First Eredivisie win delights defender Alex Bangura 

First Eredivisie win delights defender Alex Bangura 

by | 21 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone defender Alex Bangura was pleased with his Cambuur teammates after his side came from behind to register their first Eredivisie 4-1 win over Fortuna Sittard’s on Saturday.

Burak Yilmaz scored for the home side in the 11-minute f play at the 12,500 Sittard stadium.

Early in the second half, Michael Breij draws parity for the visitors in the 47th minute before Mees Hoedemakers brace in the 79th and 87 minutes, respectively.

Jasper Ter Heide completed Cambuurs’s triumph in the 92nd minute. The Sierra Leone defender expressed his delight after full-time.

“It was a good win away from home. The first half was not so good from our side, but we came back in the second half and showed a good mentality that led us to score four fantastic goals and a solid first win of the season,” Bangura on their first win.

They lost their opening game 2-0 to Excelsior, drawn with Utrecht before defeating Fortuna Sittard heavily. Their next outing is against AZ Alkmaar next Sunday at home.

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Fornah, 22, who joined Reading on a season-long loan from Nottingham Forest, 28th-minute strike was the difference as the midfielder belted a low drive beyond Boro goalkeeper Zach Steffen for his first goal in a Royals jersey.

The midfielder took to Instagram to express his delight. “What a feeling to score my first professional goal and 3pts ✅ at The Select Car Leasing Stadium. Fans were amazing too.”

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by | 20 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News

Sierra Leone suffered a back-back defeat in the U15 competition at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in their final match on Saturday.

Host nation Liberia came from behind to win 2-1 in their first match of the 2022 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone-A U15 Nations Cup championship following Mauritania’s withdrawal.

The result means Sierra Leone has been eliminated from the tournament after a second defeat conceded five goals scored twice.

Sierra Leone had opened the scoring through starlet Osman Mansaray in the opening three-minute of play before Liberia responded after the visiting keeper Abu Bakar Kamara’s mistake.

Ezekiel Varney levelled the scoreline for the host nations making the score one apiece as both teams went to the break unseparated.

After the restart, Liberia looking more desperate for a win – took the lead for the first time in the match with a delicious goal from Emmanuel Flomo less than two minutes in the latter period.

On Friday, the U15 side from Sierra Leone suffered a 3-1 defeat to reigning champions Senegal at the ATS stadium in Monrovia.

Following the second 2-1 defeat, Liberia and Senegal will battle for this year’s U15 Nations Cup crown at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia at 9:00 Am on Sunday, 21 August 2022.

The winners from this encounter will be crowned champions, but a draw of any score will see the young Lions of Teranga retaining their crown.

Meanwhile, the young lads from Sierra Leone started the tournament on a positive footing thrashing Mauritania 6-0, but the result was nullified after the Mauritanian’s withdrawal due to alleged age cheating.

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Exempted from the first round, Sierra Leone will engage Zambia on the weekend of 21 – 23 October 2022 before the away trip on 29 October 2022 in Lusaka.

The aggregate winner will advance to the final round that will be played during the week of March 20-28, 2023.

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In 2015, Sierra Leone eliminated Cameroon from the 2016 Olympic Games football qualifiers. Ex-skipper Sorie Barrie scored in the 93rd minute to draw parity after Joseph Minala had put Cameroon ahead. It was a goalless first leg in Cameroon.

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The draw for the 2022 WAFU Zone A U-15 Tournament was held today ahead of the competition opener on Thursday as host Liberia set to open the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone against Senegal.

The Sierra Leone U15 side, presently in the Liberia capital, Monrovia, will square off against Mauritania on Thursday 18th of August 2022 at 10 am at the SKD sports complex in Paynesville in Liberia. 

Sierra Leone’s 34-man delegation, including thirteen (13) officials and twenty-one (21) players) residing at the Executive Inn hotel, Monrovia. The Sierra Leone Vice President 2, Alie Badara Tarawallie, is the leader of the delegation.

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Opening day – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟖

𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 – 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌

𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 – 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌

Second d𝐚𝐲 – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 – 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌

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Third d𝐚𝐲 – 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟏

𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 – 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 – 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐌

 

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