by FSL News | 22 May, 2021 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News
- Bo Rangers have unveiled a stunning new clubhouse. Commissioned by President Julius Maada Bio on Friday.
Just over two years after the resumption of the Sierra Leone Premier League 2018/2019 seasons, the club became the first in Sierra Leone to have a clubhouse.
The impressive two-storey building includes a secretariat, hostels, a swimming pool, a hall and a gym powered by solar energy.
Top government dignitaries, including President Bio and Sports Minister Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, grace the occasion.
The eye-catching new facility was commissioned by President Maada Bio on Friday in a well-attended colourful ceremony.
“Today even makes a historic and epoch-making day in the history of Bo Rangers Football Club in particular and Sierra Leone football in general,” Babadi Kamara vehemently noted.
He pointed out that the club will continue to strive to better its economic woes.
Presently forth on the top-tier log, the big spenders were league leaders in the 2019/2020 season before it was declared null and void due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The Overview of the just-completed Bo Rangers Clubhouse is below.
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by FSL News | 20 May, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Örebro SK defender injury woes continue, with Kevin Wright doubtful for Sierra Leone June qualifier against Benin.
Sierra Leone must win in the rescheduled contest against Benin for a place in the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon 2022.
The Sierra Leone international has been suffering from Achilles tendinitis since March.
Wright, 25, who made his debut with the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 2-1 loss to Mauritania on October 9 2020, sustained the injury in their pre-season game against AIK on March 26 at the Behrn Arena.
He has not featured for Orebro in any of their opening seven Allsenvan matches in the new campaign.
The former Chelsea academy graduate treatment will continue in June when Sierra Leone will be preparing to face Benin in the decider for Cameroon 2022.
The former Degerfors player was impressive against Nigeria in matchday three and four of the ongoing qualifier.
The Walthamstow-born penned a three-year deal with the Swedish side in March 2019.
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by FSL News | 19 May, 2021 | African News, Sport News
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the qualifiers for the women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022, to October.
The race towards African Women Football showpiece was initially scheduled to kick off on Monday, 10 May 2021.
“This move, which is consistent with the decision to postpone men’s FIFA World Cup 2022™ African Qualifiers, is as a result of the constraints posed by the Covid19 pandemic in Africa and also infrastructure challenges in the continent,” Caf stated on their website.
As a result, Sierra Leone will take on the Gambia during the FIFA window of 18th to 26th October 2021. The winner advance to the second and final round in the FIFA window of 14th to 23rd February 2022.
The 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, will be the 12th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations.
44 Member Associations will take part in this qualifying phase, hosts Morocco qualified automatically for the final tournament.
The Africa Cup in Morocco will be the first edition organized in the format of 12 teams.
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by FSL News | 17 May, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Winger Kwame Quee scored his first Pepsi-deild goal in Víkingur Reykjavík 3-0 win over former club Breiðablik on Sunday.
The Sierra Leone international goal came in the 90th minutes to wrap up their round four victory.
Goals from Pablo Punyed 14th, Júlíus Magnússon 86th, and Kwame Quee were enough to help Reykjavik stay top of the log.
“I’m pleased with my performance and goal against my former team Blika! I respected them, but I have to do what I love,” Quee told FSL News.
“I love scoring goals as it keeps my spirit high ahead of the upcoming encounter. I was happy to get my first goal since I am back. There was a delay to my arrival due to Visa issues, but all sorted now, and I am here to help the team as we are top of the League.”
He played ten league games with Breiðablik last season before he was sent on loan to Reykjavik, where he featured in six games.
The former FC Johansen player won the 2019 Icelandic Cup on 14 September at Laugardalsvöllur with Víkingur Reykjavik while on the first spell at the club on loan.
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by FSL News | 16 May, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Sullay Kaikai goal against Sunderland has won the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month in April after receiving 44% of the public vote.
Kaikai, 25, stunning goal against Sunderland that handed the Seasiders a vitally important three points against their promotion rivals at the Stadium of Light, on 27 April won the award.
Kaikai said: “It’s a great personal achievement to win any award, and I’m really pleased that my goal against Sunderland has done that.
“I kind of got lucky on the day because I’m normally on the left-hand side. However, this time I was on the right, and it favoured my right foot. Once the ball came out, I had just one thing in my mind – and that was to hit it!
“I think it is definitely the best goal I’ve scored in my career to date.” Kaikai beat off competition from Burton Albion’s Joe Powell and Hull City’s Callum Elder.
Sullay Kaikai moved to Blackpool on a free transfer from Dutch side NAC Breda in the summer of 2019.
The exciting winger started his career with Crystal Palace, where he made 11 appearances for the first-team and won the club’s Young Player of the Year award.
While at Selhurst Park, he spent time out on loan in The EFL and had very successful stints with Shrewsbury Town and Brentford.
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by FSL News | 14 May, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Striker Alhaji Kamara joined the rest of his Randers teammates, who celebrated their Danish Sydbank Cup final victory on Thursday after a 4-0 win over SønderjyskEs.
Alhaji Kamara joined in Randers celebration on Thursday after their Sydbank Cup 4-0 victory SonderjyskEs.
The Sierra Leone international was not part of the final matchday squad due to a muscle injury but has scored nine goals for Randers and has been a pivotal figure before a new tear in the muscle.
The cup triumph has added to his accolades collection. This was his third major honours. In Sweden with Norrköping, he featured forty times and scored 14 goals helping the team won the league in 2015.
He won the 2017 – 2018 Moldova Championship with FC Sheriff in his year spell before moving to Danish Super Liga club Vendsyssel FF on 19 February 2019.
On 15 May 2019, he joins Randers FC for the 2019–20 season on a free transfer, where he is now a Danish Cup winner.
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