By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Leones Stars head coach, John Keister has called up 13 foreign based players to join the squad ahead of the Mauritania friendly next month. The names of the players were announced on the Sierra Leone Football Association’s Facebook page over the weekend.
The 13 players include Queens Park Rangers Defender Osman Kakay, who recently signed a contract extension with the English side.
Captain Umaru Bangura, who plays in Switzerland with FC Zurich, was also called, whiles other experienced players like Kwame Quee, Mohamed Medo Kamara and Rodney Strasser are all part of the cut.
The 13 players will join a group of 31 home based players that have been training in Sierra Leone. All 13 and some of the home based players are expected to be part of the 2021 AFCON Qualifier double with the Super Eagles of Nigeria, which comes around in November.
The national team are expected to camp in Makeni for some intensive training in the coming days.
Below is a full list of the players and their clubs:
NAME CLUB COUNTRY
Osman Kakay QPR England
Alie Sesay Zira FK Azerbaijan
Umaru Bangura FC Zurich Switzerland
John Kamara Keisla FC Azerbaijan
Mohamed M. Kamara FC Haka Finland
Rodney Strasser Tourun Pallosuera Finland
Kwame Quee Vikigur Reykjavik Iceland
Mohamed Buya Turay Heibei China Fortune China
Augustus Kargbo FC Crotone Italy
Alhaji Kamara Randers FC Denmark
Augustine Williams LA Galaxy USA
Alhassan Koroma Real Balompedica Linense Spain
Kevin Wright Orbero SK Sweden
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