Cambuur thrashed Sparta Rotterdam 4-0 at home, with three goals coming from two Sierra Leoneans in the second half, and Sparta lost its unbeaten home status.

The win means they stay seventh on the log until the Dutch top-tier round eight next week.

Issa Kallon scored twice in the 63rd and 74th, respectively, and his Sierra Leonean counterpart Alex Bangura opened the scoring in the 37-minute at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel on Sunday.

Since their heavy 9-0 whipping to Ajax, they have won their last two Eredivisie games. Left-back Alex Bangura, who was born in Sierra Leone, registered his second goal of the season assisted by Issa Kallon.

Tom Boere completed the big win as they set to face AZ Alkmaar on October 3rd in their next Eredivisie outing. 

Sparta – SC Cambuur 0-4 (0-1)

36′ 0-1 Alex Bangura

63′ 0-2 Issa Kallon

74′ 0-3 Issa Kallon

94′ 0-4 Tom Boere

88′ Special feature: Red card Aaron Meijers (Sparta)

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Alhassan Crespo Kamara has retired from football at the age of 28 after ten years of professional career.

Kamara racked up over 130 professional appearances since 2011 when he left Sierra Leone to join Bodens BK.

The former Sierra Leone International suffered devastating knee damaged while playing for the Greek side Panetolikos in December 2018.  

Kamara was forced off the pitch in their 1-2 away victory over PAE Aris with an apparent patella knee dislocation, and since then, he never fully recovered. 

He won over 15 caps for Sierra Leone since making his debut against Cape Verde in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification tie in June 2012. 

Kamara was a pivotal player for Örebro during the 2014 to 2016 seasons. He scored 15 goals in 29 appearances before moving to Häcken, where he played forty games and scored 12 goals.

He took to social media to announced the news. “A few weeks ago, I made one of the toughest decisions of my life. I decided to end my football career. When I injured my knee in Greece in 2018, all the doctors said I would not be able to play football again. I refused to listen and tried to come back anyway. But now, it is no longer possible. I will remain in the football world but in a different way.”

He continued, “Last week, I started a new position within IFK Värnamo where I will work with the development of youth activities, project development and international scouting. I will also work with youth issues within Värnamo Municipality. It has been difficult to accept that my football career is already over, but at the same time, I look forward to the new challenges that await.”

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