Players Abroad: Issa Kallon nets as Kevin Wright makes debut

Players Abroad: Issa Kallon nets as Kevin Wright makes debut

Winger Issa Kallon scored in their home defeat to Ajax on Friday. However, Ryan Gravenberch’s excellent strike in the 92nd minute ensured a 3-2 win for Ajax over Cambuur.

Dusan Tadic and Ivorian star man Sébastien Haller had given the visitors a first-half two-goal cushion in the 3rd and 40h minute, respectively.

After the restart, in the 48th minute, Issa Kallon pulled one back for the hosts from a corner.

In the 79th minute, Nicolas Tagliafico’s poor pass was picked up by Tom Boare, who finds Patrick Joosten before he converted past Andre Onana.

But Ajax’s late resilience paid off in the 92nd minute when Ryan Gravenberch scored the winner to restore their five points lead at the top of the Eredivisie while Cambuur remained 8th.

In Sweden, Sierra Leone’s left-back has been named in the IK Sirius first team to face IFK Mariehamn in their friendly match on Saturday.

A few days ago, Wright, 26, agreed on a deal until the 2024 season with the Swedish outfit.

Both Kallon and Wright are expected to be part of Sierra Leone’s training camp in Turkey later this month.

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The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) have confirmed playing Sierra Leone in an International friendly later this month in Antalya.

Just over a month after the Leone Stars was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations group stage in Cameroon, John Keister’s side will welcome the Sparrowhawks of Togo in Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region.

Leones Stars played to a goalless draw with Algeria, a 2-2 draw against the Ivory Coast at the Stade de Japoma, Douala on January 11th and 16th, respectively, before losing 1-0 to Equatorial Guinea in their final AFCON outing.

This month’s international break, the Togolese has said their test games will serve as preparation ahead of the Ivory Coast 2023 qualifiers in June.

FTF says Togo will face Sierra Leone and Benin, announced Serge Akakpo, General Manager. The Sparrowhawks will battle with the Leone stars on March 24 before taking on the Squirrels of Benin on March 29.

The last meeting between the Leone Stars and their counterparts was in 2007 when Sierra Leone suffered a 1-0 defeat.

Football Sierra Leone also understands that Sierra Leone will play two other nations during their stay in Turkey.

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Sierra Leone midfielder John Kamara has signed for Romanian Liga 2 side Politehnica Iași until the end of the season with an option for next season.

Poli Iași is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Iași, Iași County, competing in Liga II.

Kamara, 33, last played for Azerbaijan side Kesla where he made five appearances before the African Cup of Nations with Sierra Leone.

During the 2020/2021 seasons, Kamara played 23 times for Keshla in the Azerbaijan top-flight. He made a total of 64 appearances in all competitions for Kesla since the 2018/19 seasons.

Politehnica Iași – is Kamara’s eighth professional club since 2008 when he first join Tadamon Sour.

The former Riga and Kaysar defensive midfielder admitted his delight after he penned the deal with Politehnica Iași.

“I’m delighted to be here in Romania and cannot wait to get started. I am pleased to start a new chapter in my career as I look forward to meeting my new teammates, and as always, ready to help the club,” Kamara briefly told FSL News.

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Politehnica Iași will host FC Astra Giurgiu on Saturday, but Kamara will not be available to make his debut until next week.

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In Saudi Arabia – Sierra Leone midfielder Kwame Quee made his debut for new side Najran in their 2-1 away win over Jeddah at the King Abdullah Sports City Jeddah on Wednesday.

Quee, 25, the club’s new acquisition, was pleased after making his first appearance.

The host opens the scoring in the six-minute through Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Fouad and looks set to go into the break with a goal lead before Faisal Al Shammari draw parity in the 45-minute.

After a couple of missed attempts for the home side in the second half, Najran’s Salem Al Saleem scored the winner in the 69-minute.

The host rallied for a late equaliser but to no avail as both teams ended the contest with 10-men.

The victory means Najran up to ninth on the log with 37 points after 27 matches in the ongoing Saudi Arabia second-tier season.

The Sierra Leone international will have the opportunity to play in front of the home fans on Wednesday when Najran host Al Adalh.

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The 57-year-old has twice led the Cairo side to the African Champions League title since joining in 2020. He also boasts two consecutive third-place finishes at the Club World Cup, including the 2021 edition played in February.

Mosimane, who coached South Africa from 2010 to 2012, is in his first managerial post outside of his homeland.

His new deal came after Ahly impressively won bronze for a second successive time at the Fifa Club World Cup in Qatar last month, beating Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal 4-0 in the playoff match.

Recently named the best African Club Coach of the Year, Mosimane has not been short of success at Al Ahly, also winning the Caf Super Cup and the Egyptian Cup.

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