by FSL News | 28 Feb, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Randers top scorer Alhaji Kamara scored Randers opener in the 23rd minutes to strengthen his grip in the Danish Superliga golden boot race.
- Odense Boldklub Emmanuel Sabbi equalized shortly before the break at the Nature Energy Park on Sunday.
- The hosts won the match 2-1 through Mart Lieder’s 58th-minute winner.
Unfortunately, Kamara, 26, who scored his 10th goal of the season in their 2-1 away defeat at Odense Boldklub, was forced out after he suffered an injury in the 29th minutes.
Randers’ Erik Marxen was also replaced due to an injury.
Randers stay on 5th on 27 points, while OB moved up to 7th on 24 points, five above third from the bottom.
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by FSL News | 28 Feb, 2021 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News
- Sierra Leone’s decrepit national stadium has been banned by CAF from staging foreign matches until it up to International standards.
In a communication to the Sierra Leone Football Association, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, informed the FA that the Capital Stadium in Freetown lacks adequate facilities, Football Sierra Leone understands.
Sierra Leone are due to host Benin in their next home game on 30 March, their final African Cup of Nations Group L qualifier, days after their away tie at the Setsoto Stadium in Lesotho.
However, CAF latest decision will force the SLFA to look on the road for a neutral venue for Leone Stars to play their Group L final match against Benin.
The Leone Stars goalless draw against Nigeria has exposed the reckless and fragile state of the Siaka Steven Stadium, many soccer pundits believe.
After the Nigeria game last year, we understand Caf warned the SLFA to improve facilities at the stadium, but little has been done since.
The Brookfields Stadium was built in 1979 and has been in existence for over 40 years.
FIFA suspended the venue in 1992 for one year due to overcrowding. The Leone Stars had to use the 28th September Stadium in neighbouring Guinea to play host to Senegal and Togo in qualifiers for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations.
In March 2008, FIFA banned the said venue due to poor dressing rooms and a sub-standard pitch.
In February 2017, the Presidential Pavilion of the Siaka Stevens Stadium was given a facelift with 950 chairs installed as part of the upgrade to an all-seater international standard.
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by FSL News | 27 Feb, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
(Photo by Jan Christensen / FrontzoneSport via Getty Images) at Casa Arena Horsens.) AC Horsens vs FC Copenhagen – Danish 3F Superliga Denmark on February 07, 2021.
- After two assists in his last four appearances for FC Copenhagen, Mustapha Bundu will face some familiar faces on Sunday in the Danish Superliga.
- The Sierra Leone international, who joined Copenhagen from Belgian side Anderlecht on loan, will line up against AGF Aarhus at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen.
Bundu, 24, scored 21 goals 25 assists in 109 appearances during his time with former Danish club AGF Aarhus in four seasons from 2016 to 2020.
It is expected to be a cracker as third-placed AGF travel to face Copenhagen on fourth.
However, the Leone Stars attacker has struggled in front of goal since his move away from AGF.
He has not scored in his last 13 games between Anderlecht, and Copenhagen, a stats he will be gearing to change.
The former Hereford winger will face a good number of his former team he still has a good relationship with.
FC Copenhagen won 1-0 in the first meeting of the season in Aarhus.
Both sides have lock horns 77 times in the Danish Superliga Copenhagen won 37 while AGF 18 and 22 draws.
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by FSL News | 27 Feb, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
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Fankaty Dabo, who started on the bench in Coventry City’s midweek 1-0 defeat to Swansea at the Liberty Stadium, is set to start for the first time since January after recovering from injury.
Rival right wing-back Julien Dacosta suffered an injury and was replaced with Dabo, 25, in the 46th minute against Swansea on Wednesday.
Dabo last played full throttle for Sky Blues against Sheffield Wednesday, where he captained the Sky Blues for the first time.
Mark Robins’ side has managed only one win in their last six and Blackburn Rovers will provide another acid test for West Midlands’ side.
Coventry suffered a 4-0 defeat in the reverse fixture at St Andrew’s having played most of the game with 10-men after Michael Rose’s early red card.
Robins is expecting a different game on Saturday from the one played between the two teams earlier in the season and feels all the pressure is on Tony Mowbray’s side.
“We’ve got to go there and put in a really strong performance that defeat stung against Blackburn for a number of reasons it’s a different game from the first one early in the season, they’re in a bit of a sticky patch, but they have some really good players in their squad,” he told club’s website.
Rovers’ boss, on the other hand, has said he is not worried about his job after a run of poor form.
Tony Mowbray noted that he doesn’t ‘sit in fear’ of his position as he looks to arrest Rovers’ poor run against Coventry City this afternoon having lost their last five matches.
“I don’t sit here fighting for my job, I don’t sit here in fear, I sit here wanting to win the next football match and put the best team we can on that grass,” Mowbray said. “I’m here, seven in the morning until seven at night, working, doing what I do, leaving no stone unturned.”
Both teams have been struggling this season, with Rovers in 16th position while City standing 20th in the English Championship log.
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by FSL News | 26 Feb, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News
- The Black Satellites are on course for a fourth continental title after making the semi-final of the 2021 championship in Mauritania after a 4-2 penalty victory over Cameroon in the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals.
Ghana and Cameroon played to a 1-1 draw after extra-time before they booked their ticket to the semi-finals of the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania on Thursday.
Frank Boateng scored after 90-minute to cancel out a Kevin-Prince Milla opener for Cameroon at Stade Olympique in Nouakchott.
Goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim deemed as the hero following his p[eanlty saved while another came rattling off the crossbar as Ghana entered the next phase of the competition.
Meanwhile, Debutants Uganda impressively overcomes Burkina Faso 5-3 on post-match penalties at the Stade Cheikha Boidiya in Nouakchott to reach the tournament semi-finals.
They will now face the winner between Morocco and Tunisia in Monday’s semi-final in Nouakchott.
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by FSL News | 24 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Hosts Morocco will kick off this year’s event against Uganda’s Cubs in Rabat
- The competition is set to run from 13 to 31 March 2021
- The other two teams in the group are Zambia and 2013 winners Ivory Coast
The draw for the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2021 was conducted on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
CAF Director of Competitions Samson Adamu conducted the draw, assisted by Mauritania’s legend Mustapha Fall.
Following are the groups :
Group A: Morocco, Uganda, Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire
Group B: Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria, Congo
Group C: Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, South Africa
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