by FSL News | 8 Sep, 2018 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
Vancouver Whitecaps attacker Kei Kamara and Panetolikos new acquisition Alhassan Crespo Kamara, are expected to lead the Sierra Leone attack in Ethiopia on Sunday in Hawassa, Football Sierra Leone understands.
Inform Sint Truiden striker Mohamed Buya Turay, who scored on his debut in their 1-1 draw against Lokeren in August will make his Sierra Leone debut.
Buya, 23, was also part of the Leone Stars team that defeated Kenya in June 2017 but was named on the bench.
Bristol City young Sierra Leonean goalkeeper, who is dreaming of playing in the English Premier League, will be named on the bench.
Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations Group F 2019 Matchday Two encounter between host Ethiopia and Sierra Leone is vital for both nations in the race to the continental big stage in Cameroon next year.
Coach Keister is going with David Simbo and Alie Sesay in central defence in the absence of FC Zurich defender Umaru Bangura.
Mohamed Medo Kamara and Alfred Sankoh to play in midfield.
Here is the Leone Stars predicted XI:
Keeper Zombo Morris
Defenders: Hassan Milla, David Simbo, Alie Sesay, Yeami Dunia
Midfielders: Medo Kamara, Alfred Sankoh, Kwame Quee
Strikers: Kei Kamara, Alhassan Kamara, M Buya Turay
Subs: Goalkeeper: Alhaji Sesay
Defenders: Abu Suma, Osman Kakay (QRR, England)
Midfielders
Michael Lahoud FC Cincinnati, USA), (John Kamara FC Kaisar Kazakhstan), Julius Wobay Unattached).
Attackers
Sheka Fofanah Al-Nasr Oman, Christian Moses Viborg FF Danmark.
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by FSL News | 7 Sep, 2018 | African News
Sierra Leone Under 17 team Sierra Stars, has arrived in Senegal’s capital, Dakar for the 2018 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone A football qualifiers.
A 29-man delegation headed by Ali Badara Tarawallie departed Freetown this afternoon via Mauritania airlines.
For the first time since 2012 Sierra Leone U17 team are expected to take part in the qualifiers after a mandatory scheduled MRI test on Saturday.
The team will have its Mandatory MRI test at the IMODSEN medical centre in Dakar between 9 am and 1400 hrs.
Newly appointed Coach Tito Cole first task is against Guinea Bissau on the 11th of September 2018 before the cracker with hosts Senegal two days later.
Meanwhile, the defending African champions Mali are in Group B alongside Liberia and Gambia.
Group C teams are Guinea, Mauritania and Cape Verde.
The tournament will be played from the 9-18 September 2018 at the Alassane Djigo Stadium in Pikine (Dakar) and the newly built Stade Ngalandou Diouf in Rufisque.
The winner of each group and best runner-up qualifying for the last four.
The finalists will represent the Zone at next year’s Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania.
Coach Tito Cole’s Full Squad below.
Habid Kamara, Inbrahim Bangura, Donald Kamara, Mucarr Rahim, Derosime Ibrahim, Thomsa Sesay, Sankoh Ajay Moses, Mohammadu Lamin, Lamin M Kabba, Tolo Osman Bangura, Jonathan Buck, Patrick Bangura, Chernor M Jalloh, Alimamy Kamara, Masilika Yusif Conteh, Abubakarr Kanneh, Idrissa P. Conteh, Hassan Kamar, Sheku Sesay and Daniel K Komeh.
OFFICIALS: ALIE BADARA TARAWALIE – HEAD OF DELEGATION
ELMA KAMARA – SECRETARIAT STAFF, TITO COLE – HEAD COACH, FRANCIS ZAPPA KOROMA – ASST. Coach, JEFFERY KABIA – Goal Keeping Coach, JOSEPH PANI TOBY – Welfare Officer, BENJAMIN ASHLEY – Masseur
MARY S. THOMSON – Team Doctor and STOM KOROMA – MEDIA ATTACH.
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by FSL News | 5 Sep, 2018 | African News
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Tunisia referee, Sadok Selmi as the man in charge of Group F AFCON qualifier between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone on Sunday, September 9 at the Hawassa City International Stadium.
Selmi will be the centerman and will be assisted by Libya’s Attia Amsaad as Assistant Referee 1 and his countryman, Aymen Ismail as Assistant Referee 2.
Quite recently, the Tunisia official was in charge the CAF Champions League tie between South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Horoya AC of Guinea, a match which the South African side was eliminated from the competition.
Selmi display received a lot of bashing from the Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane who has coached the South Africa senior team against Sierra Leone.
Mosimane slammed the opposition for time-wasting tactics and officials for turning a blind eye to infractions.
“You will never see a referee add seven minutes like we have seen here in the PSL when there has been an injury or time-wasting,” the Sundowns coach claimed.
“This is why we are behind in Africa from our Europe counterparts. Everywhere we played; people were falling all over the place and wasting time.”
The Walias are going into the match lying at the bottom of group F with zero points after losing 4-0 away to Ghana in their opening match while Sierra Leone is in second tied on three points with Ghana who has a superior goal.
Sierra Leone, on the other hand, defeated Kenya 2-1 in their opening Group F clash in Freetown.
