by FSL News | 29 May, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Swedish Division One side IFK Värnamo have confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone striker Suffian Kolokoh on a loan deal until December 2020.
The AIK Freetong striker, who is trading with Premier League side Bo Rangers, is expected to join fellow countrymen Michael Kargbo at Värnamo.
The Varnamo-based side announced the news on their official website on Thursday.
“As soon as Sweden’s borders are open again, everything claps o clear and we wait with excitement for Suffian to join the squad.” the statement read.
Kolokoh in January was on trials with Swedish top-flight side AIK. He was part of the AIK side that travel to their training camp in Marbella, Spain (February 7-16).
The 2019 West African Football Union (Wafu) Zone A Under-20 Championship Golden Boot award winner with his six goals for Sierra Leone, must take advantage of another adventure in Sweden.
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by FSL News | 15 May, 2020 | Players Abroad News
Former AC Milan and Sierra Leone international Rodney Strasser has said he is “ready for this new adventure” after the 30-year-old midfielder joined Finish top-flight side Turun Palloseura ahead of the 2020 season.
“TPS’s Veikkausliiga team received a tough class confirmation when Rodney Strasser, who has joined the striped shirts with a contract covering the 2020 season. A native of Sierra Leone, Strasser is a defensive midfielder,” the club said in a statement.
“I’m excited, I am looking forward to playing in the Veikkausliiga, a new adventure, a different type of setup and I am happy to be here, work hard for the club,” he told FSL news.
“Yes, everyone quickly noticed that a really tough class player was added to the team. His self-confidence is right, and he is also top-notch with a ball. When he showed up according to our practice, its impact on the whole team was immediately apparent. Rodney arrived in Finland at a confusing time, but he has done his job during this challenging period professionally, TPS head coach Tommi Pikkarainen on the new acquisition.
The experienced midfielder has played for AC Milan where he won the title during the 2010/11 season.
Has also had spells with Lecce, Parma, Genoa, Reggina, Livorno, Lupa Castelli Romani, in Italy. In Croatia, NK Zagreb before moving to Portugal Gil Vicente.
TPS:n Veikkausliigajoukkue saa kovan luokan vahvistuksen, kun Rodney Strasser on liittynyt raitapaitoihin kauden 2020…
Slået op af FC TPS i Fredag den 15. maj 2020
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by FSL News | 2 May, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Sierra Leone and former AC Milan midfielder, Rodney Strasser, says he will never forget his decisive goal for A.C Milan against Cagliari in the Italian Serie that helps to lift the 2010/11 Scudetto title.
The midfielder, who is currently playing in Finland speaking with Diavolimilanisti on Instagram talked about the 2010/11 season and his experience with the Rossoneri.
His first appearance of the season was in a UEFA Champions League group stage 2–0 win against Auxerre – which also marked his debut in European club competition.
He verified that despite the team was full of high profile players like; Massimo Ambrosini, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, and Clarence Seedorf in the midfield, the club allowed him to play.
“The club allowed me to play, it was a Milan of many champions. They trusted me to make me play. I will never forget that goal against Cagliari; it gave us the three fundamental points for the championship. I wasn’t playing much, I was 19 years old, but instead, I took advantage of the opportunity, I will never forget that emotion.”
The former Reggina player further revealed: “I remember my debut very well, boss Ancelotti told me to stay calm, but after a few minutes I was immediately warned. That debut taught me a lot.”
Watch Strasser’s goal below!
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by FSL News | 1 May, 2020 | Players Abroad News
Premier League side, Chelsea are lining up an offer to sign Stoke City and Dutch/Sierra Leonean youngster Mohamed Sankoh.
Sankoh has been recently dubbed as the new Romelu Lukaku.
The youngster is arguably the hottest property in the Championship club’s academy.
The Dutch U-18 forward has fired nine goals and provided nine assists at Under-18 level this season.
