Sierra Leone coach John Keister has drafted ten new players for the Sierra Leone training camp in Turkey in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying proper.

The Manchester-born is looking to evaluate all new faces as he named a strong 26-man squad for the Leone Stars training camp in Turkey to face Togo, Liberia and Congo Brazazzvile next week.

Braintree’s Kamil Conteh, on loan from Premier League side Watford, 19-year-old Kallum Cesay, who plays for North London side Tottenham U23, Bolton Striker Amadou Bakayoko and Cambuur left-back Alex Bangura and Ghanaian-born midfielder Samuel Bekoe all earned their maiden call-up.

The others are Ibrahim Sillah – BSV Kickers Emden, Italy-based Winston Ceesay from Rotonda, Demba Kamara from the Italian side Rimini and Jonathan Morsay from the Greek top tier side Panaitolikos.

Inform East End Lions striker Alie Conteh is also in line to make his Sierra Leone debut if selected by the Leone Stars technical team.

The Leone Stars will face their Togolese counterpart on the 24th Liberia on the 27th before engaging the Congo national team on March 29th in Antalya, Turkey. 

#SierraLeone named @WatfordFC U23 midfielder, Kamil Conteh, @SpursOfficial U23 defender, #KallumCesay, @ClubRimini midfielder Demba Kamara, @OfficialBWFC striker @bakayoko_a @FC_Panetolikos winger Jonathan Morsay, Ghanaian-born Samuel Bekoe & four others in the squad for Turkey. pic.twitter.com/7AGexwKTjx

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) March 20, 2022

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