by FSL News | 29 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Alhaji Kamara scored his first hat-trick on Saturday playing for Richmond Kickers on loan from DC United.
The Sierra Leone man struck three times for Richmond Kickers (3 Kamara 34′, 49′, 59′) but his goals were not enough to help his side avoid defeat away to Ottawa.
After halftime, back-to-back Kamara goals put Richmond ahead before Ottawa blew the game open.
The home team regroup after Kamara scored his third to put the away team ahead. Ottawa scored with goals from Seoane 9′, 38′, Rozeboom 69′, Hume 73′, Sanon 90′ to win in an eight goals thriller.
The DC United striker finally sends a message in the Kickers uniform, netting a hat trick in a 5-3 loss to USL expansion team Ottawa Fury FC.
The Kickers had only scored five goals so far this season but tallied three on Saturday.
Fellow D.C. United loan Chris Durkin also performed well in an otherwise wild game on the road.
Richmond finally returns home after three matches on the road. Saturday, June 3rd, the Kickers face off at City Stadium against 2016 USL champions.
The former Nyköpings striker is expected to be part of the Sierra Leone side to play Kenya June 10th in Freetown in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations opening qualifier.
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by FSL News | 29 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
On loan, FC Johansen midfielder, Kwame Quee opens his account in the Iceland top flight league in the 34th minutes in Víkingur 2-1 defeat away to Breidablik on Sunday.
Quee, 20, who was only playing his third top-flight matches since joining the club in May this year, was again a key player for his new club.
The Leone Stars midfielder ended up his Víkingur Ólafsvík debut day on a sad footing as he was sent off eight minutes from time.
Breiðablik 2-1 Víkingur: Kwame Quee scored his first goal
Quee, who has been named in the Sierra Leone side to face Kenya in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier opener, scored a close range header but his goal was not enough for his side to nick a point.
The home team scored two quick goals from Breidablik’s Arnþór Ari Atlason and Hrvoje Tokic in the 13th and 18th minutes respectively.
Vikingur Olafsvik next match will be at home hosting KA Akureyri on Monday, June 5th, 2017.
They’re presently first from bottom deep in a relegation standing three points from their last five matches.
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by FSL News | 28 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
NK Olimpija attacking midfielder Julius Wobay is determined and hoping his side can win this season Slovenia FA Cup the Pokal Slovenije against Domžale on Wednesday 31 May at the Koper Stadion Bonifika.
The Prva Liga defending champions will face Domžale after eliminating Maribor 3-2 on aggregate to reach the Cup final.
The 33-year-old attacking midfielder, who has made 25 appearances in all competition this season, is hoping he can win his first Slovenia FA Cup on Wednesday.
The Sierra Leone international won the Slovenia top flight last season and was pivotal in his first six months helping his side to the title.
Asked if he is fit and ready for the Slovenia Cup final, Wobay replied: “Yes, I’m fit and ready – injury free thanks to Allah for that. I’m a professional and I want to win my first Cup in Slovenia – Is a huge opportunity for me to show what I can do.
“I’ll be delighted if we can go on and win. Two trophies in my first one and half year with the team, it will be great. My first six months was when we won the league. So I’m happy to be part of this club history, Wobay told www.footballsierraleone.net.
“We have performed poorly in the league this season and has missed out a place in both the Champions League and Europa League qualification all that we have hoped for now is the FA Cup,” he added.
“We’re going to enjoy the day on Wednesday – give everything. It’s a cup final and the most important thing is the desire of every player to win silverware.”
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by FSL News | 28 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
FC Zurich will be playing in the Swiss Super League next season after being crowned champions of the Swiss Challenge League.
The Challenge League champions thrashed FC Schaffhausen by four goals on Saturday and they will play their final league match at against FC Wohlena on June 3, 2017.
Uli Forte’s side has been excellent all season winning twenty-five matches draw seven and lost six.
But with a game to spare, the capital club have nine-point lead more than closest challengers Neuchâtel Xamax.
Sierra Leone skipper Umaru Bangura has been a pivotal figure in the Zurich club automatic promotion back to the Swiss top flight.
Bangura, who is expected to skipper Sierra Leone in next month’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Freetown on 10 June, made 17 appearances for the Zurich-based outfit since joining the club in August 2016.
The 12 times winners of the Swiss Super League are back where they belong and Bangura is delighted to be part of the Zurich side.
“Obviously delighted to be part of this great club,” Bangura told footballsierraleone.net.
Bangura celebrated with the capital club fans
In March Bangura said: “FC Zurich is a big club and we all working very hard towards playing in the top flight next season.”
Last year Bangura underwent surgery twice on his left finger, however, since his recovery has contributed to the Zurich side promotion bid.
Bangura scored his first and only league goal in Zurich 5-0 thumping of Wohlen at the Niedermatten Stadium on Sunday 2 October 2016.
In August 2016 he signed a three years contract with Swiss second-tier side FC Zürich.
The Der Stadtclub, relegated last season finishing last, one point behind FC Lugano and was relegated to the Swiss Challenge League. Four days after the final game of the season they won the Swiss Cup 2016 beating FC Lugano 1:0.
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by FSL News | 20 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone International Abdul ‘Buduski’ Sesay scored a brace as JS Hercules beat JJk Villiketut in a ten-goal thriller in the Finish third-tier group C match on Saturday.
Sesay regiesterd his first two goals for his new club in 26th and 47th minutes respectively to help Hercules to a 6-4 victory.
In a dramatic game, Genc Kovaqi put the visitors ahead in the 22nd minute before Sesay level things up for the home team with a fine finish beating the visiting keeper and Sami Karjalainen gave Hercules a 2-1 lead before the break.
Soon after the restart, Sesay was again on target with his second goal to put his side 3-1 up.
However, the visitors made it 3-2, Genc Kovaqi doubles his tally – eight minutes later Hercules’s Sami Karjalainen incredibly restored his side two-goal advantage in 68th. (4-2).
Two more goals from Mikko Suomela saw Hercules completed a 6-4 victory, with Högbacka Niko and Genc Kovaqi on hattrick replying for the visiting team with their third and fourth.
The victory was Hercules first victory in this campaign after their opening two draws and a defeat.
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by FSL News | 19 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara scored again for BK Häcken in the Swedish top-tier league making his 9th Allsvenskan appearance in their 2-1 victory over Halmstads BK on Wednesday.
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w scored 10 goals for BK Häcken in all competition, 5 in the league playing 153 minutes putting him level with Djurgårdens IF’s Magnus Eriksson, Gustav Engvall in the opening 2017 league campaign.
Goals from the Leone Stars forward Kamara in the 42nd minutes and Rasmus Lindgren 56th respectively made the win a comfortable one for Häcken in front of their fans, with Fredrik Olsson getting one back for the visitors by cancelling Kamara’s opener.
The victory takes the Gothenburg-based club to third in the Swedish Allsvenskan standings.
Kamara’s next Allsvenskan action will see him go against fellow Sierra Leone sensational in the Swedish top-flight Mohamed Buya Turay’s outfit AFC Eskilstuna May 21.
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