Striker Ibrahim Keita took his personal goal tally to six with a brace as East End Tigers registered their fifth win of the season, defeating Central Parade 3-1 on Friday at the Siaka Steven Stadium.

The Yellow Submarines were brilliant, racing into a three-goal lead before the 75th minute. Ibrahim Keita scored a brace, with both goals coming in the first-hour mark.

After their two goals first-half lead, the home team extended their tally with a goal from Osman Shanghai in the 67th-minute before the visitors pulled one back through Eze Kelechi, but his goal was only a consolation goal.

A season-best for the Tigers player Keita, netting his six goals of the campaign.

As a result, the Tigers registered their fifth win of the campaign against the fourth-placed side Central Parade to gain 23 points from 15 games played.

The season continued today with Bo Rangers hosting Police FC and Freetown City FC, who defeated Wusum Stars in their last outing, taking a much improved Kallon FC. 

EAST END TIGERS 3-1 CENTRAL PARADE

Scorers

2′ Ibrahim Keita Tigers

28′ Ibrahim Keita. Tigers (P)

67′ Osman Shanghai Tigers

72′ (Eze Kelechi  Central-Parade )

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Assistant Coach Musa Kallon talked briefly with Football Sierra Leone, sounding very cautious, following their mammoth 7-nil hammering of Sierra Leone Police.

He said the win is a result of what they have been working on as a club. The former International noted that recent games had not produced wins, but they have concentrated on improving the attack.

He explained that the performances in the final third can only come about through a two-pronged approach.

Firstly, you have to work with individuals so they can improve their finishing, and secondly, bring the individual players together and get them to play as a team.

He went on to say that when that happens, the team can create enough chances that the individual players can now convert into goals.

He passionately says they have four games to go until the end of the first round, and they are looking to see how they can win all their remaining games to stay in contention for the championship.

The win means Kallon stands fourth in the pecking order, four points adrift for leaders East End Lions.

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Coach Bah in Photo has been suspended amid an unprofessional conduct scandal.

Sierra Leone National Women’s soccer team head Coach Abdulai Bah has been ordered by the Football Association to step aside amid allegations of professional misconduct.

Recent pieces of evidence demonstrated that coach Bah engaged with one of her female players in an inappropriate conversation.

It comes after coach Bah has departed Freetown for the Gambia ahead of Sierra Queens Women’s second leg African Cup of Nations qualifier.

The SLFA says coach Bah to step aside from his duty with immediate effect pending an investigation into alleged professional misconduct.

Assistant Hassan Malik Mansaray will be at the dugout when Sierra Queens take the female Scorpions at the Independence Stadium, Bakau, on Monday 25th October 2021.

Under coach Bah, the Sierra Queens suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg a week ago at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Liberia.

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Francis Koroma in the photo has been excellent for Blackpool in recent wins.

One of Sierra Leone’s giants, Mighty Blackpool, has had a disappointing season to date, however in the last five games, they have managed to pull off some impressive performances even though the results have not been in their favour.

Notable games against Old Edwardians and Bo Rangers ended in draws even though Mighty Blackpool created several opportunities to score but failed to convert.

In their last two games, the Tiss Tass Boys won against Ports and the Sierra Leone Police outfit, with two unanswered goals, scored each, respectively.

Emerging with raving performances were Engor playing at left-back and goalkeeper Francis Koroma, commonly known as Turtoise, looking sharp and back to his best. Foday Engor Bundu in the attack has added an extra dimension to Blackpool, and teams have not been able to deal with his speed, agility and vision.

Shot sopper Koroma has had fans lamenting his omission from the National Team as many regarding him as the best in the current league.

A much improved Blackpool has climbed to 10th on the pecking order on 17 points from 14 games.

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Sierra Leone one spot up, now ranked 107th in Fifa ranking 

Sierra Leone played to a 1-1 draw against South Sudan and registered a 2-1 win over the Gambia before losing to Morocco home-based side during their training camp in Morocco this month.

On Thursday, FIFA released the latest World Ranking following the October international break. As a result, the Leone Stars climb one place up to 107th.

The Leone Stars ranked 24th in African as they continue their preparations ahead of their third African Cup of Nation after beating Benin 1-0 in June to reach the continental stage after 25-years.

Meanwhile, Belgium is still top of the global pecking other despite losing their two matches in the UEFA Nations League finals.

Brazil are second, with France moving ahead of England into the third position. Italy also moved up one spot into fourth place while The Three Lions round up the top five.

Latest Top 10 FIFA – AFRICA rankings for October 2021:

1. Senegal, 2. Tunisia, 3. Morroco, 4. Algeria, 5. Nigeria 

6. Egypt, 7. Ghana, 8. Ivory Coast, 9. Cameroon 10. Mali 

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