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Home-based TM Bah donates 100 balls to SLFA

by FSL News | 2 Jul, 2022 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News

The newly appointed Team Manager of the Sierra Leone homebased national team, Alhaji Umar Bah, donated 100 training footballs to the Sierra Leone Football Association on Saturday at the secretariats.

The home-based team coordinator Victor Lewis was pleased with Bah’s gesture as he confirmed 50 balls for youth football and the rest for senior men’s and female teams.

Upon receiving the gesture, Sec-gen Chris Kamara appreciated the Business tycoon.

“On behalf of the SLFA, I want to thank you for this important gesture. As a football association, we have confidence in you. I promised that the items would be used for the intended purposes,” Kamara told newsmen.

Chairman of Real Republicans Football Club and the CEO of Sierramin Bauxite Mining Company have been handed the task of overseeing the Leone Stars B side qualify African Nations Championship final tournament scheduled to be played in Algeria from 8–31 January 2023.

Leone Stars B side will engage Cape Verde in the qualifiers with first-round first-leg matches will be played between 22 and 24 July, with the return legs a week later.

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Serie A Cremonese set sights on Augustus Kargbo

by FSL News | 1 Jul, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Newly promoted Serie A side Cremonese have set their sights on Sierra Leone attacker Augustus Kargbo, according to the blastingnews.

The outlet claims the Tigers have the 22-year-old on their radar as they look to strengthen their attack ahead of the new Serie A season.

Kargbo’s former coach, Massimiliano Alvini, is keen on the FC Crotone player who is still under contract until summer 2024.

He started his professional career in the Italian fourth-tier Serie D club, Campobasso, before joining Crotone in 2018.

After helping the club gain promotion to Serie A in 2019, he made his Serie A debut as a substitute in a 4-1 defeat in September 2020 before he was sent on to Serie B’s Reggiana to get more playing time.

Last season, he made 32 games scoring three goals and securing three assists, but they suffered relegation from Serie B.

Transfers gossip – Newly promoted Serie A side @USCremonese are reportedly eyeing a move for Sierra Leone & @FcCrotoneOff attacker Augustus Kargbo as per blastingnews #SaloneTwitter #FSLNews #FSLMedia #African #Footballers pic.twitter.com/8wSmWZevMs

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) July 1, 2022

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Bo Rangers, FC Kallon ready for CAF Interclubs Competitions

by FSL News | 29 Jun, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

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

The 2021/2022 fifth-placed side FC Kallon will join Bo Rangers, who won the Sierra Leone top flight for the first time in 68 years.

One of the most decorated clubs in Sierra Leone, the season second-placed side East End Lions, are yet to make a statement.

However, CAF announced a few days ago that preparations for the 2022/23 season of the CAF Interclubs Competitions have officially begun.

The Sierra Leone Football Association, SLFA, following a request from FC Kallon, have completed registration for Bo Rangers and FC Kallon, a source told this medium.

Preliminary home and away matches are 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, who won 2-0 on aggregate in the first round.

CAF INTERCLUB COMPETITION RANKINGS

Meanwhile, on Friday, CAF announced a list of the 12 highest ranked national associations according to the latest Interclubs Competitions.

The clubs are Algeria, Angola, DR Congo, Egypt, Guinea, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, and Tunisia.

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Bakayoko’s Wanderers to start pre-season against Longbridge Town

by FSL News | 28 Jun, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Just back from Portugal, Bolton Wanders to start new season preparation with an eye-catching away trip to Longbridge on Tuesday, June 28th.

The home side is no stranger to their visitors as it’s expected to be a mouth-watering game to open the 2022/23 campaign.

Sierra Leone International was part of the 23-man squad boss Ian Evatt named for pre-season training in Algarve, Portugal.

The Wanderers camp lasted for a week as they get ready for the new English League One campaign.

Bakayoko, who started for Sierra Leone in a 2-2 draw against Guinea-Bissau at General Lansana Conté stadium looking sharp and fully fit.

Wanderers’ EFL League One campaign is set to start on Saturday, 30 July.

The Wanderers will kick off their 2022/23 League One campaign with a trip to Ipswich Town. The Whites will then face Wycombe Wanderers – beaten in last season’s play-off final – in their first home game of the new season.

Bolton Wanderers 2022/23 pre-season fixture schedule

– Longridge Town (A), 7.45 pm, Tuesday, June 28

– Chorley (A), 2 pm, Saturday, July 2

– Stockport County (behind closed doors), Tuesday, July 5

– Watford (A, behind closed doors at London Colney). 3 pm, Tuesday, July 12

– Atherton Collieries (A), 7.30 pm, Wednesday, July 13

– Carlisle United (A), 3 pm, Saturday, July 16

– Bamber Bridge (A), 7.30 pm, Tuesday, July 19

– Huddersfield Town (H), 3 pm, Saturday, July 23

– Southport (A), 7.30 pm, Tuesday, July 26

@bakayoko_a looking sharp https://t.co/7wtMmBwca3

— FSL News website (@football_sierra) June 28, 2022

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Idris Kanu returns to Peterborough for pre-season

by FSL News | 27 Jun, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Sierra Leone International Idris Kanu has returned to English League One side Peterborough United for pre-season ahead of the new season.

Last season, Kanu, 22, was sent on loan to Northampton Town, where he featured in seven matches.

Kanu, who can play as a striker or wide player, made five Championship appearances before joining Sierra Leone for the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon last January.

The club announced their squad numbers for the 2022-2023 campaign with Kanu set to don the No 34 jersey on Wednesday.

The Posh says all numbers are subject to change, but the players have their new numbers on the training wear, which will be worn for the first time at the opening session of pre-season.

He played 17 times and scored twice in League 1 in 2020/21 as Peterborough won promotion to the Championship.

Kanu will be looking to impress new manager Grant McCann during their first three pre-season test matches against Leyton orient, Stevenage, and Barnet.

Peterborough United will kick off their Sky Bet League One campaign with a trip to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium to face Cheltenham Town on Saturday 30th July before welcoming Morecambe to the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday 6th August.

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Nigeria attacker Taiwo Awoniyi joins Nottingham Forest

by FSL News | 26 Jun, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

Newly promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of Nigerian international forward Taiwo Awoniyi for a club-record fee.

Forest says the 24-year-old joins The Reds from Bundesliga club Union Berlin, signing a five-year deal at The City Ground.

“I’m very excited to be here at Nottingham Forest,” said Awoniyi following his move to The City Ground, he told the club’s website.

“It’s always been my dream to play in the Premier League and having spoken to Steve Cooper about our ambitions and looking at Forest, with its great history, it’s a club that I want to be part of.

Awoniyi scored 20 goals in 43 games across all competitions last season and becomes Forest’s first signing since gaining promotion back to the Premier League.

“It’s always been my dream to play in the Premier League,” said Awoniyi.

The new Forest acquisition started his professional career at Liverpool, signing for the Merseyside club in 2015 before having loan spells at FSV Frankfurt, NEC, Mouscron, Gent and Mainz 05. He subsequently joined Union Berlin on loan during the 2020-21 season and made the move permanent last July.

Having represented Nigeria at U17s, U20s and U23s level, Awoniyi won the first of his three caps for the Nigeria national team against the Central African Republic in October 2021 and scored his first goal against Sudan in January at the Africa Cup of Nations.