by FSL News | 29 Feb, 2020 | Players Abroad News
Striker Kei Kamara scored his first of the 2020 MLS season in the 67th minute to give Colorado Rapids a lifeline.
His goal was the equaliser en route to the Rapids 2-1 victory over DC United on Saturday in Week 1 at the Audi Field.
The Rapids’ 92nd-minute goal from winger Jonathan Lewis gave the visitors a dream start to the 2020 Major League Soccer season.
Lewis was an 85th-minute substitute before he sealed the three points when a pinball-like sequence fell to the US men’s national team winger.
He capitalized on his chance, volleying home to make it 2-1 as goalkeeper Bill Hamid left the goalmouth.
Russell Canouse scored from the back post to give the host the opener in the 60th but was not enough as Colorado come from behind to register their first league win of the new season.
The host lead lasted for only seven minutes when Kei Kamara launched a trademark header past Hamid, latching onto a driven cross from Jack Price to make it 1-1.
MLS Regular Season – Game 1
D.C. United 1 (Canouse 60)
Colorado Rapids 2 (Kamara 67, Lewis 92+)
Lineups:
DCU (433): Bill Hamid; Russell Canouse, Frederic Brillant, Steven Birnbaum (C), Joseph Mora; Julian Gressel, Junior Moreno, Felipe Martins; Edison Flores (Yamil Asad 71), Ola Kamara, Ulises Segura
Rapids (4141): Clint Irwin; Keegan Rosenberry, Lalas Abubakar, Drew Moor, Sam Vines; Jack Price (C); Sam Nicholson (Jonathan Lewis 85), Younes Namli (Nicolas Mezquida 64), Kellyn Acosta, Andre Shinyashiki (Diego Rubio 80); Kei Kamara
Bookings:
DCU – Moreno 64, Mora 76, Brillant 85
Rapids – Shinyashiki 58
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by FSL News | 29 Feb, 2020 | Players Abroad News
MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE league side Maryland bobcats have confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone’s keeper Christian Caulker.
On September 26, 2019, it was announced that the club would join the National Premier Soccer League as an expansion team.
“We’re excited to announce three new players for 2020 that will have an immediate impact on the squads. Last, but certainly not least is Christian Caulker.
“Christian is a quality goalkeeper, who has played with Kallon FC in Sierra Leone as well as earning 18 caps for the Sierra Leone national team. He’ll bolster our already strong goalkeeper core, and we’re happy to bring him on board,” the club said in a statement.
The former Västerås SK keeper last played for Baltimore United in the US.
On the International level, Caulker was the number one goalkeeper for the Leone Stars since making his international debut against Guinea Bissau on 15 October 2007.
However, he was suspended amongst fifteen players and officials in 2014, a suspension that affected his playing career. It’s still undecided when Caulker will return to the Sierra Leone nationals set up.
Caulker was highly rated as the best Sierra Leonean goalkeeper when he was the first choice for Leone Stars.
On National junior level, he was the first-choice goalkeeper for Sierra Leone U-17 team and at the 2005 Meridian Cup in Turkey.
He started in all six games for Sierra Leone at the first round group stage of the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and South Africa.
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by FSL News | 29 Feb, 2020 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Buya Turay, who departed Swedish champions Djurgården after loan spell expires, has appealed to the club to resign him.
Turay scored 15 goals in 29 matches Buya won the title and the 2019 golden boot during his loan spell at the club.
It was Turay’s goal that completed a superb comeback from two goals down as Djurgarden won the Allsvenskan league title after a 2-2 draw away to Norrkoping on a dramatic final day of the 2019 Swedish season.
“I just got information that there is money at the bank, please come and take me,” Buya posted on his official Instagram page.
He added, “Djurgården, there is money at the bank, come and get me now let’s fix this. And, we qualify for the Champions League.”
This winter Djurgården replaced Buya Turay in the squad, with Kalle Holmberg from IFK Norrköping.
Since leaving the Swedish Champions Turay has not played a single game for his parent club in Saint-Truidense Belgium where he made six appearances with a goal to his name before his Djurgården loan spell in January 2019.
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by FSL News | 29 Feb, 2020 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Kenema Eastern Province of Sierra Leone state of the Art Artificial Turf Project has said to be ready in May this year.
The Sierra Leone Football Association, SLFA, in partnership with the world football governing body, FIFA, has on Friday launched the project witnessed by President Julius Maada Bio and his wife, the First Lady Fatima Bio.
The SLFA expects the Diamond Blade artificial turf to be completed by May.
