Sierra Leone skipper Steven Caulker made his first start for Turkish League Super League side Fatih Karagümrük in their 2-1 defeat to Istanbulspor AS on Monday.

The former Fenerbahce defender played his first 90 minutes for his new club since he joined on a two-year deal.                                                                                                                    
After their match day 8th defeat, Caulker has this to say. 

“In the first half, we actually did not perform well according to ourselves. We did not get the result we wanted. I do not think we played very well. Congratulations to Istanbulspor,” Caulker told pressmen.

“We are very sorry, there were positions that we could make 2 or 3 differences, but we could not evaluate them. Now, we have to look ahead and perform better. We have a Fenerbahce match in front of us.”

Last season, the Center-back spent the entire 2021–22 season on loan with fellow Süper Lig side Gaziantep – where he made 29 topflight appearances scoring two goals.   

Sierra Leone skipper Steven Caulker makes first start for @sk_karagumruk in the Turkish Super Lig as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Istanbulspor on Monday.

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Reading cruised to a comfortable victory over Huddersfield to remain third in the Championship, and condemn new Terriers boss Mark Fotheringham to a losing start.

Midfielder Tyrese Fornah, who was a 65th-minute substitute, has featured in twelve Englihs Championship matches this campaign since his laon move from Nottingam Forest.

Paul Ince’s side recorded their seventh win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Huddersfield Town in RG2.

The Royals scored twice before half-time in the Berkshire sunshine thanks to a Tom McIntyre header and an own goal from Huddersfield keeper Lee Nicholls.

Substitute Yakou Meite added a third for the Royals shortly after coming on, with Tom Lees scoring a late consolation for the Terriers in added time.

It was the first game in charge for new Huddersfield boss Fotheringham following his appointment on Wednesday, and he will be under no illusions as to how tough a job he has taken on after replacing Danny Schofield.

After Coventry won for the first time this season by beating Middlesbrough, the Terriers are now only one point off the bottom of the table and are three points from safety.

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Reading took the lead just before the half-hour mark as centre-back McIntyre connected with Tom Ince’s corner and headed the ball back across goal into the corner of the net.

The lead was doubled 10 minutes before half-time as Nicholls was only able to divert Jeff Hendrick’s cross into his own net.

The second half continued in the same vein, with Meite scoring 10 minutes after coming on, converting from close range after Nicholls had spilled the ball.

Lees headed home from a Sorba Thomas corner in the last minute of stoppage time to give the suffering Huddersfield fans something to cheer.

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Attacker Issa Kallon was named in  Shanghái Port’s first eleven for the first time in their 2-1 away win over Henan Songshan on Tuesday.

Manager Ivan Leko selected the Sierra Leone International for his first start in six appearances since joining the club in June as a free agent.

The 26-year-old striker, who made 32 starts for Cambuur and contributed five goals last season, played 65-minute before Matías Ezequiel Vargas Martín replaced him.

The win means Shanghai Port are currently seventh in the Chinese Super League table with 28points from sixteen games this season.

During his five-year spell at Cambuur, he made 156 appearances and scored 26 goals and 40 assists.

Meanwhile, Kallon was left out of the Sierra Leone team to face South Africa and DR Congo on September 24th and 27th, respectively.

Sierra Leone coach John Keister has said he wanted to give the winger time to settle in with his new side.

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Charleston Battery forward and leading goalscorer Augustine Williams has expressed his delight after being named in the Sierra Leone squad for this month’s friendlies.

Sierra Leone will engage South Africa on September 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on September 27 in Casablanca, Morocco.

Williams, 25, who missed the last two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau in June, is excited about the upcoming trip to represent Sierra Leone.

“It’s an honour to be called up by the national team again to compete for my country. An amazing feeling to be able to represent over seven million people, that’s something I take with pride,” Williams told the club’s website.

Williams debuted for the Leone Stars on June 15, 2021, during qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Benin, where he helped the country qualify for the tournament for the first time in over two decades.

The forward was recalled to Sierra Leone’s squad for the AFCON in January. Williams has made three total appearances for his country.

The call-up for the 25-year-old comes on the heels of the striker’s most prolific scoring season of his career, as he’s tallied 14 goals for the Battery in 2022. This includes a run of five consecutive matches across July and August where he scored a goal, bagging six during that time.

“I’m looking forward to regrouping with the boys again, getting to work and playing against other nations while being able to represent Sierra Leone in the best way possible,” said Williams. “The focus is preparing ourselves and getting the team stronger in all areas to be ready to compete in the AFCON as we reach closer to the qualifying stages again.”

Williams will train and compete with Sierra Leone through the final week of September and will return to Charleston ahead of the away match on October 1 against Hartford Athletic

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• ESTAC Troyes B youngster Muses Turay has expressed his delight after first  Sierra Leone call-up 

Troyes forward Moses Turay has received his first call-up to the Sierra Leone squad ahead of this month’s international friendlies.

The 18-year-old, who scored his second goal of the season against Le Puy Sub 19 on Saturday, is in coach John Keister’s squad to face South Africa in Jonesburg and DR Congo in Casablanca on the 24th and 27th of September, respectively.

“I’m looking forward to the experience and learning from the manager,” exciting Turay told Football Sierra Leone.

“It’s a great opportunity. I am relishing the prospect of playing against African giant South Africa and DR Congo if selected by the coach.”

Turay, who recently signed for the Ligue 1 side, has played four games for the U19 side scoring two goals this campaign.

This month’s International matches will be Sierra Leone’s senior side’s first match since the 2-2 draw against Guinea-Bissau in the African Cup of Nations qualifier in June.

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