Kamara, Turay, Morsay in Sierra Leone attack at MKO, Abuja

Kamara, Turay, Morsay in Sierra Leone attack at MKO, Abuja

by | 9 Jun, 2022 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Soccer team Profile

The Sierra Leone Premier League best player of the 2021 campaign and top scorers Musa Noah Kamara will join China-based attacker Mohamed Buya Turay and Panetolikos winger in striking force to face Nigeria at the MKO Abiola stadium.

The kickoff for the Group A opener is 4 pm Sierra Leone time as Leone Stars will look to pick up a third consecutive victory and get their AFCON qualifier campaign off to a flying start.

New Middleborough midfield Kamil Conteh will pair Alhansan Koroma and John Kamara in the middle of the pack.

Skipper Steven Caulker, who was an instrumental figure in the Leone Stars side during the 2021 African Cup of Nation, will play alongside Alie Sesay.

The three-time African Champions Super Eagles searching for their third consecutive appearance at the continental showpiece, are currently on a five-game winless run and will look to end this dry spell.

Sierra Leone will look to pick up a third consecutive victory and get their AFCON 2023 qualifier campaign off to a flying start.

Nigeria have now failed to taste victory in each of their most recent five games across all competitions, picking up two draws and losing three since claiming three consecutive wins in Group D of the 2022 AFCON back in January.

Like the Super Eagles, Sierra Leone aiming to start well in this year’s qualifiers, are unbeaten in their last four qualifying games, claiming three draws and a win over Benin last June.

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by | 9 Jun, 2022 | Football Africa, International, National Sport News Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone national U17 won their second international friendly against Morocco 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium.

The Sierra Stars’ doubleheader was part of their preparations for the WAFU U-17 Cape Verde qualifiers.

A goal from Ibrahim Jalloh saw the Sierra Stars stun their counterparts, but they had to play the last 27 minutes with ten men after Melvin Lebbie was sent off.

Due to injury, Chernor Barrie had to make way for Ibrahim Jalloh, who scored the decisive winner in the 20th minute after picking up an injury. 

Last Sunday, the Moroccans won the first tie 1-0 at the same venue, but the young lads from Sierra Leone had returned the favour in the second encounter to earn a 1-1 aggregate scoreline.

The Moroccan couldn’t keep up as coach Mohamed Lamin’s side played brilliant football to overcome the first-leg defeat.

In the end, it was no surprise when the referee sounded the final whistle giving the Young Stars a superb victory on a good night for Sierra Leone football.

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Sierra Leone’s Bolton Wanderers striker Amadou Bakayoko has admitted, if selected, facing Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be his first proper match in Leone Stars jersey.

The three-time African Champions will square up with the Leone Stars at Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Group A opener behind closed doors on the 9th of June. 

The Bolton’s hitman scored his first goal for Sierra Leone in an international friendly 1-0 over Liberia during their Meditteranean tour last March at the Mardan Sports Stadium in Aksu, Antalya, Turkey.

The Sierra Leone contingent arrived in Abuja on Saturday in readiness the face their counterpart for the seventeen times. The last meeting in Freetown ended in a goalless draw in November 2020. 

Bakayoko, 26, has been an instrumental player for League One side Bolton Wanderers since signing on a two-year deal in January 2021.

“Without a doubt playing against Nigeria will be my first proper match for Sierra Leone. Something I am looking forward to, but both Nigeria and Guinea Bissau games are no easy games,” the big striker told footballsierraleone.net.

“God willing – we can go out there and showcase ourselves against a tough Nigeria side.” Helping Sierra Leone reach the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast 2023 will be massive, personally for me, my country and all of us players working so hard to give our best.”

“Making the next African Cup of Nations is something as a player want to be part of and will be unbelievable for me to play in the tournament in Ivory Coast for the first time.”

“The last competition, I was not part of but watched the team play well hence why It will be pivotal for us to be in the Ivory Coast tournament.”

In just concluded season, he scored 13 goals surpassing the ten goals at Walsall shirt in 2016/17.

News from the Super Eagles’ camp stated that the new boss Jose Peseiro is already under pressure ahead of their first 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sierra Leone.

The Portuguese have lost the first two games he has been in charge of since his appointment in May. The Eagles Super lost 2-1 to Mexico and 1-0 to Ecuador in international friendlies last week.

Meanwhile, Sierra Leone matchday two confrontations against Guinea Bissau will be played at General Lansana Conté stadium in Guinea on the 13th of June.

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The Confederation of African Football has appointed Ivorian officials to officiate Thursday’s African Cup of Nations opener against Nigeria and Sierra Leone in Abuja as Ibrahim Kalilou Traore is the centre referee.

His compatriots Adou Desire N’goh, Nouhou Ouattara and Kouassi Francois Biro will serve as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively.

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Meanwhile, the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone have been in Abuja since Saturday getting ready to confront their host.

The Super Eagles suffered a back-to-back defeat during their US training camp. They will look to get back to winning ways when they host Sierra Leone in Abuja at the  Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Group A opener behind closed doors.

On the 13th, at the Marrakech Stadium in the Moroccan city, São Tomé and Príncipe will host Nigeria as they do not have an approved playing ground in their country. 

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