Kwame Quee joins Saudi Arabia side Najran SC

Kwame Quee joins Saudi Arabia side Najran SC

by | 4 Mar, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News

Saudi Arabian first division side Najran SC has announced the signing of Sierra Leone midfielder Kwame Quee. 

Najran says they have completed the contract procedure of Sierra Leone International.

Najran Province-based outfit currently competing in the Saudi first division league announced the news on Wednesday.

Quee, 25, last played in the Icelandic top-flight where he won double the Iceland title and 2021 Icelandic Cup last season, making 25 appearances, including five Cup games, scored four goals for Víkingur Reykjavík.

The former FC Johansen player won his first Icelandic Cup in 2019 with Víkingur Reykjavík on 14 September at Laugardalsvöllur while on the first spell at the club on loan.

Overall, he has had spells with Doutcher United, where he started his career, Sierra Rangers, Papa Jack FC before joining FC Johansen in 2009.

In Iceland, Quee has had spells with Víkingur Ólafsvík, Breiðablik and Víkingur Reykjavik. He played in all Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations matches in Cameroon this year.

Connect with us @football_sierra, on Facebook/ Instagram Football Sierra Leone, writer John Bangura.

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The 49-year-old signed a two-year deal after his impressive stint with Comoros, where he worked for over seven years.
 
Amir Abdou, who led Comoros to the last 16 at this year’s Nations Cup, but missed their game against host nation Cameroon, will continue his coaching adventure with the Lions of Chinguetti.
 
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IK Sirius Fotboll have announced the signing of Sierra Leone defender Kevin Wright on a two-year deal until 2024.

The former Fredrikstad defender has been handed a new chance to continue his trade with another Swedish side.

The 26-year-old spent the last two seasons playing for Örebro in the Swedish top-flight, where he made 68 Allsvenskan performances.

“I think Sirius’ style of play suits my way of playing football. I’m an offensive wingback. I like to come forward offensively and hit posts. I like to dribble and I like to show my qualities. Since Sirius plays with wingbacks, I think that this way of playing means that I will bring out most of my qualities, ” Wright told the club’s website. 

On 24 October 2016, Sirius defeated Halmstads BK 1–0 as they were promoted to the Allsvenskan for the first time in 42 years since the 1973–74 season.

Early career

Wright joined Premier League giants Chelsea at aged 11 and worked his way through the youth ranks to earn his first professional deal at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2013.

He was part of Chelsea‘s academy in 2005 and went on to play for the club’s development squad between 2014 and 2016 before his departure. 

Facts Kevin Wright:

Position : Left-back

Age : 26 (born 1995)

Parent club: Chelsea FC.

Previous clubs: Carlisle United, Fredrikstad FK, Degerfors IF, Örebro SK.

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The government of Sierra Leone has launched a $40 million rehabilitation project for the Freetown-based National Stadium. 

The project, which is expected to be completed by 2024, is being carried out by a Chinese construction company and will transform every aspect of the stadium. 

The stadium, which was completed in 1979, is the only venue in the country that can host international matches for all national teams.

According to Thomas Daddy Brima, the head of the Sierra Leone Football Association, the stadium’s renovation is a long-awaited development. 

The stadium has been in a state of disrepair for some time and was banned by the Confederation of African Football in February 2021, following an international match between Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The renovation will allow Sierra Leone to play their home matches at the stadium once again.

While the renovation work is underway, local premier league matches will continue to be played at other venues across the country. However, Sierra Leone will have to play their 2023 Nations Cup home qualifiers on the road, most likely in Guinea Conakry, where they defeated Benin in June 2020 to reach the 2021 African Cup of Nations. 

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