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by FSL News | 5 Sep, 2018 | African News
Ethiopian national team coach Abraham Mebrahtu has confirmed his 23-man squad ahead of Sunday’s African Cup of Nations Group F qualifiers against Serra Leone at the Hawassa stadium.
Coach Mebrahtu slim down his squad from 32 to 23 after last Sunday’s friendly match Burundi at the Hawassa stadium as they increase preparation for their second Group F tie with the West Africa side.
The 23 players are;
Goalkeepers: Samson Assefa (Dire Daoua), Teklemariam Shanko (Hawassa) and Tsion Merid (Arba Minch).
Defenders: Abdulkerim Mohammed (St. George), Henock Adugna (St. George), Aschalew Tamene (St. George), Salhadin Bargecho (St. George), Ahmed Reshid (Ethiopia Bunna), Anteneh Tesfaye (Dire Daoua), Mujib Kasim (Adama Ketema) and Amsalu Tilahun (Fasil Ketema).
Midfielders: Gatoch Panom (El Gouna / Egy), Mulualem Mesfin (St. George), Shimelis Bekele (Petro Jet / Egy), Amanuel Yohannes (Ethiopia Bunna), Biniam Belay (Eskenderbeu / Alb), Nathnael Zeleke (St. George).
Attackers: Abel Yalew (St. George), Getaneh Kebede (St. George), Addis Gidey (Sidama Bunna), Daoua Hutiessa (Adama Ketema), Behailu Assefa (St. George) and Oumed Okuri (Smouha SC / Egy).
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by FSL News | 4 Sep, 2018 | African News
The Liberia Football Association (LFA) will on Saturday 8th September swear in LISCR Football Club Chairman Mustapha Raji as President.
This comes after former LFA’s Vice President 1 Musa Shannon step down four days to the elections.
According to Mr Shannon, who said on ECOWAS radio that his reason to step down is in the best interest of Liberia football and nothing political.
Raji has been the favourite with an expected 22 votes out of the 34 voting delegates making it impossible for the former LFA Vice President 1.
“I want to respect the decision of my brother I believed he did it in the interest of fair play and Liberia football we are going to work together to Developed and Promote Liberia football, “he told www.footballsierraleone.net in Monrovia.
“There is no winner or loser in this contest. We all just need to work together for the betterment of Liberia football.”
Meanwhile, the outgoing LFA’s boss Musa Bility has confirmed in a statement transferring authority to new President-elect Mustapha I. Raji.
Mr Bility in a communication to football stakeholders said he was informed by the LFA Secretary-General that one of the Presidential candidates Musa Shannon has withdrawn from the race.
“I’ve just been informed by the SG that Mr Musa Shannon has withdrawn from the upcoming Presidential Election. With this information, I wish to inform you that the process of Transition will start immediately”, Bility wrote stakeholders.
The LFA has been in Leadership crisis for about eight months now the stepping down of Musa Shannon for the Saturday race will make way for a new leadership from Musa Ability who took office in 2009.
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by FSL News | 2 Sep, 2018 | African News
The Algerian national head coach, Djamel Belmadi, has named his first 25-man squad ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away to The Gambia on 8 September.
Uncapped midfielder Farid Boulaya who plays for FC Metz in the French Ligue 1 has been handed a first call-up.
Other names – who had been dropped by Belmadi’s predecessor Rabah Madjer – have earned a recall including the likes of Rais Mbolhi, Sofiane Feghouli and Safir Taider.
Carl Medjani, captain under Madjer, is not part of the new Belmadi squad with Zineddine Farhat and Ismail Bennacer also missing out.
The new Algeria coach has also dropped seven local players previously named by Madjer, which means there are no players from the Algerian league.
Belmadi attended two games in the local league and followed the performance of the several already-capped players who failed to convince him this time.
He promised to keep the door open for local players in the future.
A host of experienced players are named, including Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City, Yacine Brahimi of Porto and Islam Slimani of Fenerbahce.
Algeria are level with Benin at the top of Group D of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after an opening 1-0 victory over Togo.
Algeria squad:
Goalkeepers: Raïs M’bolhi (Ettifak FC, Saudi Arabia); Azzeddine Doukha (Al Raed FC, Saudi Arabia); Alexandre Oukidja (FC Metz, France);
Defenders: Aïssa Mandi (Real Betis, Spain); Ramy Bensebaïni (Stade Rennes, France); Rafik Halliche (Moreirense, Portugal); Mehdi Tahrat (Lens, France); Ilyes Hassani (Cherno More, Bulgaria); Ayoub Abdellaoui (FC Sion, Switzerland); Mohamed Farès (S.P.A.L. Italy); Mokhtar Belkhiter (Club Africain, Tunisia);
Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke, Germany); Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact, MLS); Mehdi Abeid (Dijon, France); Adlène Guedioura (Nottingham Forest, England); Sofiane Feghouli (Galatasaray, Turkey); Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, England); Rachid Ghezzal (Leicester City, England); Ryad Boudebouz (Real Betis, Spain); Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto, Portugal); Farid Boulaya (Metz, France); Yassine Benzia (Lille, France);
Forwards: Islam Slimani (Fenerbahce, Turkey); Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd SC, Qatar); Hilel Soudani (Nottingham Forest, England).
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