by FSL News | 28 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Christian Moses scored his third goal of the season for Viborg FF on Sunday as they suffered a 3-1 away defeat to struggling club FC Roskilde in the Danish second-tier.
A brace for Nicolai Vallys in the 35th and 55th minutes, after Emil Nielsen had put the home team in front in the 29th minute was enough as they fought for their NordicBet Liga place.
However, the seagulls (FC Roskilde) remain bottom despite a laudable victory against the league leaders.
Moses’s Viborg still leading the table and that FC Roskilde still first from the bottom.
The opener came just before the half-hour mark when home team Emil Nielsen opened the scoring.
Mikkel Nøhr sends a cross into the box for Nielsen, who converted it for his first goal.
With five minutes left of the match, Viborg’s Sierra Leone attacker Christian Moses reduced the lead to 1-3 but his goal was a mere consolation.
Viborg’s next league outing is on Sunday, November 4th when they host Lyngby BK at their Energi Viborg Stadium.
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by FSL News | 28 Oct, 2018 | African News
Sierra Leone team have been drawn to face the winner between Cameroon and Chad next year in the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations second round qualifiers.
It is worth mentioning that Sierra Leone Football Association is still under FIFA suspension amid allegations of government interference.
The first round qualifiers will run between November 12 -22 over two legs.
Cameroon team will face Chad in the first-round match that will be held this November before travelling to Chad for the return leg.
The aggregate winner will face Sierra Leone in the second round that will be held in March next year.
Sierra Leone alongside defending champions Nigeria and 11 other countries are all given byes from the first round.
The others are Algeria, Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
In 2015, Sierra Leone eliminated a much-fancied Cameroon side on away goals and they did so in style despite playing away from their fans.
Algeria eliminated Sierra Leone in the third round of matches following a nail-biting 2-0 defeat in the first leg at Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida, Algeria and a goalless second leg.
A strong first 20-minute period saw Algeria march into a two-nil lead with Amokrane Abdelhakim scoring both goals.
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 second round date is between March 18 to 26 next year while the third and final round to determine the seven nations to join hosts Egypt at the quadrennial competition is planned for June 3 to 11, 2019.
The final top three countries automatically qualify to represent the continent at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games football tournament.
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled
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by FSL News | 28 Oct, 2018 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Old Edwardians FC has confirmed the appointment of former Sierra Leone international Francis Zappa Koroma as their new head coach.
Coach Koroma will start work immediately in readiness for the expected Premier League slated to commence in December 2018.
He was recently the assistant to Coach Tito Cole during the Under-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations zonal qualifying tournament in Dakar, Senegal.
Announcing the appointment, Edward’s Chairman, Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, said, “I am happy to have added him to lead the coaching staff of this great Club.”
Reacting to the news, “Coach Zappa said he is happy and ready to serve the club in such a capacity. This is what I like doing, I have played football, and now, it’s time to coach.
I am happy and honoured that Old Edwardians FC has entrusted me with this huge responsibility,” he told Newswatch Newspaper.
He added, “I hope to live up to their expectations and trust in me.”
Coach Koroma is a CAF trained A License coach. He recently served as Head Coach of the Lumley Community team. He also holds a License B and C qualifications. He is highly regarded for his contribution to football across the country.
Zappa Koroma played right wing for the national team Leone Stars for nearly ten years, where he excelled impressively. Locally, he played for Diamond Stars in Kono and East End Lions.
During his International career, he played for Walidan in the Gambia before moving to Europe, where he served three different clubs – Vasalund, Topkapi and Syrianska in the Swedish League before he moved back to Africa after signing a lucrative deal with club Santos in South Africa.
In 2010, Zappa suddenly ended his playing career after he sustained a serious injury in the Vietnamese League, where he was playing for Dongtan.
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by FSL News | 27 Oct, 2018 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
East End Lions newly appointed Coach John Keister says he is looking forward to working with an ambitious club, ahead of the anticipated Sierra Leone Premier League.
The club’s new Chairman Ambassador Anthony Navo confirmed the 47-year-old appointment, on Friday.
The former Sierra Leone international was an assistant coach under Ghanaian technician Sellas Tetteh before been named as the national team head coach in 2017.
Read…Sierra Leone to unveil new head coach John Keister
“I am Looking forward to the challenge, and working with an executive that is very ambitious towards the development of football,” he said. “Not only for Lions but Sierra Leone as a nation… hence why I have decided to work for the club,” Keister told Football Sierra Leone.
“The Leone Stars Coach sealed the club contract for an undisclosed amount in the afternoon hours of October 26 2018,” Ambassador Anthony Navo posted on his Facebook account.
Keister guided Sierra Leone to their opening 2-1 win over Kenya in Freetown June 2017 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations first qualifier.
However, lost to Ethiopia 1-0 at the Hawassa Stadium in matchday two of the Afcon qualifying campaign.
The former FC Johansen coach was still in charge of Sierra Leone until Fifa suspended the country ahead of the Ghana doubleheader this month.
According to the new Lions executive led by Ambassador Anthony Navo, Keister’s appointment is the first step in his executive’s ‘strategic plan to return the club to its past glory.’
The executive committee has further announced that the team will resume training soonest under the leadership of the new coach.
The former Dover Athletic captain had previously served as head coach of the Leone Stars home-based team as well as the Sierra Leone under-17 and under-23 national teams.
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by FSL News | 26 Oct, 2018 | African News
The Brazilian soccer Association has confirmed a friendly date with the African champions the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.
The anticipated friendly against Cameroon is scheduled for 20 November in London.
The fixture was confirmed on the Brazil Football Association’s twitter account.
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, are preparing to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and the Brazil game comes just four days after they play Morocco in a qualifier.
It will be the sixth meeting between Cameroon and Brazil, who have won four and lost one of the previous encounters.
Cameroon only win was a 1-0 victory at the 2003 Confederations Cup in France.
The most recent meeting between the two was at the 2014 World Cup as hosts Brazil win 4-1 in a group match.
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by FSL News | 26 Oct, 2018 | Players Abroad News
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Sierra Leone international Kei Kamara has won the Vancouver Whitecaps Golden Boot after finishing as the clubs top scorer this season.
The winners of the 2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player Awards presented by BMO were announced on Wednesday, and winger Alphonso Davies was voted by fans as this year’s Whitecaps FC BMO Player of the Year.
Kamara leads the Whitecaps with 14 goals this season and six assists this season. No other player on Vancouver’s roster has more than eight goals this year.
In addition to three goals in the Canadian Championship.
The veteran MLS forward missed last week’s game due to a red card suspension but could be back in the lineup Sunday.
Kamara is a proven goal scorer and one of the best forwards in MLS in the air.
Davies was honoured at the event, along with Russell Teibert (Jock MacDonald Unsung Hero), Doneil Henry (Humanitarian of the Year), Kei Kamara (Domenic Mobilio Golden Boot), Michael Baldisimo (Most Promising Player), Caitlin Shaw (Most Promising Player/BMO RESP Youth Soccer Player), and Nathan Demian (BMO RESP Youth Soccer Player).
See Kamara’s goals here… Domenic Mobilio Golden Boot: Kei Kamara
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