by FSL News | 8 Sep, 2019 | African News
Photos of stones inside the Siaka Steven Stadium pitch
- The Sierra Leone Football Association has condemned the behaviour of some fans towards the Liberian national team on Saturday at the National Stadium in Freetown.
- Many soccer pundits have described the incident as an ‘embarrassment’. A disgusting show of sportsmanship towards the Liberians.
The Liberians are in Freetown to honour the second leg fixture of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers slated for today at the Freetown Stadium.
The Lone Star won the first leg 3-1 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex on Wednesday.
The SLFA’s statement reads; “Following reports of threats and intimidation by some Sierra Leone football supporters towards the Liberian National team. The SLFA wishes to inform the public that it unequivocally disassociates itself from any of the violence or intimidation in football.”
Ahead of Leone Stars’ game on Sunday, the SLFA said that “the isolated event which is making the rounds in social media is an unfortunate reflection of one of the ills in football that the SLFA strongly advocates against.”
A strong allegation from the Liberia Football Association with video and photos that stones were thrown at their players and officials due to the lack of security presence.
A report from LFA stated that head coach Peter Butler was compelled to call-off Saturday’s afternoon training session at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown following the invasion of the session by angry Sierra Leoneans.
“A request from LFA communications director Danesius Marteh for a closed-door session was downplayed.
Liberia’s coach Butler has threatened that he can’t play under any violence condition if the security of his players’ safety not guaranteed by the government and the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA),” LFA said in a statement.
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by FSL News | 3 Sep, 2019 | African News
Liberia captain William Jebor and defender Eugene Swen both will play no part in tomorrow’s 2022 World Cup qualifier with Sierra Leone at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex at 6:00 PM.
Both nations will kick start their FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign with one aim of reaching Qatar.
According to the Liberia Football Association, Eugene’s flight from Belarus to France was delayed, and as a result, he missed his connecting flight from Paris to Abidjan, while Jebor was excused.
Meanwhile, Sierra Leone completed their first and only training today at the Samuel Kay Doe Sports complex.
Striker Mohamed Buya Turay, Kei Kamara, FC Zurich defender Umaru Bangura, Atvidaberg FF defender Ishmael Jaw Jaw Koroma, Phoenix Rising defender Mustapha Dumbuya where all in attendance.
Head coach Sellas Tetteh is expected to name a strong squad that will face the Lone Star. This tie is Sierra Leone’s first since returning to international football.
The return fixture is expected to be played on Sunday the 8th at the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown.
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by FSL News | 1 Sep, 2019 | African News
Richarlison scored twice as Everton beat Wolves 3-2 in an entertaining Premier League contest at Goodison Park.
Wolves thought they had earned a point when Raul Jimenez bravely headed home in the 78th minute, but Richarlison showed his aerial prowess two minutes later to rise above Willy Boly and give Everton all three points.
The Brazilian had put Everton in front in the fifth minute after converting from 16 yards following a defensive miscommunication between Conor Coady and Rui Patricio.
Alex Iwobi scored his first Premier League goal for Everton, converting Gylfi Sigurdsson’s pin-point cross after Romain Saiss had put Wolves level from close-range in a blistering opening 12 minutes.
Boly capped his side’s disappointing day by being dismissed in the dying seconds after a receiving second booking for a foul on the impressive Richarlison.
With only four Premier League games played, Everton climbed to fifth in the table, while Wolves remained in 17th and without a league win.
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by FSL News | 28 Aug, 2019 | African News
- One of Sierra Leone’s Group L qualifying opponent for a place in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Lesotho have appointed Thabo Senong as their new coach.
- Lesotho will take on Ethiopia a week from today in the first leg preliminary of 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Senong arrives from neighboring South Africa, where he led the country to the last two Under-20 World Cups.
The 38-year-old’s contract was not renewed in May after the latest tournament in Poland, where South Africa failed to win a match.
The former South African Under 20 coach, has been unveiled as new Lesotho Senior National team- Likuena head coach and a three-year contract with Umbro as a technical sponsor for national teams.
