by FSL News | 31 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Azerbaijan Premier League side, Sabail have confirmed the signing of defender Alie Sesay until the end of the season.
- The club confirmed the news on their Facebook page.
“We signed a contract with defender Alie Sesay until the end of the season! Welcome to Sabail.”
Sesay, 26, who joined Zira in January 2020 and played in nine games for the Eagles will be hoping to impress his new boss.
The club presently stands sixth in the Azerbaijan Premier League log, and Alie will be in line to make his debut when they take on Sumgayit at the Capital Bank Arena on February 13.
He has been capped eight times with Sierra Leone since his debut in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon on 11 October 2014.
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by FSL News | 31 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Danish top-tier side Randers have turned down an offer from AaB Aalborg for striker Alhaji Kamara.
Ekstra Bladet reported that Randers rejected AaB’s bid of around five million kroner for their Sierra Leonean poacher.
26-year-old Alhaji Kamara has a contract until 2022 with Randers, where he has scored six goals in 13 Danish Superliga matches this season.
Furthermore, they also refused to let Tom van Weert or Magnus Christensen be included as part of the payment for Kamara.
The second phase of the season will Kick-off 2 February with Randers taking on Horsens at their Cepheus Part stadium.
The East Jutland-based side currently in fourth and they will be hoping to continue pushing to go further up the table.
In-form Alhaji Kamara nets Randers fourth in a row
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by FSL News | 28 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- John Thomas Kamara has signed his first professional deal with USL Championship side Louisville City.
The club says they have added youth to its ranks with their new midfield acquisition.
Kamara, 18, joined from Florida powerhouse Montverde Academy.
“A deal with Kamara, who goes by “Jay Tee,” is pending league and federation approval. He is reporting immediately to begin preseason training with the boys in purple on Monday,” they confirmed on their website.
“Jay Tee is an exciting and creative young player,” said LouCity’s Head Coach and Sporting Director John Hackworth.
He added, “Kamara trialled with us last summer, impressing our staff and players with his skill, imagination and explosiveness. We know he comes from an excellent academy background and looks forward to watching him develop at the professional level.”
Last season Kamara was one of eight athletes to sign professional contracts out of his academy for the 2020-21 school year.
Before Louisville City FC he played for local club Alaska FC.
Kamara was part of Sierra Leone U20 side participated in the tournament in Liberia, where he made his first big splash.
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by FSL News | 26 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone international striker Mustapha Bundu has expressed his delight after joining Danish side Copenhagen on loan from Belgium outfit Anderlecht.
“Copenhagen have agreed on a loan deal with RSC Anderlecht for Mustapha Bundu that will run until the summer of 2021, after which the club has the option to make the transfer permanent,” the club said on their website.
“I am happy and proud that FCK have wanted me,” he told the club’s website.
“It is a big club, not just in Denmark, but also internationally. I look forward to playing in Parken, and doing what I can so that the club reaches its great ambitions.”
“It’s no secret that it has not gone as I had hoped at Anderlecht, but I would rather use my energy and my focus on looking forward to getting started at FCK than getting upset about it.
“I know many of my new teammates, and of course I know Jens Stage and Rubén Sellés, just as I know the league well. I know that there are high expectations for FCK, and I also hope that I can meet them and then we will see if I stay here longer than this summer.”
Bundu scored 21 goals 25 assists in 109 appearances during his time with former Danish club AGF Aarhus in four seasons.
Anderlecht striker Mustapha Bundu linked with a loan move to Copenhagen
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by FSL News | 25 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Anderlecht striker, Mustapha Bundu, has been linked with a return to Denmark to join Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen on loan until the end of the season.
Negotiation ongoing; reports from Belgium confirmed that the 23-year-old, who arrived last summer for 2.8 million euros, has fallen down the pecking order as playing time increasingly limited.
In nine appearances for the Purple and White, he has struggled to impress manager Vincent Kompany.
He will be eager to get his football back on track at Copenhagen.
Bundu has not scored or assist since his move. However, he scored 21 goals 25 assists in 109 appearances for former Danish club AGF Aarhus in four seasons.
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by FSL News | 22 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- FC Kallon promising prospect, Emmanual Sahr Samadia, who was on a month trial with Hapoel Tel Aviv, says he is excited to start a “new adventure” after joining Hapoel Umm Al Fahm on a two-year deal.
- Hapoel Umm Al Fahm will be hoping their new acquisition help improve their offensive game, after a bad start to their season. They are presenting standing 11th on the Liga Leumit table.
“First of all, I want to appreciate God for this opportunity, I am pleased to be here,” Samadia told FSL after his arrival.
“I want to send a special message to my agent, CEO Mohamed Kallon, Chairman Tunde Scott, Ibrahim FC boss and all those who have been a father figure to me.
This is my first professional contract, and I can’t wait to get started. A great chance to challenge myself. I cannot wait to start this new adventure.”
Samadia, 19, who started his career as a 13-year-old boy with Sierra Leone Premier League side FC Kallon, has been handed a new prospect to continue with his development.
The exciting talent was part of the Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations squad as one of the home-based stars in the just concluded double-header against Nigeria.
Samadia has also represented Sierra Leone at the recent U20 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone A Championship at the Stade Lat-Dior de Thies, Senegal.
Breaking: Kallon starlet Emmanuel Samadia joins Hapoel Tel Aviv on trial
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