by FSL News | 7 Sep, 2018 | African News
Sierra Leone Under 17 team Sierra Stars, has arrived in Senegal’s capital, Dakar for the 2018 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone A football qualifiers.
A 29-man delegation headed by Ali Badara Tarawallie departed Freetown this afternoon via Mauritania airlines.
For the first time since 2012 Sierra Leone U17 team are expected to take part in the qualifiers after a mandatory scheduled MRI test on Saturday.
The team will have its Mandatory MRI test at the IMODSEN medical centre in Dakar between 9 am and 1400 hrs.
Newly appointed Coach Tito Cole first task is against Guinea Bissau on the 11th of September 2018 before the cracker with hosts Senegal two days later.
Meanwhile, the defending African champions Mali are in Group B alongside Liberia and Gambia.
Group C teams are Guinea, Mauritania and Cape Verde.
The tournament will be played from the 9-18 September 2018 at the Alassane Djigo Stadium in Pikine (Dakar) and the newly built Stade Ngalandou Diouf in Rufisque.
The winner of each group and best runner-up qualifying for the last four.
The finalists will represent the Zone at next year’s Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania.
Coach Tito Cole’s Full Squad below.
Habid Kamara, Inbrahim Bangura, Donald Kamara, Mucarr Rahim, Derosime Ibrahim, Thomsa Sesay, Sankoh Ajay Moses, Mohammadu Lamin, Lamin M Kabba, Tolo Osman Bangura, Jonathan Buck, Patrick Bangura, Chernor M Jalloh, Alimamy Kamara, Masilika Yusif Conteh, Abubakarr Kanneh, Idrissa P. Conteh, Hassan Kamar, Sheku Sesay and Daniel K Komeh.
OFFICIALS: ALIE BADARA TARAWALIE – HEAD OF DELEGATION
ELMA KAMARA – SECRETARIAT STAFF, TITO COLE – HEAD COACH, FRANCIS ZAPPA KOROMA – ASST. Coach, JEFFERY KABIA – Goal Keeping Coach, JOSEPH PANI TOBY – Welfare Officer, BENJAMIN ASHLEY – Masseur
MARY S. THOMSON – Team Doctor and STOM KOROMA – MEDIA ATTACH.
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by FSL News | 7 Sep, 2018 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone will square off with Ethiopia in the 2019 Group F Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Sunday in search of their first away win since 2002.
The Leone Stars, who will face off with the Ethiopians for the first time in history are also targeting a second straight win in the qualifiers.
Kick-off is at 16h00 EAT and the game is set to take place at the Hawassa International Stadium.
“We have been here for the last four days and we’re trying to get acclimatise, Coach Keister told Ethiopian based journalist Omna Taddele.
“We are here to be competitive. I do not want to be disrespectful but we want to get something from the game on Sunday.”
“The team will be coming out very positive and hopefully we get what we deserve,” Keister said.
When asked about the Kenya win, Keister added, “I do not want to go back to the Kenya victory but focusing on the Ethiopia game. We looking forward to this game with a very strong mentality. ”
Sierra Leone last away win comes on the 08 September 2002 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7 qualifiers.
Goals from Mamadou Bah 38′ Muwahid Sesay 46′ and Sidique Mansaray gave Leone Stars a 3-1 away victory.
Since then the national team have not managed another away victory in 16 years.
According to our sources from the team’s Hawassa based, the players are in high spirit, focused and ready.
Midfielder Alfred ‘Zagalo’ Sankoh and defender David Simbo joined the teams based yesterday.
Sint Truiden striker Mohamed Buya Turay, who scored on his debut in their 1-1 draw against Lokeren in August will join the rest of the squad today.
Potential debutant for Sierra Leone Queens Park Rangers defender, Osman Kakay a few days ago confirmed he is ready and very excited about the prospect of playing for Sierra Leone.
The likes of MLS based striker Kei Kamara, SC Kuwait Midfielder Mohamed Medo Kamara, Kazakhstan-based midfield enforcer John Kamara, as well as Panetolikos new acquisition striker Alhassan Crespo Kamara are all raring to go.
Twenty of the 21 players available will continue with their preparation this evening. Sierra Leone sitting second behind Ghana in Group F.
The Ethiopians, on the other hand, are desperate to upset Sierra Leone.
Coach Abraham Mebratu is hopeful despite going into Sunday’s crucial qualifier with some notable absentees.
“I promise to give 100 percent to the Ethiopian national team. Nonetheless, a national team coach could not do the job all by himself so I need to support of all the stakeholders,” the former Yemen coach added.
Keeper Abel Mamo, playmaker Tafese Solomon and defender Addis Tesfaye are all unavailable. However, Ethiopian U-20 national side custodian Tsion Merede is a surprise inclusion.
Veteran forward Getaneh Kebede and experienced duo, Behailu Assefa and Samson Assefa are all in the squad to face Sierra Leone.
The Ethiopians are pointless after their opening 5-0 thumping in Kumasi, Ghana in June 2017 while Sierra Leone defeats Kenya 2-1 in Freetown.
Kenya host Ghana in the other Group F match also on Sunday in Nairobi.
Cameroon 2019 Group F standings
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by FSL News | 5 Sep, 2018 | African News
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Tunisia referee, Sadok Selmi as the man in charge of Group F AFCON qualifier between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone on Sunday, September 9 at the Hawassa City International Stadium.
