Recap: Mustapha Bundu starts as Anderlecht ease past Kortrijk

Recap: Mustapha Bundu starts as Anderlecht ease past Kortrijk

by | 24 Oct, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News

Photo Credit: Imago images / Panoramic International Mustapha Bundu forward of Anderlecht during the Jupiler Pro League match between Kv Kortrijk and Rsc Anderlecht.

Sierra Leone international Mustapha Bundu made his second start for the Belgian Pro-League side in their 3-1 win over Kortrijk at the Spurs Stadium on Friday.

As a result, the Purple & White move to sixth on the standing.

A brace from Hamburg-born Lukas Nmecha and South African star Percy Tau completed the win with his fourth goal of the season in their round 10 of the Jupiler league.

 I Mboyo got a consolation for the host late in the 87th minute from the penalty spot.

 It was Bundu’s fifth appearance for the Belgian side but was subbed off in the 55th minute.

Mustapha Dumbuya’s Rowdies eye USL Championship title

Mustapha Dumbuya’s Rowdies eye USL Championship title

by | 23 Oct, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News

  • Sierra Leone right-back Mustapha Dumbuya’s Tampa Bay Rowdies will travel to face Louisville City in the Eastern Conference semi-final at Lynn Family Stadium on Saturday.
  • Rowdies head coach Neill Collins will be hoping his take home the win in a bid to write home a new chapter in the club’s history.

  • City’s boss Louisville City head coach and Sporting Director John Hackworth says the contest is between the two best clubs in their zone.

 

LouCity advanced to its sixth consecutive Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 win against Saint Louis FC in the Conference Semifinals, while the Rowdies reached their first Conference Final since joining the USL Championship in 2017 with a 1-0 win against the Charleston Battery.
 
Dumbuya, 33, who joined the St. Petersburg-based side on December 20, 2019, has played a vital role en-route to the semi-final.
 
Last season, Dumbuya played with Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship’s Western Conference where he made 28 appearances as Phoenix’s first-choice right-back in a record-setting season that saw Rising FC set a league record with 78 points.
 
He was a keep figure in the Phoenix Rising FC crowned the 2019 USL regular-season champion after a comeback draw.
 
The USL Championship Final is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. It will be the first-ever USL game broadcast on ESPN’s main network.

USL Championship Conference Final Matchups:

•          Eastern Conference Final

Saturday, October 24

Louisville City FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies, 7:30 p.m. ET

Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Ky. – ESPN+

•          Western Conference Final

Saturday, October 24

Phoenix Rising FC vs. El Paso Locomotive FC, 10:30 p.m. ET

Casino Arizona Field, Scottsdale, Az. – ESPN+

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Christian Caulker open to Sierra Leone return

Christian Caulker open to Sierra Leone return

by | 11 Oct, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News

  • Former Sierra Leone first-choice goalie Christian Caulker has admitted that his door still open for a Leone Stars return.
  • Caulker, who plays for Maryland Bobcats in the USA, was among 15 players and officials suspended indefinitely by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) over allegations of match-fixing in July 2014.

Six-year on, he has maintained his innocent and has been waiting on the final findings of the investigation.

Speaking to FSL UK, Caulker acknowledged that the present situation is out of his hands, but he is a son of the soil, who will let bygone be bygone.
 
“It’s obvious, certain issues would need to be addressed before any possibility of my return to Sierra Leone A team but I’m devoted, ready to save my country at any given time.”
 
“It has been stressful the allegation of match-fixing, but I know I am not guilty, so if my country needs me, why not?”
“Representing my country again will be an honour as always.”
 
His last appearance for the Leone Stars was in 2013 in a 2-1 defeat away to Tunisia during the World Cup Qualifiers.
 
Before his suspension, Caulker, 31, has played 20 times for Leone Stars including a goalless draw with South Africa in 2008, the match was part of the match-fixing inquiry.
 
Meanwhile, Mauritania defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 in an International friendly at the Cheikha Boïdiya, Nouakchott on friendly.
 
The Leone Stars will continue their preparation against Niger on Tuesday ahead of the doubleheader against Nigeria next month.

 

Christian Caulker makes Maryland bobcats debut

 

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Attacker Kwame Quee happy with first Víkingur Reykjavík goal

Attacker Kwame Quee happy with first Víkingur Reykjavík goal

by | 4 Oct, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News

Attacker Kwame Quee was happy to open his  Víkingur Reykjavík account in the Icelandic top-tier.

The Sierra Leone international gets off the mark since his loan move. 

Quee, 24, struck in the 43rd minute for his loan club in their 2-2 draw with KA Akureyri on Sunday.

He told FSL News: “I’m happy for the team and to be on the score sheet since i rejoined Reykjavik.”

“It is good to get off the mark. I was pleased as every goal counts.”

The club is one of the oldest sports clubs in Iceland presently competing in the Pepsi Max deild league.

Quee, who featured in a total of 24 matches for Breiðablik and scored three goals, was making his fifth appearance.

He won the 2019 Icelandic Cup played on 14 September at Laugardalsvöllur with Víkingur Reykjavik while on the first spell at the club on loan.

The Sierra Leone international before his Breiðablik move spent the last two seasons at Víkingur Ólafsvík in Iceland where he scored 17 goals.

He has had spells with Doutcher United, where he started his career, Sierra Rangers, Papa jack FC before joining FC Johansen in 2009.

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  • Major League veteran opened his Minnesota account from the penalty spot in the 16th-minute en-route a 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati on Saturday at Allianz Field.

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As a result, Thomas Thomasberg side suffered a second straight defeat in the Danish Superligaen in their opening four matches this campaign.

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