by FSL News | 15 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leonean midfielder, Kwame Quee ended up his Víkingur Ólafsvík debut day on a sad footing as he was sent off eight minutes from time in Saturday 3-1 win over Grindavík in the Iceland league.
The young midfielder who only completed his loaned deal from FC Johansen to the Úrvalsdeild Karla league side last week received double yellow in 65 minutes and the 82nd minute before giving the matching order a decision the club’s manager coach Ejub Purisevic describe as soft one.
“The red card was a little soft. Certainly, Kwame broke several times in the game but no offense to justify the red card. Maybe Ivar (the referee) was just fed up,” Purisevic said in a post-match interview.
Despite the dismissal, the 20-year-old was very instrumental in the match helping his new side to secure their first win in three matches as the move a step forward to ninth place in the league table with three points.
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by FSL News | 14 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Sierra Leone international Kei Kamara scored his third goal of the season and his 89th MLS career goal as New England Revolution thrashed Real Salt Lake 4-0 on Saturday at their Gillette Stadium.
Kamara, who is now tied with Carlos Ruiz in 10th place in the MLS’s all-time goal scoring chart scored just 48 hours after welcoming his newborn son into the world.
The former Columbus and Middlesbrough striker took to twitter to share his delight with fans with a photo of his new boy, he twitted: Telling him bout the goal and he said “Just ☝️”
“I have just been blessed to do what I love, Play soccer and be a goal scorer. But I still have some time and goals under my belt, Kamara told footballsierraleone.net.
Scott Caldwell opened the scoring with just his third career goal in his 132nd regular-season appearance. Kei Kamara returned after missing the Revs last two league matches with a goal and an assist less than 48 hours after welcoming a newborn son into the world.
Diego Fagundez finally broke through for his first goal of 2017 – a just reward for a player who has often been the Revolution’s most dangerous attacker.
Lee Nguyen completed the big win with an easy goal off a Kei Kamara pass to put the Revs up even further with a 4-0 lead at halftime.
“It was just mentality tonight, team spirit,” said Chris Tierney, who returned to the Revs’ starting line-up at left-back. “It’s one of those games that we always talk about after the run we’ve had; I actually think we’ve been playing okay, but haven’t been getting results,” Chris told club’s website.
The Revs next action is on Sunday, May 21, when the club hosts Columbus Crew SC at Gillette Stadium.
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by FSL News | 11 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
FC Johansen midfielder Kwame Quee has joined Iceland top tier side Víkingur Ólafsvík, on a two-year loan move for an undisclosed fee, the Ólafsvík-based club have confirmed.
The 21-year-old, who travelled to Iceland last month has won over 12 international caps for Sierra Leone and was recently part of the Leone Stars African Nations Cup 2017 qualification campaign.
“We welcome Kwame to the club,” the Ólafsvík-based club said in a statement.
The 2016 national FA winner has been one of the outstanding and consistent players since winning his first International cap with Sierra Leone.
Quee in February was also part of the FC Johansen side eliminated by Moroccan side FUS Rabat in this season’s CAF Champions League 4-1 on aggregate in the preliminary round.
The Icelandic football club Víkingur are still without points after their first two opening Iceland Pepsi-League games.
They have lost to Valur away and 2-1 at home to KR.
Vikings next game is on Sunday against Bray away from home and the Sierra Leone attacking midfielder is eligible to play.
He has had spells with Doutcher United, where he started his career, Sierra Rangers, Papa jack FC before joining FC Johansen in 2009.
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by FSL News | 3 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara made it three goals in six games in the Swedish top flight for BK Häcken.
Kamara scored his Häcken’s third goal of the season in Tuesday’s 4-0 thrashing over derby rivals IFK Gothenburg at their Bravida Arena.
The victory took the Gothenburg-based outfit up to fifth in the standings and ended IFK Gothenburg six years unbeaten run over Häcken.
Clinical Häcken had raced to a 3-0 lead after just 28 minutes. “We started well an early goal and it is a line that suits us very well. We played very well in defence,” says Mikael Stahre at the press conference after the game.
“We knew we had to play smart, keep us on the right side of IFK and go on the offensive when we got the chance. And we made the 4-0 says, Alhassan Kamara.
Mattias Bjärsmyr, Gothenburg’s skipper in the seventh minute started the scoring with his own goal 1-0.
13th minutes after the opening goal, Nasiru Mohammed doubled the host lead (2-0) having intercepted a ball before the Sierra Leone international scored Hacken’s third (3-0).
Brazilain Paulinho Guerreiro completed the home side big win in the 86th minute with a tidy finish (4-0).
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by FSL News | 2 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Former Leone Stars skipper, Ibrahim Kargbo scored his fourth goal of the season as his side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bognor Regis Town on Saturday at the Ryman premier division play-off final.
The Hamlet suffered their second consecutive playoff final defeat as they couldn’t recover from a two-goal deficit.
Goals from Jimmy Muitt and Ollie Pearce gave Bognor full control in the first half before the former Leone Stars captain Ibrahim Kargbo pulled one back with 13 minutes from time.
The defeat to Bognor ended Kargbo and his Dulwich Hamlet side hopes of promotion to the National League South.
Elsewhere, Joshua Koroma and his Leyton Orient side waved goodbye to the English League Two after suffering 1-3 home defeat to Colchester United.
The 18-year-old, who was born in England to parents hailing from Sierra Leone, was introduced in the 79 minutes replacing Janse.
Koroma who at age 17 made his first team debut back in April as a substitute away to Barnet in a 3–0 league defeat featured 21 times this season for the Orient scoring three goals in their 4-0 win over Newport County at Rodney Parade, Newport County.
In Austria, George Davies enjoyed full time action with Floridsdorfer AC as they recorded a 2-0 win on the road to Horn. The Sierra Leonean winger was booked in 82 minutes.
Hassan Sesay made his season debut for Lahti in the Finland top tier league, the Veikkausliiga as they were held to a 1-1 draw while Abdul Sesay saw yellow on his debut season with JS Hercules who held Vifk 1-1 draw in the Finnish their tier league, the Kakkonen.
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by FSL News | 1 May, 2017 | Players Abroad News
Amadou Bakayoko won the Walsall FC Young Player of the Year award for the 2016/17 season.
Bakayoko, 21, development has been tremendous whilst coming through the Banks’ Stadium ranks.
The tall, powerful front-man was named as the Saddlers’ winner of the award at the end of the team’s awards ceremony on Sunday, April 30th, 2017.
Born in Sierra Leone, the 6ft 4 young striker with great physicality, who signed his first professional deal during the course of the 2013/14 campaign made over 30 appearances and scored 4 goals.
During the 2016/2017 pre-season, Amadou strong performances propelled him into the first team fray and in the first game of the League One season (home to AFC Wimbledon on 6th August) Amadou came on as a sub and provided a superb assist for Simeon Jackson.
He scored his first goal against Shrewsbury Town on his full league debut on 15th October 2016, in Walsall’s 3-2 home win.
Amadou, who was raised in the Netherlands started his trade in youth football at Velocitas 1897 and then moved to the prestigious FC Groningen academy, before moving to England in his mid-teens with his family.
The prolific striker who was the leading goal scorer for the Walsall youth team has also had spells at Port Vale in April 2014 and AFC Telford United.
The English League One side ended the season in 14th position.
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