by FSL News | 28 Jul, 2018 | African News
The Hawassa City International Stadium will host Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone in September.
Both nations will face each other for the first time in one of Group F’s second qualifying matches in the race to Cameroon 2019.
The Ethiopian Football Federation has slated the contest for September 9th 13:00 GMT (16:00 EAT) pm is the kick off time.
The Stadium with a 55,000 capacity is about 275 km south of the capital, Addis-Ababa.
The Walias defeat Seychelles 2-1 at the same venue in their final Afcon qualifier in 2016.
The Stadium is one of the new built that will partly use for the sixth edition of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2020.
The stadium hosted eight group A and B matches of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup.
Meanwhile, the Walias lost their opening Group F qualifier 5-0 in Ghana, while Sierra Leone defeated Kenya 2-1 in June 2017.
Cameroon 2019 Group F standings
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by FSL News | 27 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Alhassan ‘Crespo’ Kamara remains optimistic despite BK Häcken suffered a 4-0 hammering to RB Leipzig in Germany in the first leg second round of the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday.
RB Leipzig played well under the heat as they produced an excellent display to give themselves a huge advantage going into the next tie in Gothenburg next week Thursday.
“This is football, anything can happen. We can score four or five goals,” Alhassan Kamara was quoted as saying.
Kamara, 25, who started in Germany but unable to find the net against the Bundesliga side at the Red Bull Arena thought his side played well up until the host first goal.
“We played well up until their first goal and it’s always hard away from home when you conceded first.
“It’s always difficult when you feel that you’re in the game and then suddenly they start making lots of goals and take over, it’s very difficult, ” Kamara explained.
The return match in Sweden will be played next Thursday (2 August) at 18.30.
Europa League Qualification 2018/2019
Thursday, 26.07.2018 | 6:30 pm
RB Leipzig
Gulacsi – Klostermann, Konaté, Orban, Saracchi (68th Mukiele) – Ilsanker – Demme, Kampl – Matheus Cunha (89th Hartmann), Augustin, Bruma (85th Stierlin)
BK Häcken
Abrahamsson – Andersson, Lindgren, Hammar, Arkivuo – Friberg, Faltsetas (83rd Berggren) – Irandust (46th Mohammed) – Celik (71st Lundberg), Kamara, Paulinho
Scorers: 1 : 0 Bruma (35.) 2 : 0 Matheus Cunha (39.) 3 : 0 Kampl (50th) 4 : 0 Augustin (84.)
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by FSL News | 26 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News, Video & News
Kei Kamara scored the match-winner in Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-0 victory over Montreal Impact on Wednesday.
The win means the Whitecaps will return to the Canadian Championship final for the first time since 2016 taking on Toronto, who has won it six times.
The Whitecaps winning the two-leg matchup 2-1 on aggregate.
The Impact won the first half of the series 1-0 in Montreal last week.
After losing five of their previous six matches, the Whitecaps opened the scoring in the 19th minute of the second semi-final from a Yordy Reyna goal.
Kamara, who has been the Whitecaps’ top scorer in the league so far tallying eight goals and three assists in 17 games scored from the spot in the 60th minute.
The Sierra Leone native, who sat out the first leg of the semi-final in Montreal was subbed off in the 79th minute for Anthony Blondell when the Caps were 2 up.
Vancouver has only won the Canadian Championship once in 2015. Montreal has taken home the title three times since the competition began in 2008 and Toronto has won six times.
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by FSL News | 26 Jul, 2018 | African News
The Egypt Football Association (EFA) has named a shortlist of four coaches to replace Argentine Hector Cuper, BBC Sports reported.
Cuper’s contract was not renewed after the Pharaoh’s failed to get past the group stage of the 2018 World Cup.
The four names on the list are Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto, Spaniard Quique Sanchez Flores, Mexican Javier Aguirre and Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic.
The EFA hope to have a new coach in place for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger on 8 September.
EFA board members Magdi Abdul Ghani, Essam Abdel Fattah and Hazem Emam have been tasked with making a final proposal.
Pinto, 65, has coached his native Colombia as well as leading Costa Rica to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
His side progressed from the group stage at the expense of England and Italy.
His most recent job was with Honduras.
Flores has no experience coaching the national team but has worked in the English Premier League with Watford as well as in his native Spain at Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Getafe and Espanyol.
The 53-year-old has also had stints with clubs in the United Arab Emirates.
Aguirre, 59, is a former Mexico international who has coached clubs in the United Arab Emirates and Spain.
At an international level, he has had stints with Mexico and Japan.
Halilhodzic is the only man on the list with experience in Africa having coached Algeria and Ivory Coast as well as Moroccan club Raja Casablanca.
The 66-year-old replaced Aguirre as Japan coach and helped them qualify for the 2018 World Cup but was sacked just three months before the tournament in Russia.
By Tarek Talaat BBC Sport, Egypt
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by FSL News | 25 Jul, 2018 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone coach John Keister says he was pleased with his team after a goalless draw against the Lone Star in Liberia.
Keister appreciated his team’s work rate, over the weekend against the Lone Star in an international friendly at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex.
The technician, who has guided Sierra Leone to a brilliant start in the race to Cameroon 2019 with a win over Kenya passionately, told Football Sierra Leone that the test against Liberia was a positive friendly contest.
Regardless both nations were unable to find the net in last Sunday’s encounter, but Keister believes the encounter was important for the home-based boys in terms of their development.
“I thought it was a very positive friendly contest for us going into the Afcon qualifiers especially for the home-based lads’ development, he told Football Sierra Leone UK.
“Also, it was good to be able to watch the two foreign-based players (Alie Sesay and Mustapha Dumbuya) both have given us cover and options going into Afcon at midfield and centre back positions.”
He reiterated that the importance and what needed to be done ahead of the Ethiopia tie.
“This was a match that has given us an idea of where the players are in terms of levels and what is needed in terms of work to take them to the next level.
“For Ethiopia game, I will have to prioritize the inclusion of committed foreign-based players in the squad for the experience so the younger and the home stars to benefit going forward.”
“All invited foreign-based players must to come home well ahead of time and prove themselves. I am ready to work with every player that is committed to helping the country.”
“We are a working progress and with the right facilities and motivation, we have a chance but we must work really hard to get the right results.”
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by FSL News | 25 Jul, 2018 | Players Abroad News
Striker Mohamed Buya Turay was again on target for Dalkurd FF, who lost 4-1 away to Hammarby in the Swedish Allsvenskan on Monday.
Turay, 23, scored a consolation goal in the 84th minute to register his eight in 11 appearances since joining the club from AFC Eskilstuna on a three-year contract.
Turay is the League’s second joint top scorer despite his club facing a relegation fight.
Hammarby after four straight matches without a victory run riot against Turay’s Dalkurd with a brace from Nikola Đurđić 13′ 36′, Muamer Tanković 17′ and Jiloan Hamad 43 were enough for the host team.
The defeat means the Allsvenskan newcomers are first from the bottom with only two wins this season.
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