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Örebro SK sign Sierra Leone striker Christian Moses

by FSL News | 12 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

ÖSK Fotboll has confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone International Christian Moses on a multi-year agreement.

“The 29-year-old striker from Sierra Leone most recently came from playing in Allsvenskan IFK Värnamo and has now signed a multi-year agreement with ÖSK. We extend a warm welcome to Christian,” the club said in their statement.

“In Christian, we get a striker who is a good receiver of the ball and strong in the box. With Christian in place, we get more options in the offensive positions and a player who, with his qualities, was useful for us in several parts of the game,” ÖSK’s head coach Axel Kjäll.

Moses spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons in Denmark on loan to Vendsyssel FF and Viborg FF, respectively has been handed a new challenge in Sweden.

In July 2021, Moses signed for Superettan club IFK Värnamo. He scored 5 goals in 15 games as Värnamo won the 2021 Superettan.

He made his debut for Sierra Leone on 6 September 2015 in a 0–0 draw with Ivory Coast and since has made six senior international caps.

“It is an honour and joy to come to Örebro. I have heard very good things about the club from my friend Crespo Kamara. Now I’m looking forward to meeting the team, the coaches and the supporters and getting started with the hard work,” Christian Moses told the club’s website.

Christian Moses – Born: 1993-08-10 – Nationality: Sierra Leone – Position: Forward

Former clubs: Juventus IF, FC Kallon, FC Lion Pride, Vendsyssel FF, Viborg FF, FC Linköping City, IFK Värnamo.

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Debut for Mohamed Sankoh in Vitesse’s Eredivisie defeat

by FSL News | 10 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

On-loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, Striker Mohamed Sankoh made his Eredivisie debut in Vitesse Arnhem’s opening 5-2 defeat to Feyenoord on Sunday.

The home side took the lead through Manhoef in the 19-minute, but Feyenoord’s Patrik Wålemark drew parity in the 31st minute before Brazilian Danilo Pereira doubled the visitors’ lead in the 41-minute.

Feyenoord took their lead to halftime at the GelreDome arena.

11-minute into the restart, Nikolai Baden Frederiksen levelled the scoreline for Vitesse from an exciting finish before Mohamed Sankoh was introduced to make his debut in the 57-minutes.

Feyenoord scored three more gaols from J. Dilrosun, Danilo Pereira Da Silva and Lutsharel Geertruida in the 61st, 66th and 69th minutes, respectively.

In the next round, Vitesse will visit Excelsior, hoping for a better result. The second league game of the season is scheduled for the Letsch team on Friday, August 12 at 8 p.m. Do you also want to be at the first away game of the season? You can order your tickets here until 10 August.

FT Vitesse vs Feyenoord 2-5 (1-2) Scorers – 19′ Manhoef 1-0, 31′ Wålemark 1-1, 41′ Danilo 1-2, 56′ Frederiksen 2-2, 61′ Dilrosun 2-3 , 66′ Danilo 2 -4, 69′ Geertruida 2-5

Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Yellow cards: 37′ Tronstad, 40′ Ferro, 45+2′ Szymanski

Number of spectators: 14,416

Line-up Vitesse

Houwen (K); Arcus (87′ Yapi), Ferro (78′ Flamingo), Meulensteen, Cornelisse; Tronstad, Bero ©, Wittek, Domgjoni (58′ Sankoh); Manhoef (78′ Huisman), Frederiksen (78′ Buitink) Line-up

Feyenoord

Bijlow (K); Pedersen, Geertruida, Rasmussen, Aursnes, Danilo (85′ Naujoks), Dilrosun (73′ Jahanbakhsh), Szymanski (65′ Toornstra), Trauner ©, Wålemark (65′ Idrissi), Timber (85′ Bassett)

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Rangers head north, Kallon stay west in Caf Inter-clubs first-round

by FSL News | 10 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News

Newly crowned Sierra Leone champions Bo Rangers and FC Kallon have discovered their opponents for this year’s TotalEnergies CAF Interclub competitions preliminary rounds next month.

Debutant PK Boys (B Rangers) to host Algerian side CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League preliminary first leg whilst FC Kallon play away in Benin against Les Buffles du Borgou.

The first leg matches are scheduled to take place between 9-11 September, with the second leg slated for a week later.

The aggregate winner of CR Belouizdad and Rangers over two legs will face the winner between Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinean football club and Djoliba Athletic Club Malian football in the second round in October.

A fresh start for Sierra Leonean clubs as they begin their continental journey in both TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies Confederation Cup.

Bo Rangers won the Sierra Leone topflight for the first time in 68 years to be bookmarked as the second team outside the capital Freetown to win the Sierra Leone Premier League after Diamond Stars won it in 2012 and 2013.

FC Kallon is no stranger to the continental stage – In 2007, fifteen years ago, FC Kallon eliminated Nigerian side Ocean Boys 1-0 on aggregate in the African Champions League preliminary after both sides played to a goalless draw in Nigeria.

The Cavaliers were eliminated by Ivorian Champions Asec Mimosa 3-1, who won both matches to progress.

In the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, FC Kallon eliminated Cameroon’s Union Sportive de Douala in the preliminary but faced stiff competition against Nigerian Warri Wolves. They won 2-0 on aggregate in the first round.

Preliminary rounds dates

First Round (Home/Away): 09 – 11 Sep / 16 – 18 Sep 2022

Second Round (Home/Away): 07 – 9 Oct / 14 – 16 Oct 2022

Sierra Leone’s biggest club achievement in CAF competitions.

