by FSL News | 16 Dec, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Queen Park Rangers have been dealt a blow after their Sierra Leonean defender, Osman Kakay, was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.
- The former Partick Thistle right-back confirmed the news to FSL News.
Kakay, 23, was forced off during Saturday’s defeat by Reading and has missed Stoke City at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium as the two sides played out a drab goalless draw on Tuesday night.
It means Kakay, who has been in excellent form, will miss important matches coming against Wycombe, Swansea, Norwich and Luton Town.
Meanwhile, the London club has been without a win in six matches after a 0-0 draw against Stoke and resulted in them sliding towards the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone.
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by FSL News | 13 Dec, 2020 | African News, Sport News
- Just two weeks after the death of teammate Anele Ngcongca, who passed in a similar circumstance, Mamelodi Sundowns defender Motjeka Madisha has died after a motor vehicle accident Sunday early hours.
The 25-year-old defender formed part of Pitso Mosimane’s historic Mamelodi Sundowns side.
He earned 13 caps for the South Africa national team between 2015 and 2020, scoring once.
The former Highlands Park defender earned over 130 appearances for Mamelodi Sundowns while winning three league titles, the Telkom Knockout, the Nedbank Cup, the CAF Champions League and Super Cup.
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by FSL News | 12 Dec, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
- Inform Sierra Leone striker Alhaji Kamara has been instrumental in the Danish Superliga as he registered his fourth in their last four games and was named Man of the Match.
Kamara, 26, was again on target in Randers FC 3-1 win over Vejle Boldklub on Friday in the 3F Superliga at Cepheus Park.
The victory means Randers moved up to fourth with 19 points for 12 games, while Vejle is stuck in tenth place five points behind.
His 47th-minute goal cancelled out Wanhid Fagjir of Vejle opener before Vito Hammershøj-Mistrati, and André Rømer completed the victory in the 67th and 71st minutes respectively.
Kamara equalized came two minutes of the restart when he nicely dribbled a Vejle defender to bookmark his fourth goal in a row.
The equalizer raised momentum as substitute Vito Hammershøj-Mistrati headed the home team in front from a corner, and shortly after midfielder Andre Rømer settles the scoreline from the 11-meter spot.
Soaring Kamara has now scored six goals in last six games for club and country counting his double against Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations qualifier at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.
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by FSL News | 10 Dec, 2020 | African News, Sport News
- With no more games to play this year, the Sierra Leone senior A team have ended 2020 as the 116th best-ranked team, according to the final Fifa’s world ranking announced Thursday, December 10th.
- The Leone Stars moved four places up from 120th to 116th in November after they stunned Nigeria in their matchday three and four of the ongoing African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Coming from four goals down to level things at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City has dubbed as one of the best comebacks in African football in recent years.
The Super Eagles were unable to retaliate the result as both teams played to a barren draw in Freetown in the rematch.
As a result, they moved to third in Group L in the race to reach Cameroon in the next continental showpiece.
However, out of their last six matches in all competitive competition, Sierra Leone only managed one win.
Their only victory came against Liberia in the CAF 2022 World Cup qualifier in Freetown last, but they were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate.
In Africa, Sierra Leone static as the 29th best not what many soccer fans expecting for a nation that football has been like a religion. Burundi the biggest climbers in terms of places gained whereas Group L leaders Nigeria unmoved in 35th places.
Senegal top the continental ranking and 20th in the world with 1558 points, while the Carthage Eagles are 26th in the world and second in Africa after gathering 1503 points.
Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and Burkina Faso completed the top ten.
Top of the global ranking for the third consecutive years Belgium with Hungary ended as the most improved side’ after amassed extra 44-points.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 18 February 2021.
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by FSL News | 9 Dec, 2020 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News
- Prominent football philanthropist and seasoned administrator, Rodney Michael, who a few weeks ago declared to contest the Presidency of the Sierra Leone Football Association, has been ‘CLEARED’ of match-fixing following a lengthy investigation.
Most notable, the match-fixing inquiry includes a World Cup qualifier between Sierra Leone and South Africa that ended goalless in Atteridgeville, South Africa, in June 2008.
The Committee says, having reviewed the evidence analysis in the report aforementioned, they have concluded that there is not enough evidence to sustain the allegation.
“These persons are therefore unequivocally discharged of all allegations of match-fixing against them by the Ministry of Sports and the Sierra Leone Football Association.”
Among those cleared were two former internationals and five officials. They are Motala AIF defender Ibrahim Koroma, former U17 skipper Samuel Barlay, East End Tigers owner Victor Lewis, Abdul Kanasiue Rollings, Rodney Michael, Alphan Koker, and Bernard Sorbeh.
However, former Sierra Leone skipper Ibrahim Kargbo, and former Administrator Abu Bakarr Kabba, including seven others, are still facing an investigation by the Committee.
It is worth mentioning that in 2019, former SLFA Administrative Secretary, Abu Bakarr Kabba was banned by Fifa for five years with a fined of US$50,000 while former Sierra Leone captain Ibrahim Kargbo booted with a life ban.
Meanwhile, In 2013, Rodney Michael and Sierra Leone superstar Mohamed Kallon were among those disqualified from contesting the SLFA presidential election.
As a result, Isha Johansen, who now doubles as CAF Executive Council member, went unopposed to become the first female president of the SLFA.
Rodney Michael remains the most revered and popular football administrator in the country. His exoneration has placed him in good footing ahead of the next SLFA’s elective congress.
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by FSL News | 6 Dec, 2020 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Sierra Leone-born Augustus Kargbo netted his first AC
Reggiana goal in 3-0 win over AC Monza at the Mapei Stadium on Sunday.
Kargbo, 21, on loan from Crotone, opened his account this season in the 71st minute to double the host lead after Igor Radezza had put his side ahead in the 55th-minute.
The goal was his first for the club since his move on a second loan spell with the Italian Serie B side.
Simeone Mazzocchi completed the win in the 88th minute as they move up to 11th on the log.
Having helped the Reggiana 1919 gain promotion to Serie B, Kargbo will be hoping this is first of many for the Reggio Emilia-based outfit this season.
It was his winning goal over Bari at the Mapei Stadium Città del Tricolore in the Serie C playoff final on July 22 helped Reggiana gain Serie B promotion.
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