Umbro announce partnership with Sierra Leone club FC Johansen

Umbro announce partnership with Sierra Leone club FC Johansen

by | 30 Sep, 2021 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

Sierra Leone Premier League side FC Johansen will don Umbro for the 2021-2022 season.

Umbro South Africa have confirmed that they are pleased to announce a new partnership as the official technical sponsor of Sierra Leone’s FC Johansen.

FC Johansen was founded in 2004 by Isha Johansen as a platform for changing the narrative of Sierra Leone through football and the upliftment of Sierra Leonean youth, many of whom had been orphaned or displaced by the country’s brutal civil war.

FC Johansen will join nine national federations, including Sierra Leone and more than 35 professional teams across the continent in wearing Umbro’s double diamond.

“We are strongly committed to the credible support of West African football as shown through our technical partnership with the Sierra Leone national teams, and we are thrilled that FC Johansen will join the Umbro ranks”, says Umbro South Africa’s Bevan Yon.

Malik P. Hilger, CEO of FC Johansen, commented: “FC Johansen has always taken pride in subscribing to the bigger picture and using the power of football for positive change. The Umbro partnership will play a big role in the football development and visions of the club, on and off the pitch.”

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by | 30 Sep, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Orebro SK has confirmed left-back Kevin Wright selection for Sierra Leone ahead of friendlies against South Sudan, The Gambia and Morocco next month.

Sierra Leone announced three friendlies to be played on 6th, 9th and 12th October, respectively, in Casablanca, Morroco.

“During the upcoming break in the Allsvenskan, Kevin will have the opportunity to represent the country in the friendly matches against Gambia, South Sudan and Morocco,” Orebro SK stated on their website. 

“For the gathering, the national team captain John Keister has chosen to include ÖSK’s Kevin Wright in the squad.”

Wright, 25, last played for Sierra Leone in the barren draw in Freetown against Nigeria during the African Cup of Nation qualifier on November 17.

The Sierra Leone international, who missed the win against Benin in June due to Achilles tendinitis, has played 15 matches for Orebro SK since he recovered.

He made his debut with the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 2-1 loss to Mauritania on October 9 2020.

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Issa Kallon nets brace, Bangura on target in win over Sparta Rotterdam

Issa Kallon nets brace, Bangura on target in win over Sparta Rotterdam

by | 26 Sep, 2021 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Cambuur thrashed Sparta Rotterdam 4-0 at home, with three goals coming from two Sierra Leoneans in the second half, and Sparta lost its unbeaten home status.

The win means they stay seventh on the log until the Dutch top-tier round eight next week.

Issa Kallon scored twice in the 63rd and 74th, respectively, and his Sierra Leonean counterpart Alex Bangura opened the scoring in the 37-minute at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel on Sunday.

Since their heavy 9-0 whipping to Ajax, they have won their last two Eredivisie games. Left-back Alex Bangura, who was born in Sierra Leone, registered his second goal of the season assisted by Issa Kallon.

Tom Boere completed the big win as they set to face AZ Alkmaar on October 3rd in their next Eredivisie outing. 

Sparta – SC Cambuur 0-4 (0-1)

36′ 0-1 Alex Bangura

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74′ 0-3 Issa Kallon

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Sierra Leone national female U-20 team defeated Guinea 1-0 at the Alhassane Djigo stadium in Dakar in the first leg match of the second round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s African zone qualifiers. 

A single goal was enough for the Freetown ladies as they pocketed a victory against Guinea. Fatma Turay’s 17-minute decisive close-range goal after collecting a decent pass from the left gave the visitors the precious advantage.  

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  • Lagos : Nigeria vs. Central African Rpublic (15h00)
  • Johannesburg (South Africa) : Namibia vs. Burundi (14h00)

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  • Thies: Senegal vs. Mali (17h00)
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  • Yaoundé : Cameroon vs. DR Congo (14h30)
  • Lilongwe: Malawi vs. Zambia (13h00)
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  • Brazzaville: Congo vs. Egypt (14h30)
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  • Bissau: Guinea-Bissau vs. Gabon (16h30)
  • Rabat: Maroc vs. Benin (16h00)
  • Cotonou (Benin): Burkina Faso vs. the Gambia (16h00)

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Sierra Leone U20 side aiming to overcome their Guinean counterparts to secure their ticket to the third round of the qualifiers for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022.

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