by FSL News | 21 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Midfielder George Davies delighted to be back in action
- He has been out of action since his return to SKN St. Pölten from FC Roga loan spell
SKN St. Pölten midfielder George Davies says he was happy to be back playing football after a long spell out.
Davies was part of the Pölten side that progressed to the next stage of the Austrian Cup after a 2-1 win over S Gloggnitz on Saturday.
The Sierra Leone international was glad to be playing pain-free again his first appearance since returning from FC Riga loan spell in January.
“Happy to be back, after a long time, was not an easy one yesterday but on to the next step, Cup Game, there is more to come,” he posted on his Instagram page.
The 22-year-old made over 20 appearances including Europa League qualifying matches in his nine months spell in Latvia.
Davies was the first from Sierra Leone to win two trophies in Latvia the same season and in history.
He was an instrumental figure helping the Latvian side winning the Latvian top-flight title and Latvian Cup.
He joined Austrian Football Bundesliga side, Pölten on a free transfer in July 2017 from German second league side; SpVgg Greuther Fürth on a three-year deal until 2020.
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by FSL News | 21 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Conteh enjoying life at Persipura Jayapura under new boss
- He joined the club from PSIS Semarang on a year deal
Midfielder Ibrahim Conteh has admitted that he is loving life under new Brazilian boss Jacksen F Tiago.
Conteh has been a pivotal figure for his new side and has made his fair share of sacrifices since joining the club.
He told this medium that under new boss things have been going on well with his partnership with Tahir and Rivaldo Ferre in midfield.
He was part of the Jayapura winning team that defeated Bhayangkara 1-0 on Sunday.
“I am enjoying myself here at Persipura Jayapura under new boss,” he told FSL News.
“Since the arrival of the new coach, things have been going well, everyone enjoying the new style of play.”
“Out of nine games in this campaign, I have featured in eight but still without a goal.”
“Nevertheless, I am excited to see what the future holds.”
He has had spells with Pelita Bandung Raya, Barito Putera, PS TNI and PSIS Semarang, where he featured in 29 matches scoring five goals and five assists.
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by FSL News | 21 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Mohamed Daramy, 17, the new FC Copenhagen starlet joined from Hvidovre IF as a U-14 player, has been promoted to the first team following a new contract that will keep at the club until 2021. Photo: NORDE ERNST VAN/Ritzau Scanpix)
Hailing from Sierra Leonean parents, born and raised in Denmark, Daramy is a product of FC Copenhagen’s youth system.
During the 2017/18 season, he registered 18 goals in 26 games, making him the fifth most scoring player in that season in the U-17 league.
Daramy has started twice on the bench for the Copenhagen first team this season in victories over Odense BK and Aarhus respectively.
In May this year, the youngster was awarded the ‘KB Memorial Cup for his excellent performances.
The club confirmed that the trophy awarded every year to the KB talent of the year. Former recipients include Morten Falch, Claus Nielsen, Hjalte Nørregaard, William Kvist, Thomas Delaney, Andreas Cornelius and most recently Jonas Wind.
He got the first-team debut for FCK in the trophy match against Viby in September, when he became the club’s youngest goalscorer at the age of 16 and 263 days.
Fact file: Name: Mohamed Daramy
Born: January 7, 2002
Nationality: Sierra Leone
Position: Attacker
Number: 40
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by FSL News | 20 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Josh Koroma was happy after his first goal for the Championship side on Wednesday over Sky Bet League One side Rochdale.
- Koroma, 20, a Sierra Leone native found the net in Huddersfield Town 3-1 over Rochdale in pre-season at the Crown Oil Arena.
The former Leyton Orient academy product, who last month joined Championship side Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, explained how important it is to win games in pre-season.
“It’s good to get the winning feeling all the time you just want to win games no matter if it’s a friendly, a cup game or a league game. You just want to win games.”
“Scoring was good of course, but most importantly we got 90 minutes out of everyone, and we won,” he told clubs website.
The match was Town fourth pre-season test.
Koroma was also full of praises for the Huddersfield Town supporters as they outnumbered the Rochdale fans at the Crown Oil Arena.
“The Town fans made it feel like a home game. It’s the most I’ve ever played in front of in a pre-season game.”
“I just want to thank them, they were great today, they didn’t stop signing.”
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by FSL News | 18 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Reports are emerging of the disappearance of Alimamy K. and Momodu I.S, two players from the U-14 team that recently took part in the Donostic Cup in Spain.
- The Diamond Child were successful during the tournament winning all matches until their defeat in the final.
According to the Elpais online, two 14-year-olds escaped through a window and have yet to be found.
Spanish authorities are looking for two 14-year-olds from Sierra Leone who disappeared after competing in a junior soccer competition in the Basque city of San Sebastián.
The two had travelled to the northern city in early July to compete in the 28th Donosti Cup as members of the Diamond Child soccer team from Sierra Leone.
All our effort is on finding them as soon as possible
Sedyu Sadaka Anthony Jalloh, the president of the NGO Diamond Child School of Arts and Culture and the legal guardian of the minors, reported them missing to the Basque police force, the Ertzaintza, just hours after they went missing. Seydou explained that the two fled last Saturday between 2 am and 6 am:
“We realized that the two boys were missing. They had escaped through the window of the residential centre [where they were staying during the tournament].”
Seydou identified the two missing players as Alimamy K. and Momodu I.S., explaining they were sharing a room with three other players when they fled. “They were sleeping and didn’t hear anything,” he said.
The Donosti Cup is the largest international junior soccer tournament in Spain and the fifth largest in Europe. This year, 7,500 soccer players, aged between 11 and 18, from 27 countries took part in the competition.
The Donosti Cup Foundation has a tradition of inviting teams from developing countries. Four years ago, boys from an orphanage in Mozambique were asked to take part; in 2017, the Dragones de Lavapiés from Madrid competed, and this year, a team from Sierra Leone and a girl team from Palestine participated.
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by FSL News | 14 Jul, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Phoenix Rising beat Rio Grande Valley FC 1-0 on Saturday at H-E-B Park in Edinburg, Texas to make it nine consecutive wins in the USL Championship.
Adam Jahn’s second-half header off an assist from Solomon Asante in the 62nd minute proved to be the difference as they continue their impressive start this season.
As a result, The Arizona side set new club-record winning streak to nine. They also extended there away winning streak to four matches.
Since joining the club in January, Sierra Leone defender, Mustapha Dumbuya (second from left) has started 14 matches over 1200 minutes of game time.
Phoenix Rising, who has been excellent so far this season are top of the 2019 Western Conference standings.
They face Austin Bold FC at home next Friday at Casino Arizona Field.
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