by FSL News | 25 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone midfielder Khalifa Jabbie named to the Lebanese League team of the week
Sierra Leone international Khalifa Jabbie has been named to the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Week for Week 4.
Jabbie, 25, who recently signed for Racing Beirut make the LPL TOTW for the first time after four top-flight appearances.
Although they lost their last league home contest to Al-Ansar 1-0, Jabbie has been a good prospect for Coach Roda Antar’s side.
The White Castle ace is enjoying his time after long absence off the field, having started their last four games thus far.
The young and experienced midfielder moved in 2011 from his home club FC Kallon to Europe, joining Norwegian side Fredrikstad FK.
At 6ft 3, Sierra Leone-born midfielder made his international debut in March 2011.
The one-time captain of the Sierra Leone Under-20 national known as the Shooting Stars has recently won major Moldovan silverwares the Championship and Moldavian Cup since 2009.
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by FSL News | 25 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Michael Lahoud’s United Soccer League side, FC Cincinnati and New York Red Bulls II will battle it out in the 2018 Eastern Conference Semi-finals at Nippert Stadium on Saturday.
Lahoud, 32, who joined Cincinnati on April 18, 2018, has been a pivotal figure in the team playing over 23 games this season.
They advanced past the conference quarterfinals for the first time in their history with a 6-5 victory in a penalty shootout last Saturday against Nashville SC after a 1-1 full-time scoreline.
The result extended FCC’s undefeated streak to 24 games in league play, a run that began with a 2-1 victory against the Red Bulls II on June 2 when Cincinnati rallied to win at Red Bull Arena.
The Red Bulls II, also looking to advance to the conference final for a third consecutive season as it squares off with the 2018 USL Regular Season champion.
The tie is expected to kick-off 4 pm ET and can be watched live on ESPN+ in the United States and YouTube internationally and followed live via the USL Match Centre.
FCC also recorded a 2-1 victory against New York at Nippert Stadium on July 21, although the Red Bulls II’s Tom Barlow almost found a stoppage-time equalizer for the visitors in that contest as he hit the crossbar with a late chance.
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by FSL News | 21 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Canadian top side Vancouver Whitecaps have failed in their bid to have Kei Kamara’s red card against Sporting Kansas last weekend rescinded.
Major League Soccer announced on Friday that an Independent Panel has denied Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s appeal to overturn striker Kei Kamara sending off.
The Sierra Leone attacker sees red for violent conduct during Vancouver’s 4-1 home defeat against Sporting Kansas City on October 17.
As a result, Kamara will miss today’s Whitecaps crucial MLS game against Los Angles but will return in Vancouver’s season finale against Portland Timbers on October 28 at BC Place.
The Independent Panel consists of one representative from the United States Soccer Federation, one representative from the Canadian Soccer Association, and one representative nominated by the Professional Referee Organization.
The striker has scored 14 goals this season for the Canadian top-flight side.
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by FSL News | 18 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Kei Kamara’s professional soccer career has been a bit nomadic, but he’s proven one constant in eight different jerseys in his MLS career: He scores goals.
Kamara has taken soccer’s most valuable trait with him to Vancouver, where he’s had a successful first season with the Whitecaps.
He leads the team with 14 goals and couldn’t be happier with his situation.
“I’m at the end of my contract here in Vancouver, but it’s one of the best teams I’ve played for, one of the best cities I’ve lived in,” Kamara told MLSsoccer.com.
“It’s difficult right now that we don’t have a permanent coach to know what the situation is for me going forward. For me, I feel like I’ve done my due here. I’m not looking to that. Obviously whatever happens will happen, I love it here.”
What Kamara is looking forward to is the task at hand, and the Whitecaps still have it all to play for this season. Despite losing three of their last four games, the Whitecaps are within touching distance of the Western Conference final playoff spot with just a few games left.
“I believe we can do it,” Kamara said without hesitation. “The game against Kansas City is obviously our final. It doesn’t matter what happens to the other side of the table. …If we can handle that game, it doesn’t matter what the other results are, then we’ll be really happy going into our last two games of the season.”
Self-belief in the locker room hasn’t wavered all season through the ups and downs that included a coaching change just two games prior, as the ‘Caps parted ways with Carl Robinson and appointed Academy technical director Craig Dalrymple in charge for the rest of the season.