Mighty Blackpool, one of the most decorated Sierra Leone clubs, reached the quarter-final stage of the African Cup of Champions in 1989. That was the first time a club from Sierra Leone had reached that stage.

They were handed a walkover in the preliminary round when Benfica de Bissau withdrew from the competition. The Tis Tas Boys eliminated Algerian club ES Sétif 5–3 on penalties after the two matches ended all square at 1–1 in the first round.

In the Second round, they met Djoliba AC again, this time winning 2–1 on aggregate. They went out of the competition in the quarter-final stage losing 4–1 to Tonnerre Yaoundé of Cameroon.

Moroccan side Raja Casablanca won the 1989 final defeating Algeria side, MC Oran, 1-0 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.

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Bo Rangers, FC Kallon to know Interclub opponents on Tuesday

by FSL News | 8 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News

Sierra Leone Premier League Champions Bo Rangers and fifth-placed side FC Kallon will know their Interclub opponents on Tuesday following CAF confirmation.

The draw for the 2022-2023 TotalEnergies CAF Interclub competitions preliminary rounds will be conducted on Tuesday, 09 August 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, at 16h00 local time.

Southern Province-based outfit Bo Rangers and FC Kallon are the two teams representing Sierra Leone in the 2022/23 CAF continental competitions.

Bo Rangers won the Sierra Leone topflight for the first time in 68 years. The preliminary home and away matches are set to be played between 09 – 11 Sep and 16 – 18 Sep 2022.

The PK Boys are the second team outside the capital Freetown to win the Sierra Leone Premier League after Diamond Stars won it in 2012 and 2013.

It will be the first time teams from Sierra Leone to compete in Africa’s elite and second-tier competition since FC Johansen and RSLAF in 2017.

In 2017, FC Johansen was eliminated by FUS Rabat 4-1 on aggregate in the CAF Champions League as both sides played to a 1-1 draw in Freetown, but the Moroccan side won 3-0 at their Stade du FUS on 18 February 2017.

The same year in the CAF Confederation Cup, the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces FC reached the first round after knocking out Nigerian side Wikki Tourists 2-1 on aggregate in the preliminary, but they suffered a heavy thrashing to Tunisia’s Club Africain 9-0 first leg on 12th March 2017.

Fifteen years ago, FC Kallon eliminated Nigerian side Ocean Boys 1-0 on aggregate in the African Champions League preliminary after both sides played to a goalless draw in Nigeria.

The Cavaliers were eliminated by Ivorian Champions Asec Mimosa 3-1, who won both matches to progress.

In the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, FC Kallon eliminated Cameroon’s Union Sportive de Douala in the preliminary but faced stiff competition against Nigerian Warri Wolves. They won 2-0 on aggregate in the first round.

Preliminary rounds’ dates:

First Round (Home/Away): 09 – 11 Sep / 16 – 18 Sep 2022

Second Round (Home/Away): 07 – 9 Oct / 14 – 16 Oct 2022

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Issa Kallon makes Shanghái Port debut in 1-1 draw

by FSL News | 7 Aug, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

Sierra Leone winger Issa Kallon made his Chinese Super League debut in Shanghái Port 1-1 draw against Dalian Pro at Dalian General Bay Stadium on Saturday.

Kallon, 26, who started on the bench, was introduced in the 76th minute to replace Mirahmetjan Muzepper.

The visitors took the lead in the 20 minutes through Lü Wenjun before the home side rallied an equaliser in the 60th minute from a Lin Liangming goal.

The match was the 11th round of the Chinese Super League and took a vital away point to stay 6th on the log.

Meanwhile, former Brazil international Oscar has pledged his commitment to Shanghai Port after news that he is negotiating a transfer from the Chinese Super League (CSL) side back to Brazil.

The midfielder, who played three games for Shanghai Port this season, returned to Brazil after the first phase of the CSL campaign ended in early July but recently made a statement of commitment to the club.

Shanghái Port’s next match is away to Cangzhou Mighty Lions on Friday, August 12th 2022.

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Osman Kakay pleased with QPR’s first win of the season

by FSL News | 6 Aug, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

It was a second straight start for Sierra Leone International, who was pleased after Queens Park Rangers’ first win of the new season.

Sierra Leone right-back Osman Kakay has expressed his delight after his London side Queens Park Rangers earned their first points of the season, defeating Middlesbrough 3-2 on Saturday.

QPR held off a strong Middlesbrough fightback to claim a narrow win 3-2 at Loftus Road.

Kakay played the full throttle of the contest as Chris Willock scored a spectacular opener in the 23-minute en-route to their first win of the season.

James Dunne headed in Ilias Chair’s corner to double the R’s lead before Lyndon Dykes made it three for the home side.

However, just before half-time, Matt Crooks’ bullet header gave the visitors some hope as Marcus Forss’ close-range finish on his first start made it 3-2.

Late on in the tie, the visiting side saw a straight red card when Lenihan was dismissed for a knee-high challenge on Bonne.

After the contest, Kakay told Football Sierra Leone he was pleased to help his side to their first win of the season.

“Happy that we got the first win. It will help us build momentum going into the upcoming games,” Kakay briefly told this medium.

The Hoops lost their English Championship opener 1-0 away to Blackburn at Ewood Park last Saturday.

🤯 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗬 🤯 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 🤯@chriswillock 🚀 #QPR | #QPRMID pic.twitter.com/B8go9rV0OP

— QPR FC (@QPR) August 6, 2022

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