Kenema City is a mini-stadium and is the home ground of Premier League side Kamboi Eagles football club.
“The FIFA-SLFA project is expected to last for three months, and upon completion, Kenema will boast of having one of the best artificial turfs (Diamond Blade) in West Africa,” The FA said in a statement.
“We can confirm that we have been in contact with Edel Grass the appointed Fifa producer, and the construction work will start in February 2020,” Fifa said in a statement earlier this month.
Eight days ago, the FA received two contractors from Edel Grass Company, Akonon Camile and Alex P Musa, who are the official Fifa preferred artificial grass producers.
Edel Grass is a worldwide operating, innovative, and leading company creating artificial grass solutions beyond our borders for sports and landscaping purposes.
The FA says they will be back in Kenema in the last week of May this year to officially hand over the State of Art Artificial Turf pitch to the people of Kenema.
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by FSL News | 28 Feb, 2020 | African News
Kenyan officials will officiate crucial Sierra Leone 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Nigeria on March 27 at the Asaba-Stephen Keshi Stadium. Photo Credit Kelly Ayodi
Referee Dr Peter Waweru Kamaku is the centerman for the all-important cracker in Nigeria.
Dr Kamaku, who is a lecturer in Pure Mathematics at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), is the first Kenyan to become a centre referee.
He was among 27 referees selected by the Confederation of African Football to officiate at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Kamaku will be assisted by three other compatriots Gibert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Tony Mudanyi Kidiya AR 1 and 2 respectively and fourth official Anthony Ogwayo.
The Match Commissioner is from Ethiopia Solomon Gebresilassie with the referee’s assessor coming from Niger Attama Ibrahim Boureima.
The FIFA referee first assignment since earning his badge in 2017 was in Niger for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Sierra Leone must avoid defeat in Nigeria and hope to beat the Super Eagles in Freetown if they are to revive any hopes of the reaching Cameroon 2021.
The return fixture a few days later in Freetown will see Algerian officials in charge.
Center referee Mehdi Abid Charef will be assisted by Bouabdallah Omari and Abbes Akramn Zerhouni AR 1 and 2 respectively.
Fourth Official Nabil Boukhalfa is also an Algeria and the Match Commission Silvestre Cantussan is from Guinea Bissau.
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by FSL News | 28 Feb, 2020 | African News
Sierra Leone kicked off their WAFU ‘A’ Women’s Cup campaign with a barren draw in their opening two matches against Cape Verde and Guinea respectively at the Bo City stadium, in the Southern Province Sierra Leone.
As a result, Sierra Queens must win against Senegal in their final Group A match to ensure safe passage to the semi-finals of the competition.
The Senegalese, who have already in the semifinal of the competition after beating Guinea and Cape Verde from Group A with six points, will face Sierra Leone on Sunday.
Sierra Leone second on two points, Guinea and Cape Verde one point respectively all three teams can still qualify.
Guinea and Cape Verde, lock horns in their group A final match expected on the same day.
Elsewhere In makeni, Impressive Lone Star’s ladies and the Malians have shown composure and strength after their opening wins over Guinea Bissau and the Gambia respectively.
Group B opening results mean, Mali occupy the top of Group B following their 6-0 won over the Gambia.
Liberia, who thrashed Guinea Bissau 4-0 on Wednesday (26 February 2020) at Wusum Filed in Makeni, Sierra Leone, will continue their journey in the competition on Friday (28 February 2020) against Mali.
In six matches played 13 goals has been scored in the competitions so far with Mali and Liberia recorded the most goals.
Zone-A Women’s WAFU 2020 Championship Results and Matches
Group A 25.02.2020
- Sierra Leone 0-0 Cape Verde – Bo Stadium
- Guinea 0-1 Senegal – Makeni Mini Stadium
Group A 27.02.2020
- Cape Verde 0-2 Senegal – Bo Stadium
- Sierra Leone 0-0 Guinea – Bo Stadium
Group A 01.03.2020
- Senegal Vs Sierra Leone – 4:00 pm
- Guinea Vs Cape Verde – 4:00
Group B: 26.02.2020
- Mali 6-0 The Gambia – Makeni Stadium
- Liberia 4-0 Guinea Bissau – Makeni Stadium
Todays’ matches 28.02.2020
- Liberia Vs Mali – 2:00 pm – Makeni Stadium
- The Gambia Vs Guinea Bissau – 4:30 pm – Makeni Stadium
29.02.2020 – Break
02.02020
- Mali Vs Guinea Bissau – 4:00 pm
- The Gambia Vs Liberia – 4:00 pm
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