- Sierra Leone right-back Mustapha Dumbuya’s Tampa Bay Rowdies will travel to face Louisville City in the Eastern Conference semi-final at Lynn Family Stadium on Saturday.
- Rowdies head coach Neill Collins will be hoping his take home the win in a bid to write home a new chapter in the club’s history.
LouCity advanced to its sixth consecutive Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 win against Saint Louis FC in the Conference Semifinals, while the Rowdies reached their first Conference Final since joining the USL Championship in 2017 with a 1-0 win against the Charleston Battery.
Dumbuya, 33, who joined the St. Petersburg-based side on December 20, 2019, has played a vital role en-route to the semi-final.
Last season, Dumbuya played with Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship’s Western Conference where he made 28 appearances as Phoenix’s first-choice right-back in a record-setting season that saw Rising FC set a league record with 78 points.
He was a keep figure in the Phoenix Rising FC crowned the 2019 USL regular-season champion after a comeback draw.
The USL Championship Final is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. It will be the first-ever USL game broadcast on ESPN’s main network.
USL Championship Conference Final Matchups:
• Eastern Conference Final
Saturday, October 24
Louisville City FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies, 7:30 p.m. ET
Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Ky. – ESPN+
• Western Conference Final
Saturday, October 24
Phoenix Rising FC vs. El Paso Locomotive FC, 10:30 p.m. ET
Casino Arizona Field, Scottsdale, Az. – ESPN+
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