by FSL News | 29 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Mohamed Buya Turay scored once again to cement his place as one of the top scorers in the Swedish Allsvenskan despite Dalkurd suffered 3-1 defeat on Saturday.
He joined the Allsvenskan new boys in March but has been the club’s top scorer already setting higher standards than ever seen before.
Turay, 23, has now scored nine goals in twelve appearances for the club since March making him the league’s top scorer so far.
The Sierra Leone superstar has also equalled his overall tally last season for AFC Eskilstuna, where he accounted for nine goals before his switch.
“I am just happy to keep scoring goals for the team, he told Football Sierra Leone after yesterday’s defeat.
He added, “But, I am very sad with the results since I came here. I want my goals to help the team progress this is not about only me but the team.”
“We are in a very bad position. As a team, we all working really hard but the results are not coming our way.”
IK Sirius scored two first-half goals against the relegation-threatened side with goals from Christer Gustafsson and Nigerian Moses Ogbu in the 27th and 31st minutes respectively.
The Sierra Leone native scored just after the break in the 48th minute on Saturday to give his side a lifeline 2-1 against Sirius at the Gavlevallen.
The home team cannot stop the visitors as Ian Sirelius completed Sirius victory in the 95′ minute. (1-3)
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by FSL News | 29 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
ENGLAND: Osman Kakay is in line to get the nod against Preston for Queens Park Rangers in the opening weekend of the English Championship next Saturday.
The Sierra Leone native, who broke into the first team last season, is in top gear ready to replace Darnell Furlong who is expected to be out for the first three weeks of the new campaign.
The QPR academy defender has been a regular under new boss Steve McClaren throughout the pre-season.
Kakay, 20, scored a brilliant goal 56 minutes in QPR’s 7-0 victory over against Staines Town July 13.
The promising young defender told club’s website: “The way the game is you get opportunities in ways you might not have wanted.”
“If the Opportunity comes I am ready for it. The gaffer has been telling me to carry on working as usual and show people what i can do.”
He made his debut in QPR’s 2-1 victory over Rochdale in the EFL Cup tie in August 2016.
His first professional debut was in the Scottish Championship in January during a loan spell with Scottish side Livingston.
In Scotland, he played 12 times last season for Livingston.
USA MLS: Kei Kamara scored Vancouver Whitecaps third goal in their 4-2 over Minnesota United on Saturday night, July 28, at BC Place.
Alphonso Davies scored two goals and added a pair of assists for the host team Vancouver Whitecaps.
Kamara put the Whitecaps up 3-0 in the 64th minute as he converted a pass from Davies on a two-on-one—only two minutes after coming off the bench as a substitute.
Yordy Reyna also scored for the Whitecaps.
The veteran MLS’s striker has now scored 9 goals this season for the Whitecaps.
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by FSL News | 27 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara remains optimistic despite BK Häcken suffered a 4-0 hammering to RB Leipzig in Germany in the first leg second round of the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday.
RB Leipzig played well under the heat as they produced an excellent display to give themselves a huge advantage going into the next tie in Gothenburg next week Thursday.
“This is football, anything can happen. We can score four or five goals,” Alhassan Kamara was quoted as saying.
Kamara, 25, who started in Germany but unable to find the net against the Bundesliga side at the Red Bull Arena thought his side played well up until the host first goal.
“We played well up until their first goal and it’s always hard away from home when you conceded first.
“It’s always difficult when you feel that you’re in the game and then suddenly they start making lots of goals and take over, it’s very difficult, ” Kamara explained.
The return match in Sweden will be played next Thursday (2 August) at 18.30.
Europa League Qualification 2018/2019
Thursday, 26.07.2018 | 6:30 pm
RB Leipzig
Gulacsi – Klostermann, Konaté, Orban, Saracchi (68th Mukiele) – Ilsanker – Demme, Kampl – Matheus Cunha (89th Hartmann), Augustin, Bruma (85th Stierlin)
BK Häcken
Abrahamsson – Andersson, Lindgren, Hammar, Arkivuo – Friberg, Faltsetas (83rd Berggren) – Irandust (46th Mohammed) – Celik (71st Lundberg), Kamara, Paulinho
Scorers: 1 : 0 Bruma (35.) 2 : 0 Matheus Cunha (39.) 3 : 0 Kampl (50th) 4 : 0 Augustin (84.)
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by FSL News | 26 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Kei Kamara scored the match-winner in Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-0 victory over Montreal Impact on Wednesday.
The win means the Whitecaps will return to the Canadian Championship final for the first time since 2016 taking on Toronto, who has won it six times.
The Whitecaps winning the two-leg matchup 2-1 on aggregate.
The Impact won the first half of the series 1-0 in Montreal last week.
After losing five of their previous six matches, the Whitecaps opened the scoring in the 19th minute of the second semi-final from a Yordy Reyna goal.
Kamara, who has been the Whitecaps’ top scorer in the league so far tallying eight goals and three assists in 17 games scored from the spot in the 60th minute.
The Sierra Leone native, who sat out the first leg of the semi-final in Montreal was subbed off in the 79th minute for Anthony Blondell when the Caps were 2 up.
Vancouver has only won the Canadian Championship once in 2015. Montreal has taken home the title three times since the competition began in 2008 and Toronto has won six times.
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by FSL News | 25 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Striker Mohamed Buya Turay was again on target for Dalkurd FF, who lost 4-1 away to Hammarby in the Swedish Allsvenskan on Monday.
Turay, 23, scored a consolation goal in the 84th minute to register his eight in 11 appearances since joining the club from AFC Eskilstuna on a three-year contract.
Turay is the League’s second joint top scorer despite his club facing a relegation fight.
Hammarby after four straight matches without a victory run riot against Turay’s Dalkurd with a brace from Nikola Đurđić 13′ 36′, Muamer Tanković 17′ and Jiloan Hamad 43 were enough for the host team.
The defeat means the Allsvenskan newcomers are first from the bottom with only two wins this season.
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by FSL News | 25 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Midfielder Ibrahim Sorie Barrie says he is enjoying life at Vikingur and is eager to continue helping the team improve.
The 21-year-old versatile midfielder scored his first goal for the club in May. Since his move, he has made 12 appearances helping the club to Icelandic Cup semi-finals.
“I’m happy here. I’m enjoying my football with my teammates. I just want to keep doing well to help the team,” Barrie told FSL News.
“Vikingur is a very good team with a very good coaching staff too. The level of competition makes it a challenge for me.
“It was a tough start, but with determination and help from my national teammate Kwame Quee, I never give up, I’ll always give my best.”
The young prospect, who has earned over 4 caps with Sierra Leone, added: “It’s another step in my career in terms of new experiences. Iceland is a very good country, peaceful, and friendly. I am enjoying the natural hills. With the way God created it.”
“Since I came here, I have played in all the important games, including the pre-season matches.”
“A huge experience for me, I am very grateful for having this opportunity to meet with different nationalities. The positives are that we all get along well.”
The FC Johansen player, who was the hero when Sierra Leone knocked out Cameroon during the 2016 Olympic Games football qualifiers in May 2015 in Yaoundé, also paid tribute to the Leone Stars coach John Keister.
“Thanks to God for everything. I want to also highlight my national head coach John Keister who has helped me greatly because most of the things that he was teaching us very similar here.”
The versatile midfielder was the skipper of the Sierra Leone side and scored the goal in the 93rd minute that eliminated Cameroon from 2016 Olympic Games football qualifiers in May 2015 under Keister.
He joined the Icelandic second-tier side on loan from FC Kallon in January 2018.
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