by FSL News | 18 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Abu Bakarr Kargbo scored for his German side Berliner AK in their 2-0 victory over Chemnitzer on Sunday in the German Regionalliga Nordost.
Kargbo, 26, registered his 11th of the season with a 9th-minute opener in the contest for the top spot.
His goal came after directed a loose ball with an overhead kick inside the box before midfielder Tunay Deniz completed the victory seven minutes after the restart from a spot kick.
The win sees them closed the gap at the top to seven points in the race for promotion.
The winner of the Regionalliga Nordost will be promoted directly to the third league.
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by FSL News | 17 Mar, 2019 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
The domestic league top scorer Sesay heaped praised on Tigers squad spirit.
Sierra Leone Premier League top scorer Baimba Sesay has heaped praised on East End Tigers spirited squad after a hard fourth win in Kono.
The striker, who scored the winner against Diamond Stars on Saturday has now accounted for seven goals in ten appearances.
Sesay and his teammates have enjoyed a successful season so far winning five of their ten matches.
As a result, they’re second place behind FC Kallon four points adrift.
The young attacker said, “The team spirit is very good and, our strength in depth is helping me.”
“I’m happy to be part of such a spirited squad, ” he told clubs media.”That is what motivates me the lads are helping and, I’m responding by scoring.”
“Hopefully, I’ll keep that motivation because I see this as an opportunity, ” Sesay said.
Meanwhile, the Tigers keeper Alhaji Nyelenkeh, who collapsed suddenly on the pitch in Koidu on Saturday has recovered.
He was part of the team departed Kono for Freetown but, will be under observation in the next few days.
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by FSL News | 17 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Amadou Bakayoko on target again for Coventry City against Peterborough on Saturday.
Amadou Bakayoko scored as Coventry City strengthened their grip on the League One play-off places with victory at fellow promotion chasers Peterborough.
Goals from Amadou Bakayoko and Bright Enobakhare either side of half-time made it three wins in four for the Sky Blues, who leapfrogged their opponents into seventh. After 38 games, Coventry are now just one point adrift of the top six.
A deflected long-range Louis Reed shot eight minutes into stoppage time at the end of the match was a consolation for Peterborough.
An entertaining game saw Coventry come close to taking the lead when Brandon Mason’s left-wing cross from 40 yards flew onto the crossbar.
Peterborough defender Ben White’s intercepted pass then allowed Luke Thomas to play in Bakayoko, who calmly finished from inside the area after 42 minutes.
White and Lafferty then failed to deal with a Lee Burge clearance, allowing Enobakhare to cushion home a close-range shot four minutes into the second half.
Posh goalkeeper Conor O’Malley endured a tough afternoon but made a terrific stop to tip a 25-yard free-kick from Liam Kelly onto the bar.
The visitors missed a number of other good chances but held on despite Reed’s late goal.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
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by FSL News | 16 Mar, 2019 | African News
Orlando Pirates suffered a 2-1 defeat in Conakry, Guinea to Horoya AC at the Stade du 28 Septembre in their final group match on Saturday.
As a result, the Guinean side progressed to the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League alongside reigning champions and Group B winners Esperance of Tunisia.
Experience defeated FC Platinum of Zimbabwe 2-1 in the early match in Harare.
The visitors succumbed to goals from Abdoulaye Camara in the 56th-minute and Boniface Haba’s tap in as they crashed out of this year’s competition.
There was a late consolation for Pirates from a Justine Shonga’s goal in the 90th plus extra time.
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by FSL News | 16 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Striker Mohamed Buya Turay scored in Swedish Cup Semi-final defeat.
Sierra Leone international striker did not wait long to sure his attributes for his new club at the Tele2 Arena.
Buya, who is on loan from Belgian club Saint Truidense scored his first official goal in the 38th minutes for Djurgarden in their 3-2 defeat to BK Hacken in the Swedish Cup semifinal on Saturday.
The home team opened the scoring from a Marcus Danielsson penalty (1-0) in the 15th minutes before BK Hacken’s equaliser in the 33rd minutes.
Ghanaian player Nasiru Mohammed level the scoreline (1-1) before Turay’s restored their lead (2-1).
The visitors responded well with another leveller from Alexander Jeremejeff in the 60th minute (2-2).
Both sides played to a 2-2 draw after full time in the Svenska Cup semifinals before extra time.
Mervan Celik scored the winning (2-3) for Hacken in extra time in the 108th minutes.
During the extra-time, Djurgarden’s Jesper Karlstrom was sent off.
BK Hacken will face the winner between AIK and Buya Turay’s former club AFC Eskilstuna in this years final.
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by FSL News | 14 Mar, 2019 | African News
ASEC Mimosas must beat Nigerian side Lobi Stars to increase any hopes for a place in the quarterfinals of this year’s CAF Champions League.
The two West African sides lock horns in their final group qualifier at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Saturday, 16 March 2019.
Tunisian referee Haythem Guirat will take charge of the match in Enugu.
The Ivorians third in their Group A standings level on points with second-placed Wydad Casablanca.
Casablanca ranked ahead of the Ivorian giant due to the head-to-head tiebreaker.
It could be recalled that Asec defeated the North Africans 2-0 in Abidjan last weekend – thanks to a brace from Ahmed Toure – to give themselves hope of advancing.
Lobi Stars on the other hand, mathematically are out of the race after their 3-0 loss away to South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns.
Elsewhere in the group, for the Mimosas to qualify for the final eight, they must hope Sundowns avoid defeat in Rabat.
The Matchday 2 meeting of ASEC and Stars in Abidjan in January saw the Ivorian side claim a narrow 1-0 win, with a goal from Herve Diomande.
The Ortom Boys will hope to gain some revenge for that defeat and at least have the satisfaction of denying their fellow West Africans a place in the knockout phase.
CAF Champions League Group A standings.
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