“It’s been like that for us for the past 10 games, being really close to the line,” Kamara said. “It’s always felt like we could be right above that line, even after the coaching change and the results, it’s like ‘wow, we’re right there. We can make this happen.’ … After the Galaxy loss, the belief was still there. It was one of those that we just dropped. The way all of the other results were still going, was one of those to tell you ‘hey, there’s still a chance we can make it happen.'”
After SKC, the schedule doesn’t get any easier. They play at LAFC on Sunday (5 pm ET | TSN — Full TV & Streaming info) and then host Portland on Decision Day, presented by AT&T, two teams bound for the playoffs. They have an uphill battle that they’re not going to back down from as Kamara is embracing a role that includes not just helping his teammates on the field, but off of it as well.
“It’s a really competitive group. It’s a young team, being the oldest guy in the locker room, which is a shame to say, I do feel proud of that,” the 34-year-old said. “I come in every day and continue to help the players, help everybody achieve something, and right now that’s the playoffs. That’s what we want to achieve.”
Despite being the oldest on the team, Kamara has played the fourth-most minutes. The way he plays, and moves, it’s easy to assume he’s still in his 20’s.
“It’s kind of weird knowing that I’m over 100 goals, but I really didn’t score many goals before,” Kamara said while laughing. “I’m 34, I’m playing, the way I’m moving around and seeing the game a lot better than before, and appreciating every single player on the squad. Every single player connects something to make me score goals.”
Despite having scored 112 goals in his MLS career, and being tied for seventh in goals this season, Kamara still rues the ones he didn’t score.
“I feel ashamed to not be scoring more, I should be in the 20s at the moment,” Kamara lamented. “I missed a couple key chances, and maybe those are a couple key chances that hurt us. But goals really aren’t my drive, my drive is the playoffs and championships.”
Regardless of what happens over the team’s final three regular season games, Kamara hopes to be back in Vancouver.
“Team-wise, this is seriously one of the best group of guys, togetherness, that I’ve seen,” Kamara said. “When Robbo was here, the guys that he put together, he did it well. A lot of guys really like each other off the field. When you do have that, it really brings a different chemistry when you’re on the field. The city is a beautiful city and it puts this happiness into players, all of that does help.”
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by FSL News | 12 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Veteran Sierra Leone International, John Trye, is hoping the depth of talent and experience in the Scarborough SC squad can help them lift the Canadian soccer league title on Saturday.
Trye’s Scarborough will take on FC Vorkuta in the overall Canadian first league final at the Centennial Park on Saturday, October 13.
The 33-year-old goalie has been instrumental this season in Kiril Dimitrov’s first team.
“I am really excited and looking forward to playing in the final on Saturday, winning the league title will mean everything and a dream come true,” Trye told FSL
“A victory for us will mean I get to lift the first title in my career and I guess is not a bad way to end the season.”
The former ASA Charge man added, “I know we have many talented players. However, we have to play well throughout the match and take our chances if we are to be champions.”
An Aleksander Stojiljkovic goal gave Scarborough a 2-1 win over FC Ukraine United in last week’s the semi-final play-offs.
Trye, who joined the club 2016 was also part of the Green and Black side that lost last year’s finals to York Region Shooters 5-4 on penalties.
The 2016 season marked the first time Scarborough qualified for the postseason by finishing third and posting the third-best defensive record.
Their playoff run was cut short after a 3-0 defeat to Hamilton City SC.
Meanwhile, Tyre was the goalie for Sierra Leone when they lost to DR Congo 3-1 in their final Group D, African Cup of Nations qualifying match at the Stade Tata Raphaël in November 2014.
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by FSL News | 10 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Egypt-based midfielder Abdul Sama Mannah says he’s looking forward to Aluminium SC round of 32 Cup tie against Smouha on Thursday.
The tie will be played at the 86,000 seater Borg El-Arab Stadium in Cairo.
Last season Smouha, was the fifth best team in Egypt ended up 10 points adrift of Zamalek.
Mannah, 25, who signed for Aluminium SC in July, last year is eager to impress on the pitch.
“It’s going to be a difficult game but I am ready and looking forward to facing one of the biggest games in my career.”
“Smouha Sporting Club is one of the best clubs in Egypt,” Mannah told FSL.
“I’m excited because if we get through then there’s a possibility of getting a big tie in the next round so there is the added motivation of that, but we have to get the job done first.”
Mannah added, “To eliminate such big club like Smouha ii good for our confidence as a team and especially for our league matches.”
He has had spells with Mount Zion and Ghanaian side Medeamaa Sporting club before moving to Egypt.
Egypt Cup Round of 32 results and fixtures
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