Sierra Leone-born attacker Rodney Michael would have liked his full International debut to come in more positive circumstances but was nonetheless proud to be on the scorecard against the Ivory Coast.
On Saturday, the 24-year-old midfielder recorded his first Sierra Leone goal against a difficult Ivorian side at the Laurent Pokou Stadium. He gives the Leone Stars a consolation in the 5-1 defeat against the Elephant of Côte d’Ivoire.
“I’m delighted to get the opportunity to make my full debut and score my first international goal for Sierra Leone. It was even more special, that I was able to do it against such a huge footballing nation like Ivory Coast,” the attacker told Football Sierra Leone.
“Unfortunately, the result was disappointing, but we will continue working to turn things around and hopefully make Sierra Leone in the near future.”
Rodney was introduced against Guinea-Bissua in match day six of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in the final minutes of the game.
Sierra Leone’s next friendly is against Morocco behind closed doors.
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 5-1 Sierra Leone @RodneyEMichael with the Leone Stars goal at San Pedro. pic.twitter.com/iU5TAchLr6
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