Jonathan Morsay to miss Sierra Leone friendly with hamstring injury

Jonathan Morsay to miss Sierra Leone friendly with hamstring injury

Attacker Jonathan Morsay to miss Sierra Leone friendly in Turkey after suffering from a hamstring injury in Panaitolikos  2-1 defeat to Olympiacos Piraeus on Saturday, the player has revealed.

The 24-year-old was making his eighth appearance when he hurt his hamstring before he was substituted in the 76th minute.

Born in Sweden to a Sierra Leonean dad Morsay is yet to appear for the Leone Stars, having missed last month training camp in Morocco.

“I was supposed to go, but now I hurt my hamstring. So, I won’t be available,” Morsay to FSL Sports.

Sierra Leone will continue with their African Cup of Nations preparation this month in Turkey, facing Comoros in Instabul.

Morsay has joined Barnet defender David Sesay and Orebro left-back Kevin Wright on the injury sideline list.

Leone Stars will face Algeria, Ivory Coast and Equatorial in Group E at the Japoma 50,000 seater stadium in Douala Cameroon next year.

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Chalobah, 22, has been pivotal under Thomas Tuchel scored twice in his last ten games. His debut goal against Crystal Palace set him up for a bright start to life at Stamford Bridge.

The Sierra Leone-born after penned his new deal – noted, ‘It’s quite surreal. It’s a dream for me to sign a new long-term contract for my boyhood club, and hopefully, the dream continues.

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The Barnet defender made his Sierra Leone debut in a 1-1 draw against South Sudan on Oct 6 and went on to play the remaining two matches during the training camp in Morocco against the Gambia and home-based Moroccan side.

Sesay, 23, sustained the injury in the game against the home-based Morocco side at the Stade El Bachir, Mohammédia, last month.

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One of the most skilful players that ever come out of Sierra Leone, Lamin Conteh, who played football in BoavistaBeerschot VAC in Belgium, and former under-17 coach Lamin Bangura have started work immediately.

The two others are Kemokai Kallon and Julius Gibrilla Wobay, who earned over 36 caps with the Leone Stars. 

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The four new names will join first and second assistant Amidu Karim, Dominic Konneh, Prince Tamba Moses and Sam Obi Metzger, technical Coordinator.

Bangura and Conteh, who is widely known as Junior Tumbu, were both in the 1994 and 1996 Africa Cup of Nations Sierra Leone squad for the finals in Tunisia and South Africa, respectively.

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“These guys can inspire the young players in the squad, and their presence can bring more belief and energy in the dressing room.”

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They won the Swedish Superettan with both goals coming in the first half. Francis De Vries grabbed the first before Victor Larsson completed the win to seal a place in the Swedish top tier next season.

He was an instant impact player when he scored on his debut in a 2-0 win over Oster IF in July. 

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“After a difficult spell at Viborg in Denmark, moving to Sweden has been good. now I am looking forward to playing in the Swedish top-tie next year.”

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