by FSL News | 27 Jun, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone midfielder Khalifa Jabbie pictured in FC Sheriff’s colours is “optimistic and excited” about the prospect of Champions League football following the second round qualifying opening draws of the 2016/17 campaign.
Jabbie’s FC Sherrif will start their campaign in the second qualifying round away to Hapoel Beer Sheva FC from Beer Sheva, Israel.
First leg match takes place on July 12/13 in Beer Sheva, second leg match is organised in Tiraspol on July 18/19.
The midfielder said: “I’m looking forward to making my Champions league debut and I’m excited – The matches against Beer Sheva will bring me a very good experience – I know we can play well if we prepare well for these two legs ties.”
“My teammates are also optimistic and excited about going to Israel next month, we hope to achieve the ultimate goal and get into the group stages.
“We played 1-1 in our first preseason game against FC Zimbru at home and our next preseason match is against Russian side Tom Tomsk at home again on the 2nd July 2016,” Jabbie, 23 told footballsierraleone.net
FC Sheriff won the 2015-16 Moldovan Divizia National title following a 1-0 victory away to Dacia Chisinau as they secured their spot in Europe’s elite club competition.
Since 2001, the club they have won the title thirteen times out of fifteen.
The 6 ft 2 inch who was a one-time captain of the Sierra Leone Under-20 national known as the Shooting Stars has won two major European titles since 2009.
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by FSL News | 26 Jun, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Kei Kamara’s New England Revolution was humbled by Alhaji Kamara’s DC United as both countrymen were facing each other for the first time in their career at club level.
American soccer player Lamar Neagle scored a goal and an assist to give the host an early lead that stood up in a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night at the RFK Stadium (Washington D.C.)
The former IFK Norrköping striker Alhaji Kamara of DC United on the right, pictured. Kei Kamara was introduced in 82nd minutes, replacing Álvaro Alberto.
Sean Franklin scored the second goal, his first of the season, when he knocked in Neagle’s cross.
The victory sees the host leapfrogged their visitors into fifth in the Eastern Conference table.
Kei Kamara, 31, is still searching for his first goal in five games since joining New England Revolution in May this year from Columbus Crew.
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by FSL News | 24 Jun, 2016 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Alhaji Kamara pictured left to host Kei Kamara on Saturday MLS
Two Sierra Leoneans plying their trade in US top flight league Major League Soccer will be locking horns this Saturday at the RFK Stadium.
Kei Kamara’s Revolution will be away to Alhaji Kamara’s DC United as both countrymen will face each other for the first time in their career at club level.
Kei Kamara, 31, who is still searching for his first goal since joining New England Revolution in May this year from Columbus Crew has impressed greatly since his return to the US.
He was successful last season netting 26 goals in total and won the Eastern Conference championship with Columbus Crew SC but he missed out on the MLS Cup and MVP Award won by Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco.
Alhaji Kamara, 22, was also a success playing for IFK Norrköping last season in Sweden.
He featured fourteen times to help Norrkoping to lift the Swedish title scoring six goals.
The former IFK Värnamo striker, Alhaji Kamara scored the only with his first touch on his debut for D.C. seconds after coming on against Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on May 28, 2016.
The host is two points adrift from their visitors, The Revolution standing six on the table while DC United lies seventh.
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by FSL News | 23 Jun, 2016 | Players Abroad News
- Julius Wobay pictured with the Slovenia title
Sierra Leone attacking midfielder, Julius Wobay and his Slovenia top flight side, NK Olimpija Ljubljana will face a tough test against AS Trenčín in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round following the opening draws of the 2016/17 campaign.
The draw which was confirmed by Uefa last Monday will see Wobay’s side first host their Slovak counterparts on the 12/13 July for the first leg before travelling to the Sihoti Stadium for the return fixtures on 19/20 July.
This will mark the return of the Slovenia PrvaLiga champions to the top European football club tournament after they last qualified during the 2013/14 league season in which they were knocked-out in the second round.
Since joining Olimpija on 29 January 2016 the Sierra Leone international has made 12 appearances scoring twice to help his side to the season title.
Olimpija Ljubljana had won four Slovenian Championships, four Slovenian Cups and one Slovenian Supercup in the period between the country’s independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 until the club’s dissolution in 2004.
Olimpija Ljubljana was founded on 2 March 2005 as NK Bežigrad and only began participating in the Slovenian fifth tier during the 2005–06 seasons.
They have managed to achieve promotion in four successive seasons, reaching the top division for the first time in 2009, after winning the 2008–09 Slovenian Second League title.
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by FSL News | 23 Jun, 2016 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Kei pictured in action for the Revolution
Kei Kamara is still searching for his first goal since joining New England Revolution in May this year from Columbus Crew.
The Sierra Leonean was very successful in 2015 season with Columbus Crew netting 26 goals in total but he missed out on the MLS Cup and the MVP Award won by Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco.
The former Middlesbrough striker Kamara isn’t concerned by his inability to get off the mark just yet for his new club, as his presence has no doubt sparked the Revolution’s attack.
The 31-year-old is unfazed and told club website, “I think I still have some goals in MLS and I’m not worried at all,” Kamara was quoted as saying said after their win in Vancouver.
“Right now, being part of this team, playing four games – five including Cup games – and getting mostly wins, to me, it’s just perfect.
Kamara is expected to face fellow Sierra Leonean Alhaji Kamara’s DC United this Sunday away at the RFK Stadium hoping he can end his goal drought.
The Revolution are seven points adrift from the Philadelphia Union who are top of the Eastern Conference standings.
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by FSL News | 22 Jun, 2016 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Mustapha Dumbuya pictured in action for Sierra Leone is set to miss a large chunk of the new season
Sierra Leone and Partick Thistle right-back, Mustapha Dumbuya is hoping to return to football action soonest after successfully underwent Achilles tendon operation.
The former Portsmouth defender suffered the injury over the weekend and underwent surgery on Monday night.
The severity of the injury means the 28-year-old defender is set to miss most of Thistle matches in the upcoming season.
However, agile right-back is positive and looking forward to speedy rehabilitation.
“Thank you all for the kind messages, I haven’t lost my smile, so please don’t feel sympathy for me, just another journey that I have to face. I’ll be back stronger both mentally and physically by God’s grace,” the former Notts County and Crawley Town defender posted on his Facebook page.
“Some may know I’ve had an Achilles problem for a while and it popped, underwent my operation on Monday and it was a successful, now looking forward to my rehabilitation and playing again thank you all once again.”
Thistle assistant manager Scott Paterson has reacted in dismay over the sad news and he told the UK Evening Time that they will now be forced to bring in an extra player to cope with the loss of the dynamic Sierra Leone international.
“It’s a massive blow for the team, the club and the player himself,” Paterson said. “He’s a massively important player for us, and it’s so disappointing because we thought he had got over that little spell of niggly injuries that had kept him out last season.
“We’re hugely disappointed but sometimes these things happen in football and we just have to get on with it. It means that we’ll have to get another defender in, that’s pretty obvious and not just one but possibly two with this news.
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