
Ex-Ghana international Muntari was cautioned for dissent after asking the referee to stop the match and then walked off in protest – which earned him a second yellow card for leaving the field of play without permission.
The Serie A disciplinary committee which issued Muntari’s ban agreed that the fans’ actions were “deplorable” but said its guidelines meant it could not impose sanctions as only “approximately 10” supporters were involved – fewer than 1% of the Cagliari supporters in the ground,
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by FSL News | 3 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara made it three goals in six games in the Swedish top flight for BK Häcken.
Kamara scored his Häcken’s third goal of the season in Tuesday’s 4-0 thrashing over derby rivals IFK Gothenburg at their Bravida Arena.
The victory took the Gothenburg-based outfit up to fifth in the standings and ended IFK Gothenburg six years unbeaten run over Häcken.
Clinical Häcken had raced to a 3-0 lead after just 28 minutes. “We started well an early goal and it is a line that suits us very well. We played very well in defence,” says Mikael Stahre at the press conference after the game.
“We knew we had to play smart, keep us on the right side of IFK and go on the offensive when we got the chance. And we made the 4-0 says, Alhassan Kamara.
Mattias Bjärsmyr, Gothenburg’s skipper in the seventh minute started the scoring with his own goal 1-0.
13th minutes after the opening goal, Nasiru Mohammed doubled the host lead (2-0) having intercepted a ball before the Sierra Leone international scored Hacken’s third (3-0).
Brazilain Paulinho Guerreiro completed the home side big win in the 86th minute with a tidy finish (4-0).
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by FSL News | 2 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Former Leone Stars skipper, Ibrahim Kargbo scored his fourth goal of the season as his side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bognor Regis Town on Saturday at the Ryman premier division play-off final.
The Hamlet suffered their second consecutive playoff final defeat as they couldn’t recover from a two-goal deficit.
Goals from Jimmy Muitt and Ollie Pearce gave Bognor full control in the first half before the former Leone Stars captain Ibrahim Kargbo pulled one back with 13 minutes from time.
The defeat to Bognor ended Kargbo and his Dulwich Hamlet side hopes of promotion to the National League South.
Elsewhere, Joshua Koroma and his Leyton Orient side waved goodbye to the English League Two after suffering 1-3 home defeat to Colchester United.
The 18-year-old, who was born in England to parents hailing from Sierra Leone, was introduced in the 79 minutes replacing Janse.
Koroma who at age 17 made his first team debut back in April as a substitute away to Barnet in a 3–0 league defeat featured 21 times this season for the Orient scoring three goals in their 4-0 win over Newport County at Rodney Parade, Newport County.
In Austria, George Davies enjoyed full time action with Floridsdorfer AC as they recorded a 2-0 win on the road to Horn. The Sierra Leonean winger was booked in 82 minutes.
Hassan Sesay made his season debut for Lahti in the Finland top tier league, the Veikkausliiga as they were held to a 1-1 draw while Abdul Sesay saw yellow on his debut season with JS Hercules who held Vifk 1-1 draw in the Finnish their tier league, the Kakkonen.
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