by FSL News | 20 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone defender, David Simbo was pleased after helping his Northern Cyprus top tier side Baf Ülkü Yurdu thrashed Düzkaya 5-1 at the Güzelyurt Üner Berkalp Stadium on Saturday.
Simbo has expressed his delight as he headlines one of the county’s sports newspapers following the first week of the K-Pet Super League.
The 30-year-old centre-back, who wrapped up his move on the 7th of September was craving to get off to a fine start.
“I was pleased with a good 90-minute of football here. It was my first match, and I hope there will be a lot more,” he told FSL News.
“Looking forward to another, since I arrived I’ve trained a lot. I’ve tried to be more focus and comfortable.”
“Playing as a centre-back, you have to ready because of a lot of responsibility, but I felt comfortable.”
Last season, the agile defender played for Turkish side Kiremithanespor.
Simbo has had spells in Sweden with → Motala AIF (on loan), Trelleborg (on loan), Boden and Sandviken before joining Sudanese top-flight side Al-Hilal in 2014–2015 and later moved to Najran and Krumkachy Minsk in Belarus.
He started his playing career with local club Mighty Blackpool, where he was impressive before moving abroad.
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by FSL News | 19 Sep, 2019 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s latest global rankings
- Following elimination from the 2022 World Cup preliminary qualifiers on a 3-2 aggregate scoreline over two legs, Sierra Leone dropped three places to 117th from 114th in the latest FIFA ranking announced on Thursday 19th September.
The West African nation next international contest will be against Lesotho, in the opener of the 2021 Afcon qualifier scheduled for November 11 at the Freetown national stadium.
Elsewhere, Senegal still ranked highest in Africa according to FIFA, with the 2019 AFCON runners-up currently at 20th position, while AFCON winners, Algeria look to catch up at 38th.
Belgium remain top of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking after an action-packed number of weeks in international football which saw 78 friendlies, 74 continental qualifiers and 60 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifiers take place.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 24 October 2019.
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by FSL News | 17 Sep, 2019 | African News
Brazil Football Confederation, CBF announced on its official website two international friendlies next month in Singapore.
As part of the Brazil Global Tour 2019, the first game will be against 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Senegal on October 10, before taking on Nigeria on October 13.
Brazil and Senegal will be the first time the two teams have clashed in senior international football.
It is the second meeting between Brazil and Nigeria after a 3-0 friendly win for the Samba stars in Abuja in 2003.
“We chose two of the best African teams because they are high-level opponents,” Brazil Football Confederation official Juninho Paulista told the country’s association website.
“It was a wish of the technical commission. So we went after these opponents.”
Brazil defeated Cameroon in an international friendly last November after a lone goal from Everton star Richarlison, meaning they will play African opposition three times in 11 months.
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by FSL News | 15 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Striker Mustapha Bundu scored a hattrick in Aarhus GF big win 3-0 over Aalborg BK at Ceres park in matchday nine of the Danish Super Liga.
- Bundu, 22, who made his Sierra Leone debut against Liberia last Wednesday in the 2022 Africa World Cup Preliminary, was in superb form for his club in the Danish Superliga on Sunday.
Impressively, he fine the nets in the 6th, 35th and 65th respectively as they thrashed their visitors to move up to fourth on the table.
Bundu’s opened the scoring for his side after just 6 minutes after assisted by Bror Blume before his second of the day 30 minute later.
His third was from the penalty spot in the 65th minute in front of a jam-park stadium in Denmark.
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by FSL News | 15 Sep, 2019 | Players Abroad News
- Augustus Kargbo has signed for Italian Serie C side Reggio Audace FC on loan from Serie B FC Crotone until the end of the season.
- The 20-year-old attacker is eager for first-team football. Kargbo, who recently signed a new three-year deal, tying him to the club until June 2022, is hoping to play more often with Audace.
The Sierra Leone-born is relishing the chance of some first-team action and hopes to gain more experience with his new club in their challenge for the Serie C title.
“To be honest, it was difficult for me in the past few weeks. The club didn’t want me to leave, and I wasn’t playing,” Kargbo told FSL online.
“I decided to move because I want to be playing regular football and hopefully I can show what I am capable of doing on the pitch.”
“I was not having enough chances at FC Crotone, but maybe this will help me get the playing time I’m craving to be able to make an impact.”
Kargbo, who had a spell with Campobasso in the Italian Serie D, has been a good player last season for FC Serie B FC Crotone.
Related News: Kargbo pens first professional Crotone deal
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by FSL News | 15 Sep, 2019 | African News
Egyptian record eight-time champions, Al Ahly, won away from home defeating Equatorial Guinea side Cano Sport in 2-0 Malabo, while rivals Zamalek was stunned 2-1 by Senegalese champions Generation Foot in Thies.
South African side Mamelodi Sundowns registered one of their biggest victories in the 2019/20 CAF Champions League first-round first-leg matches on Saturday.
It was a superb performance from the reigning South African champions, Sundowns, who thrashed Seychelles’ Cote d’Or 5-0 in Victoria.
JS Kabylie down Guinean top-flight side Horoya FC 2-0 in Algiers. The 16-times Guinean Champions struggled to get anything out of the game against a difficult side.
Elsewhere, Asante Kotoko and Young Buffaloes both registered home wins in the 2019/20 CAF Confederation Cup first-round first-leg games on Saturday.
Ghanaian giants Kotoko walloped last season’s runners-up RS Berkane of Morocco 3-2 in Kumasi.
Lastly, Eswatini outfit Young Buffaloes caused an upset when they overcame former South African champions Bidvest Wits 1-0 in Manzini.
- Saturday’s CAF Champions League Fixtures & results
Victoria – Cote d’Or (Seychelles) 0-5 Sundowns (South Africa)
Malabo – Cano Sport (Eq. Guinea) 0-2 Al Ahly (Egypt)
Alger – JS Kabylie (Algeria) 2-0 Horoya (Guinea)
Luanda – Petro (Angola) 0-0 KCCA (Uganda)
Thies – Generation Foot (Senegal) 2-1 Zamalek (Egypt)
Dar Es Salaam – Yanga (Tanzania) 1-1 Zesco (Zambia)
Lusaka – Green Eagles (Zambia) 1-2 Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Bulawayo – FC Platinum (Zimbabwe) 1-0 Songo (Mozambique)
- Saturday’s CAF Confederation Cup Fixtures & results
Fixtures
Nairobi – Bandari (Kenya) 2-0 US Ben Guerdane (Tunisia)
Kigali – AS Kigali (Rwanda) 1-1 Proline (Uganda)
Lome – Maranatha (Togo) 1-2 Djoliba (Mali)
Libreville – Pelican (Gabon) 2-1 Rangers (Nigeria)
Obuasi – Ashanti Gold (Ghana) 3-2 RS Berkane (Morocco)
Manzini – Young Buffaloes (Eswatini) 1-0 Bidvest (South Africa)
Cairo – Pyramids (Egypt) 1-1 CR Belouizdad (Algeria)
Sfax – Ittihad (Libya) 1-1 HUSA (Morocco)
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