Sierra Leone native Mohamed Sankoh suffered a severe knee injury on his VfB Stuttgart debut on Saturday. As a result, the 17-year-old attacker has to undergo an operation.
Sankoh, who was introduced in the 65th to bookmarked his first senior appearance, unfortunately, damaged his knee in their 5-1 win over Greuther Fürth after colliding with the visiting keeper Sascha Burchert.
The Dutch/Sierra Leonean youngster was forced off with a knee problem shortly after his introduction.
“Mohamed Sankoh sustained a serious knee injury involving the capsule and ligament apparatus in VfB’s Bundesliga match against Greuther Fürth. The 17-year-old attacker will be operated on in the coming days and will not be available to VfB in the coming months,” they said in a statement.
VfB sports director Sven Mislintat offered words of courage. He said, “Unfortunately, the detailed investigations have confirmed the initial fears. This is a heavy blow for all of us, especially of course for Mo Sankoh. Mo did a great preparation and was on the right track overall. Now he has a difficult time ahead of him, in which we will support him in any way.”
He joined the German top tier side from Stoke City on a five-year deal in August 2020.
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Despite their convincing win, the mood was a bit clouded in the end: Mohamed Sankoh had to be replaced after a collision. (Photo: www.imago-images.de/Pressefoto Baumann)
Greek top-tier side Panetolikos’ new acquisition Jonathan Morsay says it will be an ample opportunity to represent the Green, White and Blue of Sierra Leone.
The Swedish-born, hailing from a Sierra Leonean parent, set for a new adventure in Greece after signing a two deal with his new side.
Last season, he played with Romanian Liga I side Dinamo București, on loan from Chievo Verona. He featured in 16 games for Bucureşti and scored two goals.
When asked about representing Sierra Leone, he said: “Yes, It is a big opportunity for me. But at present, my focus is starting well for my club,” Morsay told FSL News.
“I am looking forward to playing in the Greek Superleague as I am excited to start. We are starting the new season at home against Asteras Tripolis on the 21 August, and I hope I have done enough to make my debut.”
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Sierra Leone native Amadou Bakayoko scored to rescued English League One side Coventry City to a 1-1 home draw against Doncaster on Saturday. Bakayoko,23, helped Coventry City maintain their impressive unbeaten start to the new League One season in another thrilling...
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Sierra Leone-born Trevoh Chalobah scored on his debut as Chelsea showed their Premier League title credentials with 3-0 over Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace.
Chalobah, 22, smashed home their third from 25 yards on his Premier League debut in front of a noisy Stamford Bridge.
“He scored a fantastic goal, and we are all so happy for him. It’s amazing how these things work out in football. It was very enjoyable and well-deserved,” Tuchel on Chalobah.
Osman Kakay, who played in the Queens Park Rangers‘ midweek 1-0 over Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup, was an unused substitute on Saturday.
Queens Park Rangers enjoyed a 3-0 away Sky Bet Championship triumph at the MKM Stadium as goals from Chris Willock, Lyndon Dykes and Rob Dickie completed a comprehensive Mark Warburton’s first win of the season.
Right-back Fankaty Dabo was in action in 1-0 defeat to Barnsley as the home side welcomed their fans back to Oakwell with a home win over Coventry City. Dominik Frieser scored the only goal of the game.
Sierra Leonean natives Sorba Thomas and Josh Koroma were in action as Fulham thrashed Huddersfield 5-1 to move top of the early season Championship table.
Idris Kanu is yet to make his Peterborough Championship appearance this season but was part of their 4-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the Carabao Cup. qualifying round on Wednesday.
League One
Wycombe Wanderers registered a back to back in their opening two English League One matches of the new season.
Wycombe defeated Cheltenham Town 3-1 with a goal from Sam Vokes and a brace for Oliver Pendlebury.
Sullay Kaikai started his first for the club from the right wing-back while Anis Mehmeti lined up behind Sam Vokes.
The Sierra Leone winger played 74th minute of the contest before he was subbed off.
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Sierra Leone have been seeded in Pot three ahead of the draw for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations draw set for Yaounde Conference Centre on the 17th of August 2021.
The draw will see the 24 participating teams divided into six groups of four teams each.
The four pots representing the teams will be labelled pots 1 to 4. The six pots representing the groups will be labelled groups A to F.
The 24 qualified teams have been seeded based on their recent FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking last Thursday, August 12 2021.
Cameroon as host will be pre-assigned to position A1. The remaining five teams in Pot One will automatically be drawn into position 1 of each group (B to F). The same procedure will be as follows for ed for the remaining pots.
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the date and venue for the opener of next year’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The tournament is scheduled to kick off from January 9th to 6 February 2022, and the opening match is listed to be played at the newly-built 60.000-seater capacity Olembe Sports Complex. Kickoff at 17h00 local time 16h00 GMT.
The same venue is also set to host its first game on September 2 between the indomitable lions of Cameroon and their counterparts from Malawi. The match will serve as a test match for the equipment deployed ahead of the AFCON 2021.
The five other cities are Douala, Yaoundé, Bafoussam, Garoua and Limbe to host a mtotal of 52 matches schfiudled across the country.
Sierra Leone, like the rest 23 nations, will know group opponents next Tuesday.
The West African Nation now ranked 24th in Africa 106 globally after qualifying for their third continental showpiece since 1996 following a 1-0 win over Benin at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongoin Guinea on 15th June 2021.
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The West African Nation now ranked 24th in Africa 106 globally after qualifying for their third continental showpiece since 1996 following a 1-0 win over Benin at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongoin Guinea on June 15.
As a result, they jumped eight places up, which could eventually see them seeded in Pot three ahead of the African Cup of Nations draw on August 17 in Cameroon.
However, the Leone Stars will be facing any two of the best-ranked sides from Pot 1 & 2 in their group in a bid to reach the tournament last sixteen.
The 24-nations will be divided into a group of four, with six teams each from Pot one to four ahead of TotalEnergies 33rd edition of the continental showpiece expected to run from January 9 to February 6 2022.
The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.
Expected CAF seedings – In the bracket are present Fifa rankings for each qualified Nation.
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