Sierra Leone’s winger Issa Kallon was on target as Shanghái Port recorded their fifth straight victory in the Chinese Super League Changchun Sports Center in the 10th round of the Super League.

Kallon, 27, scored his first of the season and Shanghái Port‘s opener in the 11th minute in their 3-0 victory over Changchun Yata on Monday.

Midfielder Paulinho Soares Dos Santos and former Chelsea attacker Oscar Dos Emboaba Júnior completed the victory with all goals scored in the first half.

The win means they continue their lead on the Chinese Super League table with 26 points from their opening ten games.

Kallon, who was making his eighth appearance of the season, was substituted in the 73rd minute, making way for Argentine’s Matías Vargas.

Ports’ winner came from another impressive performance in their recent match against Henan FC at home, which saw goals from Wang Shenchao, Oscar, and Wu Lei eke out a 3:2 victory to bag all three points. With this win, they extended their unbeaten run at home to four matches.

They’ll host will host Chengdu Rongcheng in week eleven of the CSL on June 3rd.

Sierra Leone’s winger Issa Kallon was on target as Shanghai Port recorded the fifth straight victory in the Chinese Super League.

Kallon, 27, scored the opener in their 3-0 victory over Changchun Yatai on Monday. #SierraLeone @football_sierra #FSLNEWS pic.twitter.com/830HbU6Gzm

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) May 29, 2023

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• Dutch-Sierra Leonean Roij Paine pens Nac Breda Academy contract

At aged 10, the Dutch-Sierra Leonean prospect Roij Paine has officially signed his first pre-development academy contract with Dutch side NAC Breda.

Before the youngster put pen to paper, Paine Junior had previously been scouted by Feyenoord through his parent club Oranje Wit.

The young talent started playing at V.V. Dubbbeldam before he was scouted by Feyenoord, where he made it to the final stage of trials before he was dropped.

A year later, he joined Oranje Wit before attracting interest from NAC Breda. During his trial with NAC, Junior Paine was impressive over four. On Wednesday, he officially signed and presented to the club before meeting up with the coach.

A week from now, Paine Junior will be competing in an international tournament organized in Holland with teams like AC Milan, Manchester City, Feyenoord, and some other big EU nations.

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Danish Super League side Odense Boldklub confirmed the signing of Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Buya Turay on a two-year deal.

“Ahead of the coming season, we have agreed with former Allsvenskan top scorer Mohamed Buya Turay on a two-year contract,” the club said in a statement.

“We have agreed with Mohamed Buya Turay on a two-year deal so that the striker from Sierra Leone will at least be one of the stripes until the summer of 2025.

Buya is a natural goalscorer with high speed. His qualities should help us develop OB’s style of play to include even more offensive threats to the opposition’s goal. 

We are happy that Buya is already in place in Odense and is now looking forward to starting his preparations for the coming season, says Björn Wesström, OB football director.”

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On Saturday, Sierra Leone’s Augustus Kargbo and his Italian side will take on Calcio Foggia 1920 in the first leg of their second round of the Serie C playoff.

The two-legged matches of the 2nd round will be played on 27 and 31 May as Kargbo’s Crotone aims to secure a Serie B return. 

The pairings were conducted at the Lega Pro headquarters on Tuesday as Zeman’s Pescara locked horns with Entella and Delio Rossi’s Foggia finds Crotone – Pordenone battles Lecco, Vicenza against Cesena.

The president of Lega Pro, Matteo Marani, the coach of Sassuolo Alessio, and Dionisi were all present for the draw. 

Kargbo, who made his Serie A debut for Crotone on 20 September 2020 in a 1–4 away defeat to Genoa, will be hoping he can make a difference for his side in the next coming days.

The Sierra Leone International started his professional career in the Italian fourth-tier Serie D club Campobasso in 2017 before he moved to the summer of 2018 to join Serie B club Crotone.

Race to Serie B – @augustuskargbo @FcCrotoneOff set to take on @CalcioFoggiaoff in their first leg of second-round Serie C playoffs on Saturday#SierraLeone #SaloneTwitter @football_sierra pic.twitter.com/CYPxC67Otq

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) May 23, 2023

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Sierra Leone skipper Steven Caulker, 31, is set to be sidelined for four to six weeks after successful surgery on his knee on Thursday.

The experienced defender sustained the injury in Wigan Athletic’s final goalless draw of the English Championship season against Rotherham United this week. 

Sierra Leone is set to host Nigeria on June 18 at the Samuel Kayon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia, and the Leone Stars skipper is doubtful to be fully fit on time.

The Africa Cup of Nations matchday five qualifier is a must-win game for John Keister’s team if they are to revive hopes of reaching Ivory Coast 2023. 

It’s a 50-50 that the former Tottenham and Liverpool defender could captain Leone Stars against Nigeria. Sierra Leone revamped their hopes of reaching 2023 AFCIN in Ivory Coast with a comfortable 2-0 victory over their Central African opponent Sao Tome and Principe, on March 26 in Morocco.

As a result, they stand third in Group A behind Super Eagles on nine points and Guinea Bissau on seven first and second, respectively.

The Super Eagles, who are aiming for a third consecutive Africa Cup of Nations appearance, suffered a defeat to Guinea-Bissua at home but regained the top spot by defeating Bissau in March.

Sierra Leone skipper Steven Caulker is out for up to six weeks and could miss Nigeria's AFCON qualify next month.

Caulker underwent a successful medial meniscus surgery on Thursday.

It's a 50-50 that he could captain Leone Stars against Nigeria.#SaloneTwitter @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/wQytEllBN9

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) May 12, 2023

Confirmed – Sierra Leone to host @NGSuperEagles in Liberia#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023Q match day 5 between Sierra Leone v @SSE_NGA to be played at the Samuel Kayon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia June 18 next month.

Leone Stars must win to revive hopes of Ivory Coast. pic.twitter.com/ya5NUJh2xt

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) May 12, 2023

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