CHAN newcomers Madagascar stun Ghana in opener

by FSL News | 16 Jan, 2023 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News, Video & News

Madagascar included their name in the CHAN history books after defeating Ghana 2-1 in their first-ever game at African Nations Championship on Sunday night in the Algerian city of Constantine.

The southern Africans recorded their much-deserved win and three points to go top of Group C and announce their presence in Algeria in fine fashion.

Goals by Solomampionona Razafindranaivo and Tokinantenaina Randriatsiferana after 10 and 61 minutes gave the Indian Ocean nation a two-goal advantage.

Augustine Agyapong halved the deficit on 67 minutes, but persistent late pressure from the west Africans failed to deliver an equaliser in the Group C opener.

Ghana was awarded a penalty just after the first Malagasy goal and Daniel Afriyie was about to take it when the referee opted to check the VAR touchline monitor, then reversed his decision.

Morocco was due to play Sudan in the first match of a double-header but withdrew from the tournament after being refused permission to fly directly to Constantine.

Algeria closed its airspace to all Moroccan flights in September 2021, a month after severing diplomatic ties, accusing its neighbour of “hostile acts”.

Morocco won the last two editions, hammering Nigeria 4-0 in Casablanca in 2018 and defeating Mali 2-0 in Yaoundé two years ago to become the first back-to-back CHAN champions.

Monday will see the opening matches in two sections with Mali meeting Angola in Group D before Cameroon face Congo Brazzaville in Group E.

Both matches are in Oran. While the CHAN is restricted to footballers playing in their country of birth, matches carry full international status and result count toward the world rankings.

📹 Match Highlights: 🇲🇬 2-1 🇬🇭

The only #TotalEnergiesCHAN2022 debutants beat the two-times silver medalists! Relive the most important moments of the game.#MADGHA | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/JCO12iaBh5
— MARHABA (@CAF_Online) January 15, 2023

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Nigeria 🆚 Sierra Leone | Highlights – #TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 – MD1 Group A

by FSL News | 15 Apr, 2022 | Football Africa, Sport News, Video & News

Sierra Leone opened their Group A campaign at the MKO Abiola Stadium with a 2-1 defeat in Nigeria on Thursday, June 9 2022.

Sierra Leone 🆚 Equatorial Guinea Highlights – #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 – Group E

by FSL News | 15 Apr, 2022 | Sport News, Video & News

Sierra Leone suffered a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea as they missed out on the last sixteen at the Japoma Stadium in the Japoma locality in Douala, Cameroon January 20th.

John Kamara heads Politehnica to a 1-0 win over Braila

by FSL News | 2 Apr, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News, Video & News

John Kamara scored his first goal for his Romania Liga Two side on Saturday.

Sierra Leone midfielder John Kamara scored his first goal for Romanian side Poli Iasi in the race to avoid relegation on Saturday.

Kamara, who recently signed for Poli Iasi, headed his new side to a 1-0 win over AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila in the 79th-minute group 2 relegation battle.

Watch Poli Iasi 1-0 win over Braila Extended Highlights 02.04.2022

Sierra Leone defender Kevin Wright pens IK Sirius deal

by FSL News | 2 Mar, 2022 | Football Africa, Players Abroad News, Sport News, Video & News

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.

"Jag tror att Sirius spelsätt passar mitt sätt att spela fotboll."

🎥 Kevins första ord som Siriusspelare!

Läs mer om Kevin Wright i den senaste nyheten på https://t.co/wgYrOUfWhm pic.twitter.com/DTMCe7WU25
— IK Sirius Fotboll (@siriusfotboll) March 2, 2022

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Third straight defeat for Horoya in CAF Champions League

by FSL News | 26 Feb, 2022 | African News, Football Africa, Sport News, Video & News

Raja Club Athletic inflicted a third straight defeat on Guinean giant club Horoya to remain unbeaten as they top of Group B in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League in Morocco, with Mohsine Moutouali accounted the only.

The victory took the Casablanca-based outfit to nine points, three ahead of second-placed AmaZulu, who had earlier on seen off ES Setif by the same margin in Durban.

Horoya lost both their opening fixtures with similar margins had come into the tie determined to pick a shock result in Casablanca. However, failed for the third in this year’s continental club competition.

The home side managed to hold on to the slim victory to ensure their hopes of a quarter-final berth remained alive.

The Guineans on the other end now see their hopes reduced, a third successive defeat leaving them wallowing at the bottom of the group.

Elsewhere, South African side AmaZulu defeated Algerian club ES Setif in Durban on Friday to maintain the second spot in Group B of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Amigo Memela scored Zulu’s only goal in the 42nd minute as Usuthu recorded their second consecutive group stage win to move to six points.

🎥 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒:

Mohsine Moutaouali's winner grants @RCAofficiel their third consecutive 2021/22 #TotalEnergiesCAFCL win vs. @HACofficiel! 🌟#RCAHAC | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/7w7eTtc6pm

— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) February 25, 2022

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