Canadian side CF Montreal will battle it out with Mexican club Cruz Azul in the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League quarter-finals next month.

The first and second leg matches will be played from March 8 to 10 March and 15 to 17, respectively.

Forward Kei Kamara made his CF Montreal debut in the victory over Santos Laguna in the 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 series on Wednesday night at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

The Canadian side overcame Santos Laguna 3-1 on aggregate to reach this year’s quarterfinals.

Kamara’s side entered the tie with a 1-0 deficit to start the night before the MLS side turned things around to claim a 3-1 victory on aggregate and a spot in the final eight.

Goals from Romell Quioto and Djordje Mihailovic in the 10th and 22nd minute, respectively, before Ismaël Koné sealed the game.

The current holder Monterrey did not qualify for this year’s competition. The competition is expected a new winner to be crowned.

The winner of the competition qualifies for the next FIFA Club World Cup, although the date and details for that competition are not yet known.

CF Montréal is Kamara’s ninth Major League Soccer club after he signed for the 2022 MLS season with an option year for 2023.

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What a night…the result, the fans…just amazing

Trust me when I say it’s a dream come true to wear this jersey/colors ⚫️🔵 Special thanks to the fans for the welcome (est-ce la maison 🤔)?

So excited for this season with this group 💙🖤#HeartShapedHands#CFMTL#IMFC#1642MTL pic.twitter.com/voLCT9rcoL

— KEI KAMARA (@keikamara) February 24, 2022

The Sierra Leone international Sullay Kaikai scored first goal of the season in Wycombe Wanderers‘ 3-1 defeat to Wigan Athletic Adams Park on Tuesday night. 

His first-half strike gave Wycombe a half-time lead, but the home team failed to maintain the lead. He netted in the 22nd minute with a crisp finish from the edge of the box. 

In the second half, the visitors scored three goals in twelve minutes for the visitors to ensure a super away performance for Leam Richardson’s men. 

Latics found the net through Tom Naylor’s close-range header in the 70-minute and a brace from Callum Lang in the 78th and 82nd minutes, respectively. 

The 26-year-old, who signed for the Chairboys in the summer on a free from Blackpool, has played 21 League One matches for the club.

Full-time: Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Wigan Athletic

Wycombe Wanderers 1 Kaikai 22’ Wigan Athletic Naylor 70’ Lang 78’, 82’ Attendance: 4,826 (632 away) 

@SullayKaikai has scored his first @wwfcofficial in a 3-1 defeat to @LaticsOfficial on Adams Park on Tuesday night. #SierraLeoneStories #FSLnews #FSLMedia #SaloneTwitter @football_sierra pic.twitter.com/GfsDj5np8J

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) February 23, 2022

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Northampton Town attacker Idris Kanu has been ruled for six weeks due to a fractured jaw. Kanu, 22, sustained the injury against Walsall earlier this month. 

The attacker has confirmed that he underwent surgery on the 11 of February and was successful but will miss vital matches in their chase for promotion.

Kanu has added to the Cobblers injury list of players. They will travel to face Scunthorpe United on Tuesday. 

However, manager Jon Brady is hoping his side can reach the levels they showed during the win over Colchester United on Saturday.

“Saturday was a really pleasing result against a side in Colchester who are on a resurgence and for us to play the way we did against an experienced team was really good,” he told the club’s website.

“We scored some good goals and we showed in our play everything we have been asking for.”

Kanu joined the club on loan from Peterborough last month.

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CF Montréal have confirmed the signing of veteran MLS striker Kei Kamara for the 2022 MLS season with an option year for 2023, the club announced Friday.

The fifth all-time leading scorer has been handed another opportunity to continue in Major League Soccer, where he has scored 130 goals (and 47 assists) across 359 regular-season matches. He’s only three goals behind Jaime Moreno (133) and four behind Jeff Cunningham (134) in the leaderboard.

“In the absence of numerous attacking options through either injury or illness, namely that of young forward Ivy Brisma, who had a strong preseason training camp, we had to take measures to strengthen the roster,” sporting director Olivier Renard said in a release. “Kei is a highly experienced player in MLS whose offensive abilities will help us both on the pitch and in the locker room with our young group of players. We’re happy to welcome him to the club.”

It’s Kamara’s ninth MLS team after successful spells with the Columbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City and more. Kamara, 37, scored five goals in fourteen matches for HIFK Fotboll in Finland last season before leaving the club.  

He was part of the Sierra Leone side during the just concluded 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, where he missed the decisive penalty that could have qualified the West African Nations to the round of sixteen for the first time in their history.

Le cinquième meilleur marqueur de l'histoire de la @MLS.

130 goals and counting for @keikamara 📈#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/LZY8fRSJAC

— CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) February 18, 2022

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