Technical director Lesli Notsi has already selected a squad for the two legs against Ethiopia. Lesotho play away on September 4 before the return leg in Maseru four days later.
They also have CHAN 2020 qualifiers against Zimbabwe later in the month and are in a group with Nigeria, Benin and Sierra Leone for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers that start in November.
Sierra Leone face Lesotho in the Africa Cup of Nations campaign November 11th in Freetown.
The fixture will be the opening Group L qualifying match of both sides’ in the race for the 2021 AFCON which will be staged in Cameroon.
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by FSL News | 25 Aug, 2019 | African News
- IK Brage midfielder Seth Kanteh Hellberg has been called-up by new Liberia coach Peter Butler.
- The 24-year-old is among 13 foreign-based players called up by new coach Peter Butler
IK Brage midfielder, Seth Kanteh Hellberg, is among 13 foreign-based players named by new Liberia coach Peter Butler to face Sierra Leone.
Hellberg, 24, who plays in Sweden’s second-tier, was born to a Liberian mother and Swedish father.
The first leg contest is a World Cup 2022 preliminary scheduled to be played at the Samuel Kay Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville City, kick-off 4:00 pm on Wednesday 4th September and the return leg in Freetown on 8 September.
Newcastle United under-23 midfielder Mohammed Sangare, who made his long-awaited debut away to DR Congo in March, is also in the squad.
Captain William Jebor, who recently moved to the United Arab Emirates and Belarus-based defender Eugene Swen, who last featured in the 1-0 friendly defeat to Ivory Coast in March, were recalled.
Veteran South Africa-based striker Anthony Laffor of Mamelodi Sundowns missed out due to injury.
Butler will name the local-based players after LPRC Oilers and LISCR FC’s Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup second leg ties this weekend.
Liberia will take on Sierra Leone on 4 September outside Monrovia with the return leg in Freetown on 8 September.
The full list of Butlers named overseas-based players
Defenders: Joel Johnson Alajarin (Charlotte Independence, United States), Eugene Swen (Energetik-BSU, Belarus) and Teah Dennis (South Samity, India)
Midfielders: Mohammed Sangare (Newcastle United under-23, England), Oscar Murphy Dorley (Slovan Liberec, Czech Republic), Seth Kanteh Hellberg (IK Brage, Sweden), Allen Njie (Grasshopper Club, Switzerland), Sylvanus Nimely (Spartak Moscow 2, Russia), Terrance Tisdell (Baroka, South Africa) and Tonia Tisdell (Nea Salamis Famagusta, Cyprus)
Forwards: William Jebor (Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates), Kpah Sherman (PKNS, Malaysia) and Sam Johnson (Real Salt Lake, United States of America).
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by FSL News | 21 Aug, 2019 | African News
Liberia Football Association has unveiled Englishman Peter James Butler as the head coach of the senior national football team, Lone Star replacing Thomas Kojo.
He signed a one year contract with the mandate to qualify Lone Star to 2022 World Cup and 2021 AFCON.
The ex Bostwana and Platinum stars coach was unveiled on Wednesday at the Liberia Football Association Headquarters on Benson Street in Monrovia.
Butler’s first match will be against Sierra Leone in the first leg preliminaries of the World Cup 2022 qualifiers on Wednesday 4th September.
The first leg of the doubleheader is scheduled to be played at the Samuel Kay Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville City, kick-off 4:00 pm.
The Lone Stars new boss Peter James Butler brief profile.
Butler is an English coach who has worked in Africa and Asia in different capacities.
From 1999-2000, Butler was the caretaker coach of English football league side Halifax Town, he then, moved to Australian side Sorrento FC where he became player-coach in 2000 and set up their academy.
In 2009, he was Technical Director and head coach of Yangon United FC in Myanmar. Butler, who is a holder of a UEFA Pro License, was appointed in 2014 as the head coach of Botswana where relative young squad reached the Group stages of AFCON 2015 qualifiers after knockout Burundi and Guinea Bissau in the preliminaries round.
Butler resigned as coach of Botswana in 2017 and was later appointed as the head coach of Platinum Star in the South African Premier League but departed the position in September the same year.
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