by FSL News | 12 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Coventry striker Bakayoko scored in the win over Fleetwood at the Ricoh Arena.
Coventry City striker Amadou Bakayoko was one of the Sky Blue match-winners in their 2-1 victory over Fleetwood on Tuesday.
Bakayoko’s six-minute opener and top scorer Jordy Hiwula second just before the break ensure they take home maximum points.
Bakayoko, who registered his sixth in the EPL League One this season with four assists, scored his opener from a Town defensive blunder.
Fleetwood regroup and responded well to level the scoreline in the 33rd minute from their captain Evans header.
Former Fleetwood Town player Jordy Hiwula haunts his old side as he curls the ball past the visitor’s keeper for the winner in the 42nr minute.
The victory means Coventry City are three points out of the playoff places.
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by FSL News | 12 Mar, 2019 | African News
A top Kenyan football official Hussein Swaleh was named among the 157 people killed on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday.
Mr Swaleh, a former secretary general of Kenya’s Football Federation (FKF), was part of the tragic accident.
He was reported to be returning to Nairobi after serving as a match commissioner in Friday’s African Champions League game between Ismaili and TP Mazembe in Egypt.
The plane crashed minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa.
“The President of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad, and all the African football family send their condolences to our dearest Hussein Swaleh Mtetu’s family, his relatives and to the Kenyan Football Federation,” Caf said in a statement.
The Kenyan Football Federation boss Nick Mwendwa, paid his own tribute:
Hussein Swaleh served as the FKF’s secretary general between 2000 and 2004 and was in the post when Kenya last played at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Tunisia in 2004.
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by FSL News | 9 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone native Abu Bakarr Kargbo says he is happy with his current form in the German-fourth tier Regionalliga.
The 26-year-old has scored ten goals with seven assists for Berliner AK 07 in his last 17 appearances this season.
They’re presently sitting second 11 points behind Chemnitzer FC (R) on the Nordost league standings.
“I’m happy and feeling good. It is always difficult to come out scoring goals after some time out injured,” Kargbo to FSL.
“We’re playing really well right now pushing for a promotion but, we have to win more matches.”
Kargbo, who was part of the Sierra Leone friendly in Iran added, “I hope to keep scoring for my team and, hopefully, we can get to where we want to be.”
The striker is expected to be leading his side attack tomorrow when they travel to VfB Germania Halberstadt in their pursuit for promotion.
Kargbo’s stats this season for Berliner AK 07
Flashback: U16 Germany v U16 England – International Friendly
Abu-Bakkar Kargbo (L) of Germany fights for the ball with Jonjo Shelvey (R) of England during the U16 international friendly match between Germany and England at the Poire-sur-Vie stadium on March 20, 2008 in Poire-sur-Vie, France. (Photo by Jean-Charles Druais/Bongarts/Getty Images for DFB).
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by FSL News | 9 Mar, 2019 | African News
CAF Champions League holders Esperance proved too strong at home as they defeat Guinean club Horoya 2-0 in Group B on Friday to become this year’s first quarter-finalist.
The sixteen-time Guinean title holders coming into this tie one point behind the Tunisians with lots of positive but an own-goal from Malian Hamed Assoko midway through the first half to put the host ahead.
Esperance second came almost eight minutes to full time through their Cameroonian midfield enforcer Franck Kom.
As a result, they are top of the tree as group leaders after South African giant Orlando Pirates were surprisingly held 2-2 at home by FC Platinum of Zimbabwe.
Despite the defeat, Horoya still second in the group ahead of their home and final group B encounter against Orlando Pirates.
It was a disappointment for the Pirates, who surprisingly were unable to find the cutting edge against group bottom team FC Platinum of Zimbabwe.
Some pundits in South Africa described their performance at the Orlando Stadium on Friday night as one of the worst performances in their 2018-19 Caf Champions League campaign for a home team.
Elsewhere, Group C leaders CS Constantine of Algeria beaten 1-0 at home by Club Africain of Tunisia to surrender an eight-match unbeaten run.
Ismaily of Egypt after a 1-1 draw at home against five-time champions TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo dropped out of contention for a quarter-finals place.
Constantine on 10 point still ahead of TP Mazembe on eight and Africain seven in the race to make a quarter-final spot.
Esperance de Tunis win victory over Horoya AC in Radès on Friday, March 8, 2019. (Photo est.org.tn)
CAF Champions League Group B and C Standings
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by FSL News | 8 Mar, 2019 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
(Photo: The Sierra Leone U-23 men’s team that eliminated Cameroon from the 2016 Olympic Games football qualifiers)
Sierra Leone have been disqualified from Men’s U23 African qualifying campaign by the Confederation of African Football CAF, due to pending Fifa suspension.
It could be recalled that Sierra Leone was billed to face the winner between Cameroon and Chad in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations second round qualifiers.
Cameroon eliminated their North-central Africans counterparts 4-1 on aggregate in the first phase of the qualifiers.
Reconfirming the news, the FA’s Director of Competition, Sorie Ibrahim Sesay told this medium that they received a letter on Wednesday with regards to the disqualification.
“We were billed to play Cameroon later this month but, because of the FIFA suspension we were disqualified by CAF.”
As a reminder, FIFA suspended Sierra Leone amid allegations of government interference back in October 2018.
CAF’s decision means Cameroon are through and, will be in the final round to determine the seven nations to join hosts Egypt at the quadrennial competition slated for June 3 to 11, 2019.
This will be the third edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Zambia was named as the initially scheduled host, but they withdrew from hosting in July 2017.
CAF announced Egypt as the new host nation of the tournament on 23 September 2017.
The final top three countries automatically qualify to represent the continent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games football tournament.
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by FSL News | 7 Mar, 2019 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Alhaji Kamara, 24, scored the equaliser on his debut in their 2-2 draw against Aarhus GF on Sunday at the Nord Energy Arena.
The home team started brightly with a 15-second goal from their Ivorian striker Tiémoko Konaté.
The visitors from Aarhus responded well with two straight goals to put themselves ahead.
AGF’s Adama Guira was sent off in the 51st minute for dangerous play.
Patrick Mortensen and Kasper Jakobsen scored in the 8th and 32nd minutes respectively for the visitors before Sierra Leone’s Alhaji Kamara was introduced.
The striker, who came off the bench replacing Wohlgemuth in the 71st minute showed great composure with his header to beat AGF keeper in the 76th minute.
This Saturday Vendsyssel will take on Vejle away from home, as they look to battle their way away from the relegation tussle.
Watch match highlights Vendsyssel FF – AGF (Photo Credit superliga.dk)
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