Selmi will be the centerman and will be assisted by Libya’s Attia Amsaad as Assistant Referee 1 and his countryman, Aymen Ismail as Assistant Referee 2.
Quite recently, the Tunisia official was in charge the CAF Champions League tie between South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Horoya AC of Guinea, a match which the South African side was eliminated from the competition.
Selmi display received a lot of bashing from the Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane who has coached the South Africa senior team against Sierra Leone.
Mosimane slammed the opposition for time-wasting tactics and officials for turning a blind eye to infractions.
“You will never see a referee add seven minutes like we have seen here in the PSL when there has been an injury or time-wasting,” the Sundowns coach claimed.
“This is why we are behind in Africa from our Europe counterparts. Everywhere we played; people were falling all over the place and wasting time.”
The Walias are going into the match lying at the bottom of group F with zero points after losing 4-0 away to Ghana in their opening match while Sierra Leone is in second tied on three points with Ghana who has a superior goal.
Sierra Leone, on the other hand, defeated Kenya 2-1 in their opening Group F clash in Freetown.
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by FSL News | 5 Sep, 2018 | African News
Ethiopian national team coach Abraham Mebrahtu has confirmed his 23-man squad ahead of Sunday’s African Cup of Nations Group F qualifiers against Serra Leone at the Hawassa stadium.
Coach Mebrahtu slim down his squad from 32 to 23 after last Sunday’s friendly match Burundi at the Hawassa stadium as they increase preparation for their second Group F tie with the West Africa side.
The 23 players are;
Goalkeepers: Samson Assefa (Dire Daoua), Teklemariam Shanko (Hawassa) and Tsion Merid (Arba Minch).
Defenders: Abdulkerim Mohammed (St. George), Henock Adugna (St. George), Aschalew Tamene (St. George), Salhadin Bargecho (St. George), Ahmed Reshid (Ethiopia Bunna), Anteneh Tesfaye (Dire Daoua), Mujib Kasim (Adama Ketema) and Amsalu Tilahun (Fasil Ketema).
Midfielders: Gatoch Panom (El Gouna / Egy), Mulualem Mesfin (St. George), Shimelis Bekele (Petro Jet / Egy), Amanuel Yohannes (Ethiopia Bunna), Biniam Belay (Eskenderbeu / Alb), Nathnael Zeleke (St. George).
Attackers: Abel Yalew (St. George), Getaneh Kebede (St. George), Addis Gidey (Sidama Bunna), Daoua Hutiessa (Adama Ketema), Behailu Assefa (St. George) and Oumed Okuri (Smouha SC / Egy).
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by FSL News | 4 Sep, 2018 | African News
The Liberia Football Association (LFA) will on Saturday 8th September swear in LISCR Football Club Chairman Mustapha Raji as President.
This comes after former LFA’s Vice President 1 Musa Shannon step down four days to the elections.
According to Mr Shannon, who said on ECOWAS radio that his reason to step down is in the best interest of Liberia football and nothing political.
Raji has been the favourite with an expected 22 votes out of the 34 voting delegates making it impossible for the former LFA Vice President 1.
“I want to respect the decision of my brother I believed he did it in the interest of fair play and Liberia football we are going to work together to Developed and Promote Liberia football, “he told www.footballsierraleone.net in Monrovia.
“There is no winner or loser in this contest. We all just need to work together for the betterment of Liberia football.”
Meanwhile, the outgoing LFA’s boss Musa Bility has confirmed in a statement transferring authority to new President-elect Mustapha I. Raji.
Mr Bility in a communication to football stakeholders said he was informed by the LFA Secretary-General that one of the Presidential candidates Musa Shannon has withdrawn from the race.
“I’ve just been informed by the SG that Mr Musa Shannon has withdrawn from the upcoming Presidential Election. With this information, I wish to inform you that the process of Transition will start immediately”, Bility wrote stakeholders.
The LFA has been in Leadership crisis for about eight months now the stepping down of Musa Shannon for the Saturday race will make way for a new leadership from Musa Ability who took office in 2009.
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by FSL News | 2 Sep, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Sierra Leone international, Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara, has signed for Greek Super League club Panetolikos on a two-year deal on Sunday.
The striker, who a few days ago departed BK Häcken arrived earlier in Agrinio to complete the deal with Panetolikos. Breaking: Alhassan Kamara leaves BK Häcken by mutual consent
Kamara, 25, made two goals in his last 14 appearances for the Swedish club this season.
After signing his contract, he told club’s website, “I’m happy to be here. I know I came to a very good, organized and ambitious club. I look forward to being a member of the team quickly to help her achieve our goals and through my everyday effort to become even better. “
Since joining Häcken in the summer of 2016, from Örebro SK, he went on to play over 38 total Swedish matches for BK Häcken during his two-year stay at the club.
The striker started his career with FC Kallon before moving to Sweden to joined Bodens BK on 29 July 2011 on loan, scored five goals in his five months on loan in 10 games for Boden.
The agile striker on October 2011 after his impressive form with Boden signed for AIK where he had never made any impact.
On 24 January 2013, Kamara was sent on loan to Örebro SK, for the rest of 2013, before Örebro SK decided to sign him on a permanent deal.
He was ruled out since early March 2015 after picking up Lower body injury and was allowed to rest for the season.
The Former AIK striker was Orebro most outstanding striker towards the end of the 2014 season scoring 14 goals in 14 games but was unfortunate ahead of the 2015 season.
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