by FSL News | 31 Jul, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
- Defending Champions Brazil beat Egypt 1-0 in their quarter-final match on Saturday to set up a date with Mexico while Spain’s remarkable 5-2 win over Ivory Coast see than battle hosts Japan in the men’s U23 Olympics semi-finals.
Matheus Cunha recorded the only goal for Brazil in the 37th-minute assisted by Everton’s Richarlison as they reached the semi-finals.
Ivory Coast was unable to contain Spain in the day’s other quarter-finals.
Japan will battle Spain in the tournament semi-finals after the hosts struggled past New Zealand in Kashima.
Three goals from Rafa Mir, including one to force extra-time, gave Spain a 5-2 victory over the Ivory Coast in a thrilling men’s Olympic quarter-final in Rifu. The Ivorians had led twice in the fixture at the Miyagi stadium.
At the International Yokohama Stadium, possibly the best match of all the Olympic Games. A hard-fought game by both teams and a real goal-fest with a total of 9 goals as Mexico beat South Korea 6-3 aggregate to reach the semi-finals.
by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Veteran Major League Soccer star Kei Kamara will start a new adventure and his second spell in Europe. The former Middleborough striker has signed for HIFK Helsinki until the end of the season with an option for another year.
The Ex-Norwich attacker has been a free agent since the 2020 MLS season came to a close in America.
“The deal is for the rest of the season with an option for another year,” Kei Kamara to FSL News.
Kamara, 36, added that he is “Very happy to be part of this historic club, and I hope to add something to the history. Great to be back with a full team, I have missed that chemistry. Now, I am just looking forward to my first minute on the field.”
His first European spell was when he joined Norwich City from Columbus Crew on loan in 2013. He made his league debut for Norwich as an 86th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Fulham four days later.
On 2 September 2013, the striker had signed for Middlesbrough of the Championship on a two-year contract before returning to the MLS in 2015.
He has one of the best striking MLS diaries after recorded 130 goals in 359 games, putting him fifth on the all-time MLS scorers list.
The fifth all-time MLS top soccer Kamara last season played for Minnesota United, his eighth different team in the US top-tier.
Kamara scored Sierra Leone vital goal in the 19th minute at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo that qualified the West African Nation to their first African Cup of Nations since 1996 last month.
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by FSL News | 30 Jul, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone International Kei Kamara has agreed to join the Finnish Veikkausliiga side HIFK Helsinki, Football Sierra Leone.
- This will be his eleventh professional club since making his Columbus Crew debut in 2006.
He has one of the best striking MLS diaries after recorded 130 goals in 359 games, putting him fifth on the all-time MLS scorers list.
The fifth all-time MLS top soccer Kamara last season played for Minnesota United, his eighth different team in the US top-tier.
Kamara scored Sierra Leone vital goal in the 19th minute at the Stade Général Lansana Conté de Nongo that qualified the West African Nation to their first African Cup of Nations since 1996 last month.
The 36-year old forward also had a stint in the Premier League with Norwich City in 2013 and the English Championship side Middlesbrough in 2014 before returning to Columbus Crew in 2015.
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by FSL News | 29 Jul, 2021 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News
By Alie Bittar @bittar32
The Confederation of African Football has announced August 17 as the official draw date for the 24 nations TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
Sierra Leone will be in Cameroon next year after 25-year of trying to reach the continental big stage.
Each nation will be put into a pot depending on their rankings and then drawn into six groups of four teams.
Kei Kamara goal in Guinea at the Général Lansana Conté de Nongo won the final spot in Cameroon on June 15.
Top football dignitaries are expected to attend the process at the Yaounde Conference Centre, Cameroon at 19h00 local time 18h00 GMT.
The Local Organising Committee of Cameroon will get the draw underway ahead of next year’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations descend in the country ahead of the 09 January 2022 kick-off.
Our predicted seeding for the 2021 Afcon draw. In bracket are present Fifa rankings for each qualified Nation.
Pot 1
Hosts Cameroon (55), Senegal (22), Tunisia (26), Nigeria (32) Algeria (33), Morocco (34).
Pot 2
Egypt (46), Ghana (49), Mali (57), Ivory Coast (59), Burkina-Fas (60), Guinea (72)
Pot 3
Cape Verde (73), Gabon (88), Guinea-Bissau (108), Mauritania (101), Sierra Leone (114), Zimbabwe (107)
Pot 4
Malawi (115), Sudan (123), Comoros (131), Equatorial Guinea (132), Ethiopia (140), The Gambia (152)
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by FSL News | 29 Jul, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
- Egypt and Ivory Coast have reached the quarter-finals of the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Wednesday, while South Africa was crashed out following a third straight defeat.
- Egypt qualified for the Olympic football quarter-finals for the first time since London 2012.
The North Africans will play Brazil after a 2-0 win over Australia to secured second place in Group C ahead of Argentina, who played a 1-1 draw with group winners Spain.
Ivory Coast also qualified for the knockout stages as runners-up behind Brazil after they shared spoils with Germany 1-1 in Group D.
Egypt and Ivory Coast will be aiming to become the third African nation to win gold at the Olympic Games following Nigeria 1996 and Cameroon 2000.
Ghana won bronze at the 1992 Games while Egypt have finished fourth on two occasions, in 1928 and 1964.
Apart from their gold in Atlanta 96, Nigeria won both silver and bronze at the Olympics in 2008, and 2016 respectively.
Tokyo 2020 men’s quarter-final fixture schedule and kick-off times Saturday 31 July (all times local).
17:00 JST – Miyagi Stadium – Spain v Côte d’Ivoire
18:00 JST – Ibaraki Kashima Stadium – Japan v New Zealand
19:00 JST – Saitama Stadium – Brazil v Egypt
20:00 JST – International Stadium Yokohama – Republic of Korea v Mexico
by FSL News | 28 Jul, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
Serbian Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has been reappointed as Uganda head coach on a three-year deal barely a fortnight after he parted company with the Football Association of Zambia.
The Serbian, who departed Zambia on July 17 following seventeen months, will take Uganda post from August 1st.
His immediate task is to oversee the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying matches set for September. Uganda is in Group E alongside neighbours Kenya, Rwanda and Mali.
A statement by the Ugandan FA reads: “FUFA names Milutin Sredojević the new Head coach of Uganda Cranes, on a three-year renewable contract effective August 1, 2021.”
“The Head coach has a contractual mandate to name his backroom staff.”
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