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David Sesay nominated for Player of the Month

by FSL News | 2 Mar, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone International David Sesay’s scintillating form in February has earned the striker a nomination for the Weymouth League Player of the Month award.

Sesay, 24, who joined the Stones over a year ago from league rivals Barnet, has been instrumental since his loan move to the National League South side.

David joined the Terras on loan from National League side Wealdstone in December and has impressed during his stay at the club.

He has scored twice in Weymouth’s 2-1 win over Hampton & Richmond on January 31st and their 3-1 defeat to Farnborough on February 21st.

Voting link following the nominations.

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Alpha Conteh signs three-year deal in Bulgaria

by FSL News | 1 Mar, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone-born Alpha Bedor Conteh has joined Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a three-year deal.

He last played in Israel with Hapoel Rishon LeZion in the second league in the LigaLeumit where he made over 20 appearances helping them win the Liga Luemit Toto Cup 1-0 against H Ramat HaSharon on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023.

“PFK Lokomotiv Plovdiv signed a contract with Alfa Conte. The winger is the sixth new signing for the “black and whites” this winter. He transferred from FC Ibrahim and has a contract for three years,” the club posted on the website.

“Alpha Conteh was born on 01.05.2000. in Sierra Leone and has played for Central Parade, Apoel Umm Al-Fal and Apoel Rishon Lezion. He was the last part of FC Ibrahim. PFC Lokomotiv wishes success to Alfa Conte with the “black and white” team!”

The former Hapoel Rishon leZion was part of the Sierra Leone senior national Furaijah friendly against Algeria in Dubai in November 2022.

He could make his Lokomotiv Plovdiv debut against CSKA Sofia on Saturday.

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Idris Kanu nets in Barnet’s defeat to Oldham

by FSL News | 1 Mar, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone striker Idris Kanu Idris Kanu recorded his eighth goal of the season in Barnet‘s 3-1 defeat to Oldham Athletic AFC on Tuesday at the Hive stadium.

Match Recap – Oldham proved too strong as they put a dent in Barnet’s promotion drives with a 3-1 National League win at The Hive.

The visitors scored the opener in the opening five minutes through Ellis Chapman in the crowded penalty area.

Idris Kanu levelled from close range five minutes before the break. However, Oldham was back in front just after the hour when play was allowed to continue after Alex Reid collided with Barnet goalkeeper Aymen Azaze and Mike Fondop capitalised to fire into the net.

After Fondop had another ruled out for offside, Barnet was awarded a penalty for handball, but Magnus Norman denied Dale Gorman from the penalty spot, and 41-year-old defender Peter Clarke finished off the scoring in stoppage time.

The defeat means the Bees remain in 4th place ahead of Friday’s tie against Southend, who are just three points adrift.

Kanu, 23, has scored in back-to-back matches for Barnet in three days – the former Peterborough attacker was on target in their 4-1 triumph over Aldershot Town last Saturday.

He has featured in 32 matches for his National League side this campaign.

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Idris Kanu nets in Barnet’s emphatic win over Aldershot

by FSL News | 26 Feb, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone striker Idris Kanu registered his seventh of the season in Barnet’s emphatic 4-1 win over Aldershot Town at the Hive Stadium.

Aldershot Town suffered a heavy defeat in the capital, their third defeat in a week, with a 4-1 loss to Barnet on Saturday.

The Bees started well with Ryan De Havilland hitting the post from a free-kick in the 12th minute.

In the 13th minute, Harry Pritchard opened the scoring by chipping the ball from the edge of the box to take the lead.

Aldershot levelled in the 59th minute through Ryan Glover, who smashed the ball into the top corner before Harry Smith restored Barnet’s lead six minutes later with a header at the back post.

Idris Kanu, 23, got on the end of a long ball forward before slotting his shot under Ashby-Hammond for Barnet’s third in the 76th-minutes.

The win means Barnet ended their three consecutive National League losses by defeating Aldershot.

Substitute Courtney Senior made a quick impact from the bench to score the fourth in the 82nd minute.

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MLS third all-time scorer Kamara joins Chicago Fire

by FSL News | 25 Feb, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

CF Montreal has traded Sierra Leonean veteran MLS striker Kei Kamara to the Chicago Fire on Friday – in return, CFM receives up to $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

He featured in 39 games across all competitions in 2022, scoring nine times. Over the years, Kamara, 38, 139 goals are the third-most in MLS history.

“We are excited to welcome Kei Kamara to the Fire,” said Chicago Fire FC Sporting Director Georg Heitz.

“Kei has shown throughout his career that he can consistently produce goals in MLS, including this past season with CF Montréal. Not only will he help to make us more dangerous in the attacking third, but he will bring experience and leadership to the squad. Kei will be an important addition to the team as we continue to build the squad for the 2023 season.”

A 16-year MLS veteran, Kamara has played in 391 regular season matches, logging 313 starts and 28,668 minutes played.

During that time, Kamara scored 139 goals and registered 54 assists. His 139 goals are ranked as the third-most in MLS history, and Kamara currently has the most goals in League history among all active players.

Additionally, he is one of 10 players in MLS history and the only active player to have scored more than 100 regular season goals in his career.

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Osman Kakay’s first session under new QPR’s head coach

by FSL News | 22 Feb, 2023 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone right back Osman Kakay and the rest of Queens Park Rangers teammates took their first training under newly appointed boss Gareth Ainsworth on Tuesday.

Gareth Ainsworth replaced sacked Neil Critchley after just 12 games in charge at Loftus Road.

The Hoops’ new boss, who signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at Loftus Road, the first task is against Blackburn Rovers in front of the homes fans.

Kakay, 25, will be hoping to impress his new boss in return for regular first-team football. He played the full throttle of their 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough on Saturday.

During this campaign, Kakay has featured eighteen times for the Championship side in all competitions.

Having been on the books at QPR since the age of eight, Kakay has worked his way up through the Rangers youth ranks and has now got his part to play in Mark Warburton’s side.

Read Osman Kakay’s Queens Park Rangers Journey

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