Sierra Leone forward Kei Ansu Kamara on Tuesday joined former Leone Stars captain Mohamed Kallon and others online to react after the tournament’s draw in Yaounde which revealed Sierra Leone in Group E along with Algeria, Equatorial Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
Kamara, who scored the only goal against Benin to qualify Sierra Leone as the 24 teams for the continent’s biggest showpiece on June 15 in Guinea, says he is excited about his country being among 23 other nations for the prestigious continental trophy which will as well earn him a maiden lifetime opportunity.
“Algeria’s presence has made our group tough because we’re together with some of the continent’s best and globally ranked nations but as always playing against the best makes you the best.
“I had wished not to be drawn in the same group with a side like Algeria who according to their last performance are theoretically the strongest in Group E but now that we’ll have to face them as one of our three opponents, I believe is as well a golden challenge where we can offer our best as a nation heading to Cameroon next year to compete and win and not merely going there to participate,” remarked an excited Kamara.
Sierra Leone’s Legend and former Leone Stars Captain Mohamed Kallon, who donned the tri-colours of Sierra Leone for over a decade and represented the nation in their last two AFCON appearances in 1994 and 1996 respectively are also optimistic Sierra Leone can progress to the round of 16 and beyond if they don’t sleep on their group opponents.
“These opponents, especially Algeria, are no strangers to us. We played against them 26 years ago, defeated them 1-0 and played to a barren draw in 1994 before losing to them 2-0 in 1996”, recalled Sierra Leone’s most popular former international.
Leone Stars will be looking forward to exceeding their last two performances at the Nations Cup in their third AFCON outing next year when they face Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea on January 11, 16 and 20 next year in Cameroon.
Sierra Leone defender Osman Kakay has praised his Queens Park Rangers side after their 3-2 win over Middlesborough on Wednesday.
Queens Park Rangers continued their unbeaten streak to the Championship season with a win over Middlesbrough after Chris Willock scored the winner on Wednesday at the Riverside Stadium despite falling behind and being reduced to 10 men.
As a result, the London club standing third on the English Championship table with seven points from their opening three games.
Rangers’ Moses Odubajo second yellow card in the 50th minute means the away team have to play the rest of the match with ten men.
The Sierra Leone right-back made his first Championship appearance this season following his introduction in the 58th minute, replacing Ilias Chair.
“It’s always good to be playing and win away from home tops it up,” he told FSL News.
“I feel this season, the team has a real togetherness and are all pushing towards a goal, so we work hard fr each other every game.”
“You have to win ugly sometimes and defend your goal with passion, and you saw that tonight,” QPR manager Mark Warburton told BBC Radio London.
Chris Willock of Queens Park Rangers left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner assisted by Stefan Johansen was enough to seal the victory.
Results: Middlesbrough 2, Queens Park Rangers 3.
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Sierra Leone native Mohamed Sankoh suffered a severe knee injury on his VfB Stuttgart debut on Saturday. As a result, the 17-year-old attacker has to undergo an operation.
Sankoh, who was introduced in the 65th to bookmarked his first senior appearance, unfortunately, damaged his knee in their 5-1 win over Greuther Fürth after colliding with the visiting keeper Sascha Burchert.
The Dutch/Sierra Leonean youngster was forced off with a knee problem shortly after his introduction.
“Mohamed Sankoh sustained a serious knee injury involving the capsule and ligament apparatus in VfB’s Bundesliga match against Greuther Fürth. The 17-year-old attacker will be operated on in the coming days and will not be available to VfB in the coming months,” they said in a statement.
VfB sports director Sven Mislintat offered words of courage. He said, “Unfortunately, the detailed investigations have confirmed the initial fears. This is a heavy blow for all of us, especially of course for Mo Sankoh. Mo did a great preparation and was on the right track overall. Now he has a difficult time ahead of him, in which we will support him in any way.”
He joined the German top tier side from Stoke City on a five-year deal in August 2020.
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Despite their convincing win, the mood was a bit clouded in the end: Mohamed Sankoh had to be replaced after a collision. (Photo: www.imago-images.de/Pressefoto Baumann)
Greek top-tier side Panetolikos’ new acquisition Jonathan Morsay says it will be an ample opportunity to represent the Green, White and Blue of Sierra Leone.
The Swedish-born, hailing from a Sierra Leonean parent, set for a new adventure in Greece after signing a two deal with his new side.
Last season, he played with Romanian Liga I side Dinamo București, on loan from Chievo Verona. He featured in 16 games for Bucureşti and scored two goals.
When asked about representing Sierra Leone, he said: “Yes, It is a big opportunity for me. But at present, my focus is starting well for my club,” Morsay told FSL News.
“I am looking forward to playing in the Greek Superleague as I am excited to start. We are starting the new season at home against Asteras Tripolis on the 21 August, and I hope I have done enough to make my debut.”
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Sierra Leone-born Trevoh Chalobah scored on his debut as Chelsea showed their Premier League title credentials with 3-0 over Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace.
Chalobah, 22, smashed home their third from 25 yards on his Premier League debut in front of a noisy Stamford Bridge.
“He scored a fantastic goal, and we are all so happy for him. It’s amazing how these things work out in football. It was very enjoyable and well-deserved,” Tuchel on Chalobah.
Osman Kakay, who played in the Queens Park Rangers‘ midweek 1-0 over Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup, was an unused substitute on Saturday.
Queens Park Rangers enjoyed a 3-0 away Sky Bet Championship triumph at the MKM Stadium as goals from Chris Willock, Lyndon Dykes and Rob Dickie completed a comprehensive Mark Warburton’s first win of the season.
Right-back Fankaty Dabo was in action in 1-0 defeat to Barnsley as the home side welcomed their fans back to Oakwell with a home win over Coventry City. Dominik Frieser scored the only goal of the game.
Sierra Leonean natives Sorba Thomas and Josh Koroma were in action as Fulham thrashed Huddersfield 5-1 to move top of the early season Championship table.
Idris Kanu is yet to make his Peterborough Championship appearance this season but was part of their 4-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the Carabao Cup. qualifying round on Wednesday.
League One
Wycombe Wanderers registered a back to back in their opening two English League One matches of the new season.
Wycombe defeated Cheltenham Town 3-1 with a goal from Sam Vokes and a brace for Oliver Pendlebury.
Sullay Kaikai started his first for the club from the right wing-back while Anis Mehmeti lined up behind Sam Vokes.
The Sierra Leone winger played 74th minute of the contest before he was subbed off.
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Sierra Leone have been seeded in Pot three ahead of the draw for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations draw set for Yaounde Conference Centre on the 17th of August 2021.
The draw will see the 24 participating teams divided into six groups of four teams each.
The four pots representing the teams will be labelled pots 1 to 4. The six pots representing the groups will be labelled groups A to F.
The 24 qualified teams have been seeded based on their recent FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking last Thursday, August 12 2021.
Cameroon as host will be pre-assigned to position A1. The remaining five teams in Pot One will automatically be drawn into position 1 of each group (B to F). The same procedure will be as follows for ed for the remaining pots.
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