19/05/2022 - Football Sierra Leone

New Middlesborough adventure for S/Leone midfielder Kamil Conteh

EFL Championship Middlesbrough have confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone international midfielder Kamil Conteh this summer.

The 19-year-old, who was named in the Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations squad for qualifying matches on June 9th and 13th, respectively, will officially join Boro from Watford when his contract expires at the end of June.

Over the last few weeks, Conteh has been on trial and featured for the Boro Under-23s at Nottingham Forest last month.

He made his Leone Stars debut in the 3-0 defeat against Togo in an international training camp in Turkey on March 23, before he featured for half an hour of their 1-0 win over Liberia at the Mardan Stadium in Aksu, Antalya, Turkey for Sierra Leone.

He was part of the final 2-1 triumph over Congo as the Leone Stars wrapped a successful international break.

As a youngster, Kamil was with Crystal Palace’s Academy and played for Lambeth Tigers before joining Watford as a scholar in 2018. He signed his first professional deal with the Hornets last summer.

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@Boro have confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone midfielder Kamil Conteh who has been named in the Leone Stars squad for #AFCON2023Q against Nigeria/Guinea-Bissau @football_sierra pic.twitter.com/8jWfuva3bQ
— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) May 19, 2022

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Cambuur winger Issa Kallon has confirmed his withdrawal from the Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations squad for matches against Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau next month.

Issa, 26, was initially on the list of players that were supposed to be announced by the Lene Stars technical team ahead of camping in the neighbouring Guinean capital before travelling to Nigeria.

Sierra Leone to open their Afcon 2023 campaign with an away contest against three-times African Champions Nigeria in Abuja on June 9.

Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja will host Nigeria’s 2023 AFCON opening qualifier against Sierra Leone behind closed doors.

Speaking to this medium late Wednesday evening, he confirmed he decided to withdraw due to an expected summer move.

“I am going to make a move this summer, a few clubs are interested in me, and It is important to stay fit and avoid any possibility of getting injured,” Kallon to FSL News.

“My agent decided for me not to leave until I secure a deal. So I called and told the coach that I would not be available as this is going to be an important move to me.”

General Lansana Conté stadium in Guinea to host the Leone Stars home tie against Guinea Bissau Afcon matchday two on June 13 2022.

Kallon, who scored in Cambuur’s 3-2 away win against Groningen last Sunday, was in the Leone Stars March training camp in Turkey.

Sierra Leone’s midfielder Issa Kallon won the penalty after being fouled by Equatorial Guinea’s midfielder Pablo Comitre Ganet during the Group E Africa Cup of Nations match between Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea at Limbe Omnisport Stadium on January 20, 2022. However, the Leone Stars failed to convert the spot-kick.

The last meeting between the two West African nations In Nigeria was a 4-4 draw, played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, on November 20 2022.

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