by FSL News | 23 Aug, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Issa Kallon and Sullay Kaikai were both on the scoresheet for their various clubs on Saturday in pre-season matches.
Midfielder Kallon scored the second goal for SC Cambuur in their 4-2 mauling over Dordrecht to continued their 100% off-season run.
The win marked the fourth-straight for last season Eerste Divisie leaders.
The Dutch second-tier season will commence next Friday, August 28 with Cambuur hosting NEC Nijmegen for the opener.
Kallon last season was an instrumental figure in the Cambuur ranks. He scored six goals in twenty-one appearances for his side.
Meanwhile, Sullay Kaikai was also on the scoresheet in Blackpool 3-3 draw against Premiership side Everton at Bloomfield Road.
It’s was Gyli Sigurdsson’s brace that denied Blackpool an impressive pre-season win over Everton.
In the opening 10 minutes, CJ Hamilton, Sullay Kaikai and Grant Ward scored from a quick Blackpool start.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and a brace for Sigurdsson denied Blackpool victory.
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AFGELOPEN | SC Cambuur sluit de oefencampagne af met een 4-2 overwinning op FC Dordrecht! ??
Slået op af SC Cambuur i Lørdag den 22. august 2020
by FSL News | 21 Aug, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Mohamed Buya Turay scored his first goal as they claimed a 3-1 win over Wuhan Zall in the Chinese top-tier on Friday.
Xie Feng’s side registered their second victory in the ongoing campaign to move up to fourth on the standing.
Sierra Leone attacked broke the deadlock in the 26th minutes before Wuhan Zall responded with a goal from Lin Hang to level things up in the 44th minutes.
The host scored twice in the second half with goals from Yin Hongbo and Brazilan Marcao Amaral to wrap up the win.
Buya, who was subbed off in the 85th minute, has now recorded a goal and two assists in his last four matches.
Hebei China Fortune next outing is against Qingdao Huaghai on Thursday 27 in Group B of the Chinese Super League.
Photo: Mohamed Buya Turay (L) of Hebei China Fortune vies with Ming Tian of Wuhan Zall during the 6th round match between Hebei China Fortune and Wuhan Zall at the postponed 2020 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Suzhou Division in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
by FSL News | 20 Aug, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- August Kargbo, 21, was making all the headlines during his Serie C spell with Reggio Audace on loan last season for the right reasons.
- The young attacker will this weekend start official pre-season with Serie A FC Crotone behind closed doors due to the impact of Covid-19.
- Kargbo will be added to the list of Sierra Leoneans the likes of Mohamed Kallon, Kewullay Conteh, and Rodney Strasser with Serie A experienced if he makes the final FC Crotone final squad for the new campaign.
- His winning goal over Bari at the Mapei Stadium Città del Tricolore in the Serie C playoff final on July 22 was his tenth in twenty-four appearances on loan helping the club to gain promotion.
The striker, who enjoyed a hugely productive loan spell, under the stewardship of Massimiliano Alvini, will join the rest of FC Crotone side for routine medical test before pre-season commences.
Speaking ahead of his return, Kargbo said, “I’m focus, and prepared to start a new journey in the highest level of Italian football.”
“Giving 100% in training camp, listen and learn is my aim hopefully, things will go the way I am anticipating.”
“Last season, was like a breakthrough season. However, I am ready to learn new things in my career.”
“The Rossoblu has returned to the city on Thursday, August 20, and on Friday the players will be subjected to molecular and serological tests as per protocol,” the club announced.
The club further confirmed two friendly matches to be played on Sunday 30 August against Monopoli (Serie C) and on Wednesday 2 September against Vibonese (Serie C) at the Stadio Ampollino” in Villaggio Baffa.
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by FSL News | 18 Aug, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Sierra Leone’s goalkeeper Solomon Zombo Morris stops the ball with his foot during a African Cup of Nations 2015 qualifying football match Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone on November 14, 2014 at the Houphouet Boigny stadium in Abidjan. AFP PHOTO / SIA KAMBOU (Photo credit should read SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)
The french-based goalkeeper has announced his retirement from international after eight years of service.
The former Quevilly keeper won 23 caps in eight years representing his country on the international stage.
His first national call-up was for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tunisia.
“I will never forget the SLFA officials, the loyal fans of Leone Stars, who without a doubt, supported me under difficult circumstances.”
“There are very few national teams in the World that have fans as passionate and devoted as you are,” Morris noted in a letter to the SLFA.
He told FSL News, “I am grateful to the Sierra Leoneans fans during all difficult times. I’m sorry if this might not be the right time for some of my fans. I think this is the right time for me to make way for the younger players.”
Morris last match was the close door 1-1 draw in the 2022 African Cup of Nations tie against Lesotho in Freetown November 2019.
by FSL News | 18 Aug, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Sierra Leone international John Kamara’s Azerbaijan side Kesla FK must overcome their Albanian counterpart in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, 27th, August to progress.
Keshla FK will host Laçi at their Shafa Stadium in Baku after ending last season as the third-best side in the Azerbaijan top-tier.
Due to Covid-19, all qualifying matches to be decided in one leg.
Kamara played a vital role to helped the two-time Azerbaijan champions to a third place in finish last season to compete in the UEFA Europa League.
The former Riga and Kaysar defensive midfielder since joining the club in January 2019 has played 33 matches in all competitions helping his Azerbaijan top-tier outfit to a Europa League spot for next season.
KF Laçi’s first-ever European game was played on 1 July 2010 at the Stadium Niko Dovana in Durres.
They played Dnepr Mogilev of Belarus in the Europa League 1st qualifying round and there debut match finished 1–1.
Laci was thrashed in Belarus 7-1 in the return fixture 8-1 on aggregate.
In 2007–08 season after g=finishing first, they qualified for its first-ever appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2008 and advanced to the second qualifying round by defeating Rabotnički of the Republic of Macedonia on away goals.
In 2012, the club recorded an Azerbaijani record for the biggest win in European competition by beating Narva Trans 5–0 in Estonia.
The 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round already started and will end on 1 October 2020.
Last season they were eliminated by Israeli side Hapoel Be’er Sheva 2-1 on aggregate.
John Kamara’s Keshla handed Europa League place
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by FSL News | 17 Aug, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Icelandic side Breidablik will travel to Norway to kick start their European campaign in the first leg knockout qualifying round against Rosenborg BK at the Lerkendal Stadium on Thursday 27th August.
Sierra Leone attacking winger Kwame Quee, who has been active with his Icelandic top-tier will be hoping to play his first European competition in Trondheim, Norway.
Due to the coronavirus, the qualifying rounds are decided over one match.
Quee, 24, was subbed on in their 4-2 victory against Víkingur Reykjavík 87th minutes replacing Alexander Helgi Sigurdarson making his tenth appearances on Sunday.
The two sides met in 2011 competition with the Norwegian won 5-2 on aggregate.
Last season the Norwegian side ended first from bottom in the group stage of the competition.
Breidablik, on the other hand, was eliminated by Liechtenstein side FC Vaduz 2-1 over two legs in the first round qualifiers.
However, the Norwegian side has played more UEFA matches than any other Norwegian team after winning a record 26 leagues titles, twelve Norwegian Football Cup.
The first qualifying round consists of 94 teams, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round.
The next rounds are played on September 17, September 24 and October 1.
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