Several Bristish media have reported that both Chelsea and Atletico have had talks with the 16-year-old, who won the European Under-17 Championship with the Netherlands in 2019 alongside Chelsea’s Ian Maatsen.
Sankoh whose physical attributes and prolific strike-rate have prompted comparisons to former Chelsea forward Lukaku is said to also eligible to represent Sierra Leone.
Sankoh signed for Stoke from Sparta Rotterdam in 2018, alongside his brother Abdul, having featured for the Dutch side as a youth player.
Many soccer experts believe Sankoh will develop fast at a big club like Chelsea.
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by FSL News | 25 Apr, 2020 | Players Abroad News
Toni Rudiger’s foundation has committed to providing 60,000 face masks for low-income market traders in Sierra Leone, with support already provided by his Chelsea team-mates N’Golo Kante, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Olivier Giroud.
The defender is now turning his philanthropic focus to the West African country his mother hails from, Sierra Leone. His personal foundation, Antonio Rudiger for Sierra Leone, is partnering with a local designer called Madam Wokie and the charity Lunch Box Gift to make and distribute 60,000 face masks in the capital Freetown.
The Sierra Leone native posted on his Twitter page, ‘this will hopefully reduce the spread of Covid-19’ in what is the most populous and dense city in the country, and where community-based transmission is reported to be increasing rapidly.
The target for the fund is $30,000, and Rüdiger’s contribution has already been matched by Kante, Hudson-Odoi and Giroud, as well as his former international team-mate Mesut Ozil.
You can donate to the Mask up Freetown Campaign here, with all donations matched by the European Union.
Earlier this year Rudiger donated $100,000 Sierra Leone Windfall for President Bio’s Free Quality Education from Chelsea defender
Rudiger said at the time: ‘Sierra Leone is my home. I’m not the talking type of a person, I am about action.
‘You can count on us and do not hesitate. We are here to support your vision and agenda, especially on education.
‘I am ready to take on my responsibility to change the narrative and image of Sierra Leone.’
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by FSL News | 3 Apr, 2020 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone defender, Umaru Zangally Bangura has been named in the Best African XI to have ever played in the Belarusian Premier League.
The Leone Stars skipper spent a total of three seasons in the top-flight.
Bangura first landed in the Vysheyshaya Liga in 2014 where he made a total of 30 appearances, he went on to play in the respective two seasons before leaving the club.
In August 2016 he signed a three years contract with Swiss club FC Zürich and made his league debut for the club on 22 August 2016 in a 1–0 home victory over Neuchâtel Xamax. He was subbed on for Armando Sadiku in the 84th minute.
The 32-year-old scored his first league goal for the club on 2 October 2016 in a 5–0 away victory over FC Wohlen. His goal, scored in the 61st minute, made the score 4–0 to Zürich.
African Best XI in Belarus named
Goalkeeper: Issa Ndoye (Senegal)-‘Slavia’ (2017).
Left-back: Godfrey Stephen Bitok (Nigeria)- Isloch (2019-present)
Central defender: Gabi Kiki (Cameroon)- Dnipro (2017-18), Dynamo Brest (2018 – present)
Central defender: Umaru Bangura (Sierra Leone)- Dynamo Minsk (2014-16)
Right-back: Paul Bebe King (Cameroon) Neman (2015-19)
Defensive midfielder: Pascal Mendi (Senegal)- Partizan (2010), Dynamo Brest (2011), Torpedo-BelAZ (2012-13)
Midfielder: Bruno Mbanangoy (Gabon)- Dynamo Minsk (2006-09, 2011-12)
Midfielder: Adam Soro (Côte d’Ivoire)- MTZ-Ripo (2006-08), Minsk (2009-11), Shakhtar (2013-14), Neman (2015)
Midfielder: Abubakar Camara (Guinea)- MTZ-Ripo (2007-11), Minsk (2012)
Striker: Momo Yansane (Guinea)- Isloch (2019 – present)
Striker: Joel Fameyeh (Ghana)- Belshina (2016), Dynamo Brest (2016-19)
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