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Abu-Bakarr Kargbo nets Berliner AK 07 hat-trick

by FSL News | 9 Apr, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Former German youth international Abu Bakarr Kargbo scored a hat-trick as Berliner AK 07 registered a comfortable 5-1 victory over Lichtenberg on Friday.

As a result, Berliner AK 07 moved up to fifth on the log with six games remaining. Kargbo has regained his form scoring seven goals in all competitions since joining the Regionalliga Nordost club.

The 29-year-old returned to his old club Berliner AK in July last year after parting ways with Kickers Offenbach.

Kargbo was born in Sierra Leone but raised in Germany, where he played for the youth U15, U17, and U19 sides.

The former Viktoria Berlin man scored over 30 goals in 57 appearances over two seasons (2018 – 2020) with Berliner AK 07.

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Sierra Leone to know Afcon 2023 qualifying opponents April 19

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

The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, like 47 other nations, will know their group opponents in the race to Ivory Coast 2023 this month after the Confederation of African Football has confirmed the draw.

In a communique released on Friday, CAF has said that the draw for the group stages will be conducted on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at 17h30 GMT and will announce all the platforms where people can watch or follow in due course.

The road to Cote d’Ivoire TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations will gain momentum in June 2022 when the Group Stages commence.

CAF also noted that the Organising Committee have approved modifications to the June 2022 window, moving two matches from June to March next year.

Ahead of the draw, Sierra Leone, who missed out on a place in the last sixteen in Cameroon following a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea, placed in Pot 2.

AFCON 2023 Pots ahead of the draw

Pot 1 Senegal Morocco Nigeria Egypt Tunisia Cameroon Algeria Mali Ivory Coast Burkina Faso Ghana DR Congo

Pot 2 South Africa Cape Verde Guinea Gabon Benin Uganda Zambia Congo Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Kenya Sierra Leone

Pot 3 Namibia Mauritania Guinea-Bissau Niger Libya Mozambique Malawi Togo Zimbabwe Gambia Angola Comoros

Pot 4 Tanzania Central African Republic Sudan Rwanda Burundi Ethiopia Eswatini Lesotho Botswana Liberia South Sudan São Tomé and Príncipe

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Niger, Ghana to host WAFU B tournaments this year

by FSL News | 8 Apr, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

The West Africa Football Union Zone B has named Niger and Ghana as hosts of the regional body’s U20 and U17 Championships, respectively, this year.

The regional governing body confirmed the selection of Niger as the host country for the 2022 U20 Cup of Nations on Thursday.

The biennial tournament, which also serves as the qualification for the TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations, will get the organisation’s activities underway for this year.

It will be held in the capital Niamey from May 7 to May 20, 2022.

Titleholders Ghana will compete with rivals Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo and hosts Niger for the coveted trophy. They will also be vying for places at the 2023 edition of the U20 AFCON.

The Black Satellites came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the 2020 Championship at the Stade Charles De Gaulles in Porto Novo, Benin.

Ghana went ahead to conquer the rest of Africa at the main tournament in Mauritania, beating Uganda 2-0 in the finals in Nouakchott to win their fourth title in the history of the tournament.

The next U20 AFCON tournament will take place in Egypt from February 18, 2023, to March 12, 2022. The top four teams will qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup held in Indonesia later that year.

Meanwhile, the leadership of WAFU Zone B has settled on the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast – as hosts for the 2022 U-17 Cup of Nations in June.

The Zone B Championship, which serves as qualifiers for the TotalEnergies Africa U17 Cup of Nations, will be hosted in the city in the central part of Ghana.

It will be staged from Saturday, June 11, to Friday, June 24, 2022.

The tournament will feature host Ghana, defending Champions Cote D’Ivoire, giants Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Niger.

The participating team will vie for the trophy and tickets to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Amadou Bakayoko speaks after being named Player of the Month

by FSL News | 7 Apr, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Amadou Bakayoko says he was pleased to be recognised by his club after his International goal for Sierra Leone.

The big striker has been named Bolton’s Player of the Month for March after his impressive performances for club and country.

Bakayoko, 26, is enjoying the most prolific campaign of his club career with eleven goals, his personal best beyond the ten goals he scored for Walsall in 2016/17.

He scored his first goal in Sierra Leone’s 1-0 win over neighbours Liberia at the Mardan multi-purpose stadium in Aksu, Antalya, Turkey, on March 27.

“My International goal against Liberia was important and has helped me achieve Bolton’s March Player of the Month,” Bakayoko told FSL News UK.

“Before my debut for Sierra Leone, I won the League One Player of the Month for February. I am delighted with my present form. It is a step in the right direction. It’s time to kick on, and hopefully, I can Improve and continue with a lot of good things, lots of rewards as well.”

Baka’s impressive form also saw him named PFA Vertu Motors League One Fans’ Player of the Month award for February 2022.

Sierra Leone striker @bakayoko_a wins @OfficialBWFC Player of the Month for March.

The big striker scored his first International (Sierra Leone) goal in the 1-0 win over Liberia at the Mardan Stadium on March 27th in Antalya, Turkey. pic.twitter.com/GLEAxaEiEU
— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) April 7, 2022

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Defender Alie Sesay ‘elated’ after being named in Team of the Year

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

Sierra Leone defender Alie Sesay has expressed his delight after being named in the 2021–22 Indonesia BRI Liga 1 Team of the Year.

Sesay has been instrumental since joining Persebaya Surabaya on a year deal on 12 June 2021. After his debut on 11 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973, he went on to play a total of 27 Indonesian Liga 1 appearances for Persebaya Surabaya.

“I am very honoured to receive this award after being named in the Team of Year in Indonesia top-tier. I am pleased that my hard work and talent have been recognized. Especially in my first season makes it extra special,” Sesay told FSL News.

The former Leicester City academy graduate added, “I felt welcome by the people and the fans from day one. Overall, a good all-around experience and positive.”

Sesay also noted that his focus is now on the African Cup of Nations qualifiers in June as he hopes that he will get that call-up to join Sierra Leone A team.

“Now, my focus is on the qualifiers in June.”

He made his debut in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon on 11 October 2014.

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Defender Alie Sesay happy to be named Liga 1 Team of the Year

Botswana start Women’s AFCON preparations

by FSL News | 6 Apr, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News

The Botswana women’s team have started their preparations ahead of their maiden TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

The Mares knocked out Zimbabwe in the last round of the qualifiers to book a spot in the competition scheduled for 2-23 July in Morocco.

Togo, Burkina Faso and Burundi are the other debutants in this year’s tournament.

Zambia and South Africa make it three COSAFA nations that have qualified for the Women’s AFCON.

Coach Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang’s charges are currently in camp where she has called up new players in order to create a bigger pool and competition in her squad.

Nkutlwisang will host a series of camps in the build-up to the competition before she announces her final squad.

“I have called a few more players to create competition, no one should be comfortable, we all need to work hard to be ready for WAFCON. We need all players to know the philosophy and what we expect of them, hence why we will have three players to six players in a position. WAFCON is not far so we also need to closely observe our fitness,” she told Cosafa.com.

The Mares will be in camp until 15 April.

The Botswana women’s team are in camp ahead of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations that will be staged in Morocco from July 2-23, where they will make their debut on the continental stage. Read more: https://t.co/eArXXGzGzK pic.twitter.com/eKJ9YdYweX

— COSAFA (@COSAFAMEDIA) April 4, 2022