by FSL News | 16 Oct, 2016 | Players Abroad News
- Finland Kakkonen Play Offs: OPS 1 – 2 FC Honka
Abdul ‘Buduski’ Sesay scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for Oulun Palloseura Jalkapallo (OPS) this season in the Finish third-tier division, but the Sierra Leone midfielder is bitterly disappointed following their 2-1 playoff defeat on Sunday.
The Oulu-based club promotion bid was dealt a major blow following a shocking home defeat to FC Honka at the Oulu-Lehti Arena.
Both sides played to a 2-all draw in the playoffs the first leg last Sunday, and after today’s disappointment for OPS, FC Honka promoted 4-3 on aggregate.
Sesay, who was hoping OPS will secure promotion and end a three-year absence from Finish’s second-tier admitted his disappointment after his team was brought back down to earth.
“I’m disappointed that we lost because we have been doing very well up to this point, but we always knew it wasn’t going to be easy and that we had to fight.”
“This is football; everyone at the club is down at the moment. We were hoping this year is going to be our year, unfortunately, we lost in the playoffs,” Sesay told footballsierraleone.net.
The deadlock was broken shortly after the first five minutes by the visitors; Generoso Da Silva opens the scoring.
The home side levels the scoreline just before the break – Finish forward Konstantin Belov scored in the 45th minute.
In the 73′ minutes, FC Honka midfielder Robert Ivanov scored the winner for the visitors as they gain promotion to the Finish second-tier away from home.
FC Honka finished with 10 men as Rony Huhtala was sent off for a second booking
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by FSL News | 16 Oct, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Denizlispor may be without midfielder Alfred Sankoh between three to six weeks having broken his right arm.
Sankoh suffered the injury in today’s 2-0 league defeat away to Boluspor at the Bolu Atatürk Stadium and was taken off the pitch in the first 20th minute.
The Turkish second tier side does not yet confirm the length of time that their Sierra Leone midfielder will be out of action for.
However, the 27-year-old is expected to be out of action between three to six weeks, it will all depend on the severity of the injury.
Sankoh shared the sad news on his Facebook account, “Really sad seeing myself suffering on the pitch with a broken arm in our match this afternoon, but I believe in the almighty God. I will be back soon.”
He joined the Turkish second tier from Balıkesirspor as a free agent on a one-year deal and has settled straight in at Denizli, already featuring six times for the club.
The former Şanlıurfaspor midfielder is a key player for Denizlispor this season.
He will also miss important matches for the TFF League One side in the next coming weeks.
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by FSL News | 15 Oct, 2016 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Striker Kamara pictured happy with BK Häcken form
Alhassan Kamara has declared himself happy with his recent goal scoring form after hitting five (5) goals in 10 appearances since joining the club in July.
Ahead of their first Allsvenskan match away to Jonkoping Sodra, after the international break, the Sierra Leone international has expressed his joy at being influential in recent Hacken’s triumphs.
Kamara scored the opening goal away from Hammarby as they won 3-2 and was on target against IFK Goteborg as he helps his side to snatch a point in front of the home team.
“I am happy I scored those two goals, five goals from ten matches every player will be happy.
“It’s every attacker’s delight to score goals. I’m equally grateful to God for helping me score the goals.” Kamara, 23, told footballsierraleone.net
Hacken currently sits in the sixth spot, six points adrift from IFK Goteborg in fourth, and Kamara hopes with five games to go they can make the top four starting by beating Kalma FF at home this weekend.
“We need to win our last five final matches because we don’t have our destiny in our hands,” added Kamara.
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by FSL News | 8 Oct, 2016 | Players Abroad News
The Chalobah brothers Nathaniel and Trevoh Chalobah (pictured above) have both happy with their development at Premier League club Chelsea FC as they sat down to clarified the early stages of their career. (Photo Credit chelseafc.com)
The duo was born in Sierra Leone; they arrived in England at a young age.
Elder brother Chalobah, 21, who made his Chelsea first-team debut on 20 September 2016, when he came off the bench to replace Michy Batshuayi in the 79th minute of a 4–2 win over Leicester City, has been a good example to his younger brother.
His younger Trevoh (above right), who recently signed his first professional contract at Chelsea, at age 16 played an integral role in the club’s Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League successes last term and also skippered the England’s Under-17 side at this summer’s European Championships.
The Blues brothers were speaking about how they started playing football up to professional level.
When asked who was better as a kid, Trevor was quick to acknowledges his elder brother (Chalobah) was ahead of him.
“Probably Nathaniel was better!’ Trevoh told club’s website.
‘But he’s catching up,’ Nathaniel responds. ‘We would play together in the garden and on the estate where we grew up. When we were younger I tried to protect him a bit when we played with the bigger boys, tried to make sure he didn’t get hurt. But as he grew up, and I could see he could handle it, I just let him play.’
Trevoh maintained he only started taking playing football seriously after his elder brother signed for Chelsea.
“I only really started playing football because he was playing. It was a bit of fun for me. But when he got signed I started taking it more seriously and playing football at school. That’s what made me want to play the sport.
‘I always played with the older boys. They were a lot bigger, but I liked it. It was more of a challenge and it’s helped me at Chelsea, especially playing in older age groups as I do.’
Trevoh, 17, has started all seven of Chelsea’s development squad matches so far this season, including the win over Tottenham
When they were growing up, Nathaniel explains, ‘it was all about street cred’. Who could do the most skills, nutmegs, that sort of thing. ‘Could you make your opponent look like a fool?’
Now everything is geared towards developing as a player and as a person and winning. Nathaniel says the staff, the training and the facilities have always been top class in the club’s Academy, adding that he thinks the connection between coaches and players is even closer these days.
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by FSL News | 3 Oct, 2016 | Players Abroad News
A goal in the 89th minute from Sierra Leone-born Mohamed Buya Turay (Pictured with team-mates) aided AFC United to a precious 3-0 victory over Örgrytel on Monday in the Swedish Superettan title race.
The goal was his ninth in 25 appearances for the club as they close the gap on Sirius to just three points.
AFC United went ahead through a 62′ minute goal from English defender Jernade Meade and Ali Ferid extended their lead in the 66th minutes before Buya Turay made sure of all three points away from home.
United’s next league encounter is on the 16 October away to Ängelholm.
Just yesterday Buya told this medium they are desperately looking towards promotion.
“Promotion has got to be our target,” said Turay. “Everyone at the club is determined.”
“We’ve got to be looking to get promoted and get to the top of the Swedish radar where I think the club belongs.”
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by FSL News | 3 Oct, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Umaru Bangura admits he was delighted to score his first goal for FC Zurich after helping the Challenge League leaders on to a 5-0 thrashing of Wohlen at the Niedermatten stadium on Sunday.
The defender, who was playing for the first time since his left thumb finger operation, powering a header in the 61st minutes to make it four for the league leaders.
The Leone Stars skipper applied the finishing touch to a well-worked corner kick.
“I’m delighted with the goal, it was my first for the club and you can see that in my celebration,” the Sierra Leone skipper told footballsierraleone.net.
FC Zurich next league match is on Monday, October 17 at home taking on FC Le Mont.
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