by FSL News | 21 Jan, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Burkina-Faso revived their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship in Cameroon after beating Zimbabwe 3-1 on Wednesday.
- The Stallions recovered from their opening day defeat to win the Group A match in Yaounde and put life into their chances of advancing from the group.
The result means Warriors are out of the competition with no points after two matches and their final group match will be a mere formality.
Burkina-Faso takes on Cameroon on Sunday 24 January in their Group A final match a win will see them advanced to the next stage of the competition.
Elsewhere, Cameroon played to a 1-1 draw against Mali in an action-packed match at the African Nations Championship clash in Yaounde on Wednesday.
The home side raced into the lead when Salomon Banga rose highest in the 6th minute to head home from a free-kick in the Group A match.
It was the Indomitable Lions captain and Cotonsport defender’s second goal of the competition after scoring in the tournament’s opener on Saturday.
The Eagles responded almost immediately with Issaka Samake sweetly curling in a free-kick seven minutes later for the equalizer.
The results mean both teams are joint top with four points from their opening two matches.
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by FSL News | 17 Jan, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Host Cameroon opened Chan tournament with a 1-0 triumph over Zimbabwe at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé on Saturday.
- Salomon Banga Bindjeme scored a fine acrobatic goal in the 72nd minute as they register an opening win in Group A as African Nations Champions got underway on.
Elsewhere in Group A, Mali defeated Burkina-Faso 1-0 through Siaka Bagayoko 70th minute header which was enough to settle the second encounter in Yaounde.
The African Nations Championship is the sixth edition a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships.
Cameroon and Mali are now tied at the top ahead of the second group games.
by FSL News | 17 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- There were plenty of goals in this year’s first test match as Randers FC defeated Esbjerg fB 5-3 at home on Saturday.
In-form Sierra Leone International Alhaji Kamara continues to impress with three goals in the 51st, 64th and 68th minutes respectively as they down their visitors in preparation for the second phase of the Danish Superliga.
Randers FC will open their second-half campaign of the Danish top tier on the 2n of February against AC Horsens at their Cepheus Park.
Kamara, 26, is presently the club’s top scorer with seven goals in all competition.
Result: Randers FC – Esbjerg fB 5-3 (1-1)
Goal scorers:
3 ‘0-1 Yuriy Yakovenko
38′ 1-1 Simon Piesinger
51 ‘2-1 Elhaji Kamara
62’ 3-1 Elhaji Kamara
65 ‘4-1 Kasper Høgh
67’ 5-1 Elhaji Kamara
85 ‘5-2 Joni Kauko
87 ‘5-3 Andri Bjarnason
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by FSL News | 15 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Defender Osman Kakay trained alongside his Queens Park Rangers team-mates on Thursday following a month out injured.
- Kakay, 23, has not featured since the home defeat against Reading on 12 December.
The Sierra Leone international, who was in an excellent form, will now have to work his way back into the side after a month out.
Meanwhile, Charlie Austin was on the score-sheet on his first appearance since rejoining the Hoops as they beat Luton for their first win in 10 Championship games.
The striker re-signed on loan from West Brom on Saturday and was in the right place to nod in at the back post after team-mate Geoff Cameron had flicked on a corner.
The win means they moved up to 18th in the English Championship standings.
In another development, Saturday’s Championship fixture between QPR and Wycombe Wanderers has been postponed after the visitors reported positive Covid-19 tests.
Wycombe have informed the English Football League it would be unable to fulfil the fixture following the latest tests.
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by FSL News | 13 Jan, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- The 18-year-old has signed a contract until 2023. – Photo credit: Norwich City/Matthew Usher
- Norwich City Academy striker Abu Kamara is the second striker with a Sierra Leonean name to have signed for the club.
- The youngster, who signed his professional contract until summer 2023, has been sensational in recent weeks.
A few weeks ago, he scored a hat-trick in the FA Youth Cup third round against Wolverhampton Wanderers, guiding the young Canaries to a 4-2 win and into the fourth round against West Ham United.
But he is not the first striker with a Kamara family name for the club. In 2013, Kei Kamara joined the Canaries from Sporting Kansan City on loan.
The forward has made an impact for City’s Under-18s this season, which has subsequently earned him cameo appearances in David Wright’s Under-23s side in Premier League 2.
The striker has scored three goals and made one assist in the U18 Premier League in ten appearances, whilst scoring one in four substitute appearances for the U23s.
Speaking on putting pen-to-paper to the club’s website, Kamara described the moment as a ‘massive achievement’.
It’s a proud moment for me, and my family, it’s every kid’s dream to become a professional footballer and especially at a club like this, it’s a massive achievement, so I’m over the moon.”
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by FSL News | 13 Jan, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Two new stadiums and two have had a facelift in readiness for this year’s Total African Nations Championship, CHAN with the host young Lions of Cameroon up against Zimbabwe while Mali battle it out against Burki-Faso fro Group A on Saturday.
The sixth edition of the CHAN will run from January 16 to February 7, 2021, in Cameroon with matches at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé, Japoma Stadium in Douala, Douala Reunification Stadium and Stade Omnisports de Limbe.
Holders Morocco will kick-off their CHAN defence against Togo on Monday at the Douala Reunification Stadium. In 2018, they opened the tournament with a 4-0 win over Mauritania as host nations.
In the final, the Atlas Lions thrashed Nigeria 4-0 to lift the trophy in grand style.
Details of Stadiums and groups of Cameroon Total CHAN 2021
Group A
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé
Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Mali, Burkina Faso
Group B
Japoma Stadium in Douala
Libya, Niger, DRC, Congo
Group C
Douala Reunification Stadium
Morocco, Togo, Rwanda, Uganda
Group D
Stade Omnisports de Limbe
Zambia, Tanzania, Guinea, Namibia
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