by FSL News | 5 Dec, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone youngster Mustapha Bundu has signed a new four-year deal with Danish top flight side AGF that will keep him at the club until the summer 2021, the Danish Superliga team said on their website on Monday.
The club said, the 19-year-old, who initially joined AGF from Hereford FC in September on a one-year deal has an indisputable potential.
The Danish Superliga club said: “Mustapha Bundu in the last few months has been very impression. Of course, he has had to get used to a new football culture, but his potential is indisputable, and therefore we also welcome the fact that it has been possible to conclude a relatively long contract with him.”
In May, he joined a list of players with Sierra Leonean origin to play in a Cup final at England’s iconic Wembley Stadium.
Glen Riddersholm’s men are presently 10th position in the Danish Superliga standings and they will host league leaders FC Copenhagen on Sunday.
Bundu was an unused substitute when AGF defeated FC Midtjylland 1-0 on Sunday.
Meanwhile, three others extended their contract; they are Swedish centre-back Niklas Backman, 28, 20-year-old Jens Stage and 19-year-old Nimo Gribenco, who signed his first professional contract until the end of 2018.
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by FSL News | 5 Dec, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Poole Town and Ex-Tranmere winger, Abdulai Baggie says he is disappointed with his team’s away result on Saturday in his post-match interview.
Dartford edged Baggie’s Town to win 2 -1 – with two goals in two minutes for the home team as they secured a hard-fourth victory against Vanarama National South play-off rivals Poole Town at chilly Princes Park.
Duane Ofori-Acheampong and Luke Wanadio scored a goal each in the first half before Luke Parker pulled one back for the Dorset visitors four minutes before the interval.
A disappointed Baggie, who joined the Dolphins in March, told footballsierraleone.net, “It’s was a difficult result and everyone at the club disappointed with the result.”
“But we got to take the positives from the game and maybe we should have got something out of the game, we passed the ball well, we were patient but we couldn’t get the equaliser.
“We must keep fighting and taking it game by game, but the club is in a very good position and we will see where we are at around Christmas time and after the New Year.
“It is too early to start calling for promotion but I don’t see why we can’t be around there come to the end of the season.”
Dartford scored twice in two minutes after Poole had made a bright start.
Dartford: Ibrahim, Gardiner, Wynter, Vint, Wood, A Brown (Harris 77 mins), Noble, Bradbrook, Ofori-Acheampong, Pugh, Wanadio (E Brown 90 mins) Dartford subs: Hayes, Dembele, Coxhall
Dartford subs not used; Hayes, Dembele, Coxhall
Poole Town: Hutchings, Cooper (Gillespie 70m mins), Case, Spetch, Whisken, Pettefer (Moore 86 mins), Burbidge, Devlin, Roberts, Brooks, Baggie
Poole subs not used: Rees, Gale
Attendance: 886
by FSL News | 4 Dec, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Alfred Sankoh, who has been on the sidelined for two months was back on the pitch to support his side on Sunday as Denizlispor, the Turkish League One side thrashed Elazigspor 3-0 away from home.
“I started today, we won three nil and it was all good to be back on the pitch,” he told this medium.
Sankoh, 28, who suffered a broken right arm in October, was deployed in his usual position in defensive midfield.
Goals from Alperen Babacan 34′, Ziya Alkurt 61 and Yasin Ozan in the 89′ completed the big win for the Denzl-based club.
The former Balıkesirspor player was substituted in the 80th minutes and club skipper Veli Acar was introduced in his place.
Sankoh signed from Balıkesirspor as a free agent on a one-year deal and has settled straight in at Denizli, already featuring seven times for the club.
The former Şanlıurfaspor midfielder is a key player for Denizlispor this season.
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by FSL News | 30 Nov, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Sohag Sporting club midfielder Abdul Sama Mannah has set his sights on becoming a regular goalscorer after opening his Sohag accounts since joining the Egyptian outfit.
Mannah was disappointed not being able to find the net in the last two seasons despite he was still influential enough for his side.
Mannah scored his first league goal away to Telephonat Bani Sweif in his side’s 2-1 defeat on Wednesday afternoon.
The Sierra Leone-born marked his goal with a celebratory post on his official Facebook account.
And he told footballsierraleone.net, “Happy with my goal but disappointed with the defeat.”
His goal follows growing rumours of Mannah looking for a move to Europe, with few clubs already interesting in the agile player.
Sohag are presently second in the Egyptian 2nd division group 1 standing – six points adrift of leaders Al Asyoty Sport.
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by FSL News | 20 Nov, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Umaru Zaingallay Bangura reclaimed his spot in the FC Zurich first team on Sunday as the Challenge League leaders thrashed Servette 4-0 away from home at the Stadium de Genève.
“Is good to be back,” the Sierra Leone skipper told footballsierraleone.net.
The 29-year-old versatile defender was deployed in his usual position in central defence in head coach Ulrich Forte’s side.
Bangura flourished in the defence helping them to pick a vital away win and a clean sheet.
The former Dinamo defender has missed vital matches in recent weeks following his second surgery on his left finger.
Since joining the club, Bangura has only made three League appearances. He scored his first league goal in Zurich 5-0 thumping over Wohlen.
Bangura was part of the FC Zurich’s side that suffered a 2-1 defeat in Spain to Villarreal in the first round of the Europa League ground stage.
In August 2016 he signed a three years contract with Swiss second-tier side FC Zürich.
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by FSL News | 15 Nov, 2016 | Players Abroad News
For his work supporting children in his country Sierra Leone and community engagement down in South Florida, Miami FC and the former Philadelphia Union midfielder Michael Lahoud has received the North American Soccer League (NASL) 2016 Humanitarian of the Year.
Lahoud, 30, teamed up with New England Revolution striker Kei Kamara to launch a school in Freetown as a part of Schools for Salone, an organisation with the goal of rebuilding the education system in the country.
Accepting the award the versatile midfielder, who received his first international call for Sierra Leone in August 2013 for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Equatorial Guinea said the school means a lot to him.
Schools for Salone: The Sierra Leone native has given back to his homeland through education
“The school is a part of me, it is a part of my story and will always be a part of my story. Building it has been a dream come true. I hope to continue changing the lives many through the sport that I love.” he told club’s website.
Lahoud has been called up to the Sierra Leone national team four times in his professional career.
He made his international debut in a 3-2 victory for Sierra Leone 7 Sep 2013 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier and was substituted in the final 15 minutes of the match.
Lahoud and national teammate Kei Kamara were the co-recipients of the 2015 FIFPro Merit Award for their efforts in creating a school for children displaced by civil war in their native Sierra Leone in December 2015.
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