Ethiopia and Sierra Leone shared the points in Thursday’s friendly at the Bahir Dar International Stadium.
The match was Sierra Leone first since their 1-0 win over Benin on June 15 at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo to qualify for next year’s Cup of Nations.
The Ethiopians use the match as part of their preparation ahead of their World Cup qualifiers and African Cup of Nations, whilst Sierra Leone gearing up to face defending champions Algeria, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea in Afcon Group E.
Iraq-based striker Sheka Fofanah and Regionalliga West side Rot Weiss Ahlen defender Daniel Francis were the two foreign-based named in the squad dominated by homebased stars.
The versatile defender David Sesay has signed a one-month rolling contract with Barnet Football Club.
The club says they are thrilled to have secured the services of David Sesay, who is of Kenyan descent.
Sesay, 22, was recently training with Harry Kewell’s side and has been awarded a deal at the club that will see him at The Hive London for, at least, the end of next month.
Having been born in Brent, Sesay came through the Watford FC academy before penning a permanent deal with League Two side Crawley Town in 2018.
He made his Red Devils debut a few weeks after signing for the club against Tottenham Hotspur U23’s in the Papa John’s Trophy, where he finished the match by scoring the winning penalty.
At the end of his first season in Sussex, Sesay was handed the Club’s Young Player of the Year award.
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The Ethiopian Football Federation have confirmed playing Sierra Leone in a friendly match next week.
The test is part of their groundwork ahead of Ethiopia World Cup qualifications against Ghana and Zimbabwe next month.
Apart from Shimelis Bekele, who is based in Egypt playing for Misr Lel-Makkasa, the majority of their players, playing their local league.
Bahir Dar International Stadium is expected to host the friendly.
Bahir Dar is the capital city of the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia.
“It has been known that the Ethiopian national team (the Waliya) will have two friendly games before the upcoming World Cup. The first friendly match with Sierra Leone national team, the second against Uganda National,” the EFF has said ”
On 12th August, the SLFA announced that the Leone Stars to participate in the 2nd DR Congo International Football Tournament in Kinshasa from August 22-25 before a friendly date with Ethiopia on August 28 this year. However, it seems there are changes to this schedule.
The Walia Ibex are also in Group A against host Cameroon, Burkina-Faso and Cape Verde for the 2021 African Cup of Nations group stages.
Sierra Leone, on the other hand, gearing up for Ivory Coast, Algeria and Equatorial Guinea group matches in Douala Cameroon next year.
Sierra Leone lost to their counterparts in the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier 1-0 at the Hawassa Stadium before the result was cancelled due to Fifa suspension
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The Ethiopian Football Federation announced confirmation of Sierra Leone friendly match next week
Amadou Bakayoko will not be available for this weekend Bolton Wanderers Sky Bet League One contest against Oxford United due to a calf injury.
The striker sustained the injury in the 39th minute at Sincil Bank in their last match with Oxford United and he was forced off.
The summer signing from Coventry City could almost miss their Carabao Cup game against Wigan Athletic midweek.
On Bakayoko, the Wanderers boss has this to say, “He thinks he will be available for Tuesday, but myself and the medical staff are not so sure.”We’ll see.”
Wanderers registered their first win of the season following a 1-0 victory over the Imps after skipper Antoni Sarcevic struck towards full-time to ensure Bolton’s first win and clean sheet of the League One campaign.
The striker has featured four times in all competition scored against Milton Keynes Dons since joining the club.
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Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi has said his side will be more vigilant in their bid to defend the title as he acknowledged that there are no smaller teams in African football. He was reacting to the just concluded TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 draw.
Belmadi’s side will face Sierra Leone in their opening tie on January 11 2022 at the Japoma Stadium in Douala.
The reigning African champions will battle for automatic berths to the round of 16 alongside Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire Douala in group E.
“It’s a group with obviously a big one from Africa, namely Côte d’Ivoire. It’s a strong team that needs no introduction. We faced them in the quarter-finals of AFCON 2019, and everyone saw the match,” he told CAF online.
“Of course, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire are the favourites of this group, ahead of Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea. But, you have to know that there are no longer small teams in Africa. There is always a surprise, and we must be ready and vigilant. We should not take things lightly. Otherwise, we risk going by the wayside. We must prepare well to approach this AFCON as it should be and try to achieve the best possible result.”
Ivory Coast and Algeria defeated Sierra Leone in 1994 in Tunis and 1996 in South Africa continental showpiece, respectively.
In Tunisia 1994, the elephant of Ivory Coast walloped Sierra Leone 4-0 on 27 March in Sousse whilst Algeria defeated Sierra Leone 2-0 in 1996 Afcon at the Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein in South Africa.
AFCON GROUP E TEAMS
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Sierra Leone forward Kei Ansu Kamara on Tuesday joined former Leone Stars captain Mohamed Kallon and others online to react after the tournament’s draw in Yaounde which revealed Sierra Leone in Group E along with Algeria, Equatorial Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
Kamara, who scored the only goal against Benin to qualify Sierra Leone as the 24 teams for the continent’s biggest showpiece on June 15 in Guinea, says he is excited about his country being among 23 other nations for the prestigious continental trophy which will as well earn him a maiden lifetime opportunity.
“Algeria’s presence has made our group tough because we’re together with some of the continent’s best and globally ranked nations but as always playing against the best makes you the best.
“I had wished not to be drawn in the same group with a side like Algeria who according to their last performance are theoretically the strongest in Group E but now that we’ll have to face them as one of our three opponents, I believe is as well a golden challenge where we can offer our best as a nation heading to Cameroon next year to compete and win and not merely going there to participate,” remarked an excited Kamara.
Sierra Leone’s Legend and former Leone Stars Captain Mohamed Kallon, who donned the tri-colours of Sierra Leone for over a decade and represented the nation in their last two AFCON appearances in 1994 and 1996 respectively are also optimistic Sierra Leone can progress to the round of 16 and beyond if they don’t sleep on their group opponents.
“These opponents, especially Algeria, are no strangers to us. We played against them 26 years ago, defeated them 1-0 and played to a barren draw in 1994 before losing to them 2-0 in 1996”, recalled Sierra Leone’s most popular former international.
Leone Stars will be looking forward to exceeding their last two performances at the Nations Cup in their third AFCON outing next year when they face Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea on January 11, 16 and 20 next year in Cameroon.
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