by FSL News | 2 Aug, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone International Alhaji Kamara Danish side Randers FC has been drawn to face the winner between Turkish Galatasaray or Scottish St. Johnstone.
- The Turkish side will host the Scottish counterpart on Thursday, August, 5th before their rerun fixtures on the 12th of this month.
- The UEFA Europa League playoff draw was conducted at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday, 2 August.
Kamara, who has scored two goals in his last Superligaen campaign, will be hoping to shake off his minor injury ahead of their first leg UEFA Europa League playoff round at Ceres Park on August 19.
He was replaced with F. Lauenborg in the 28th minute due to an injury he sustained in their 2-1 win over AGF Aarhus on Sunday.
Randers FC will host the first tie against either Galatasaray or St. Johnstone on August 19 before the return match on 26 August.
The teams were placed into ten ties, with the winners advancing to the group stage. The ties will be finalised on 10 and 12 August with the completion of the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Alhaji Kamara Randers FC Galatasaray St. Johnstone FC
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by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Veteran Major League Soccer star Kei Kamara will start a new adventure and his second spell in Europe. The former Middleborough striker has signed for HIFK Helsinki until the end of the season with an option for another year.
The Ex-Norwich attacker has been a free agent since the 2020 MLS season came to a close in America.
“The deal is for the rest of the season with an option for another year,” Kei Kamara to FSL News.
Kamara, 36, added that he is “Very happy to be part of this historic club, and I hope to add something to the history. Great to be back with a full team, I have missed that chemistry. Now, I am just looking forward to my first minute on the field.”
His first European spell was when he joined Norwich City from Columbus Crew on loan in 2013. He made his league debut for Norwich as an 86th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Fulham four days later.
On 2 September 2013, the striker had signed for Middlesbrough of the Championship on a two-year contract before returning to the MLS in 2015.
He has one of the best striking MLS diaries after recorded 130 goals in 359 games, putting him fifth on the all-time MLS scorers list.
The fifth all-time MLS top soccer Kamara last season played for Minnesota United, his eighth different team in the US top-tier.
Kamara scored Sierra Leone vital goal in the 19th minute at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo that qualified the West African Nation to their first African Cup of Nations since 1996 last month.
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by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone International Kei Kamara has agreed to join the Finnish Veikkausliiga side HIFK Helsinki, Football Sierra Leone.
- This will be his eleventh professional club since making his Columbus Crew debut in 2006.
He has one of the best striking MLS diaries after recorded 130 goals in 359 games, putting him fifth on the all-time MLS scorers list.
The fifth all-time MLS top soccer Kamara last season played for Minnesota United, his eighth different team in the US top-tier.
Kamara scored Sierra Leone vital goal in the 19th minute at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo that qualified the West African Nation to their first African Cup of Nations since 1996 last month.
The 36-year old forward also had a stint in the Premier League with Norwich City in 2013 and the English Championship side Middlesbrough in 2014 before returning to Columbus Crew in 2015.
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by FSL News | 28 Jul, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
Ishmael Koroma has left Eskilstuna City FK to join Norwegian outfit Elverum FC on an 18-months contract as he bids to revive his career.
He made nine appearances for Eskilstuna City during the first half of the Swedish Division 2 Södra Svealand before moving to the Norwegian third division side.
Koroma, 25, will be going straight into the Elverum side when they face Funnefoss / Vormsund on August 7, away from home.
Before joining Eskilstuna, the Sierra Leone defender made 16 appearances and was part of the Vasalunds side gain promotion to the Swedish Superettan.
Koroma says he is delighted and hope to play more first-team football.
“I am pleased and can’t wait to get started in training with my new teammates,” Koroma told FSL News.
“I am looking to playing football outside Sweden. Norway is a good place to start. Not a top-level, but I am happy to revive myself again.”
“Delighted and so looking forward to this new experience, and hopefully, it pays off.”
Koroma was part of the Sierra Leone side during the 2022 World Cup preliminary against Liberia in Sep 2019.
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by FSL News | 27 Jul, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Ephraim Lisk is a determined youngster who is in search of playing top-level football soon.
- Born in North West London in England, hailing from Sierra Leonean parents, the agile youngster started his career in Sunday League and District football for Brent before being spotted by Nicky Barnes and Gary Pitt.
- He told Football Sierra Leone of how Barnes and Pitt played a significant role in his development.
“During Nicky Barnes camp in Potters Bar in 2016, both coaches helped me massively. They were a big part of my development as a player and as a person,” Lisk explained.
After the camp, Nicky Barnes and Gary Pitt sent him to the QPR development centre at age 14, where he met Keith Prince, the head of development and Gary Karsa during his time at QPR.
“I also met George Adekola, my old goalkeeping coach and Perry suckling, the present Hugo Lloris goalkeeping coach. They were both helpful as I learnt from them a lot.”
“After signing my first academy contract during 2017/2018, I was at Queens Park Rangers for two years. During this time, I played against teams likes Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Watford etc.”
At the start of the 2019/2020 season, he joined Aldershot Town from QPR. Following his impressive performances, he was able to make his debut U23 debut at 16 years.
Furthermore, he started training with the first team and solidified himself with the U23 first team.
“The same season, I finished with the most clean-sheet at age 17.
“During the end of 2020/2021 seasons, I was part of the Aldershot Town FC U23 (SUB FL) side they went to play the Suburban Football League final. Unfortunately, we lost 3-2 to Slough Town FC U23, but I was part of the standout players of the season.”
Lisk, 18, presently training with the Aldershot first team as the first choice U23 keeper.
“My aim this season is to break into the first team and make my debut. Signing my first professional contract will means everything to me.”
Aldershot Town says they have aimed to provide a platform for individuals to become employable, well rounded, and eventually progressing into the first-team squad.
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by FSL News | 25 Jul, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht manager Vincent Kompany has handed Sierra Leone winger Mustapha Bundu a chance to revive his career.
- Bundu has been named in Kompany’s first matchday squad as Anderlecth set to open their Jupiler season against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on Sunday at Lotto Park stadium.
Bundu, 24, featured in nine games without a goal before he was loan out to the Danish side in January 2021 with an option to buy permanently, but Copengahgen opted out of a permanent deal.
The Sierra Leone international returned to the Belgian club after fourteen games scored a goal.
A new chance to impress the technical team for a good run of games for Bundu, who was in the Serra Leone side that defeated Benin in June in Guinea.
On 7 August 2020, Bundu joined Kompany side with the transfer fee believed to be between DKK 25–30 million on a four-year deal – making him the most expensive sale in the history of AGF.
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