The Public Relations Officer of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Sorie Ibrahim Sesay has informed sierraleonefootball.com that Leone Stars will play a friendly match against Nigeria's Super Eagles in a friendly international match at the Surulere Stadium in Lagos next Wednesday February 9.
He said they received a letter from Nigeria Football Association on Tuesday requesting for the friendly international and the SLFA executive committee has met and has sanctioned it.

The match will serve as part of the two teams’ preparation plans for the next round of games in the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Leone Stars will play away to Niger in Niamey on March 27 whilst Super Eagles battle it out with Ethiopia at home a day earlier. Niger too are playing a build-up match against Morocco on February 9.

sierraleonefootball.com understands that newly appointed Leone Stars Coach for the Niger game the Swedish Lars Olof Mattson will not be in charge of the friendly encounter, instead local Coach Christian Cole has been assigned to be in control.

But Coach Cole told sierraleonefootball.com that he wouldn't make the trip because he’s preparing Ports Authority FC for the CAF Confederations Cup preliminary round second leg match against Toure Kunda Footpro de Mbour of Senegal in Freetown on February 12.

He said he has just invited 22-home players for training commencing on Thursday in Freetown and 17 foreign -based players have been contacted to make their way to Lagos for the friendly but his assistant Prince Toe and Technical Director Sam Obi Metzger will have to be in charge.

Sierra Leone most high profile striker Mohamed kallon who is currently in Freetown is among players invited and interestingly he's making a return to Leone Stars against the team he last played against in 2008. It'll also be Kallon's first match for Leone Stars since he relinquished his captaincy role.

Leone Stars and Super Eagles have met many times in the past and it will be the first meeting between the two teams since they last met in late 2008 in the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations Cup qualifiers.

This friendly match has now cancelled a proposed build-up match between Leone Stars versus either Bolivia or Peru.

Goalkeepers: Christian Caulker (Sweden), Patrick Bantamoi (Finland)

Defenders: Ibrahim ‘Obreh’ Kargbo (Azerbaijan), Sheriff Suma (Sweden), Ibrahim ‘Marcel’ Koroma (Sweden), Umaru ‘Zingaly’ Bangura (Norway), Ahmed Deen (England)

Midfielders: Rodney Strasser (Italy), Mohamed ‘Medo’ Kamara (Serbia), Samuel Barlay (Azerbaijan), Gibrilla Woobay (Romania)

Forwards: Mohamed ‘Poborsky’ Bangura (Sweden), Ibrahim ‘Tetteh’ Bangura (Sweden), Alfred ‘Zagallo’  Sankoh (Norway), Sulaiman Fullah Sesay (Italy), Sam Obi Metzger Jr. (Finland), Mustapha ‘Hadji’ Bangura (Cyprus)

Shey dem nor go wire our Super Eagles with all the Mustapha Hadji, Poborsky, Zagallo, Medo etc wey dem get for their team?

African footballers and their adoption of names of foreign footballers. . . .shioor!

Everton’s Victor Anichebe has been called up by coach Samson Siasia to replace injured Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi for Nigeria’s game against Sierra Leone in an international friendly on February 9.

Ameobi, who was hoping to make his Nigeria debut, was injured in a Premier League game last week.

Peter Odemwingie is expected to lead fellow strikers Peter Utaka and Ahmed Musa into Nigeria’s commercial and economic capital Lagos on Sunday as the countdown begins for Wednesday’s game at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.

Goalkeper Vincent Enyeama, who won two man-of-the-match awards at the 2010 Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa despite Nigeria’s failure to reach the knock-out stage, will arrive on Monday, as will captain Joseph Yobo and the other players who have been called up for the clash.

Forward Victor Obinna, who has scored five goals in his last two games for West Ham United, is invited alongside new boy Emmanuel Emenike.

Inter’s Joel Obi is another late call-up due to the forced absence of home boy Bartholomew Ibenegbu.

Enyeama will have long-time deputy Dele Aiyenugba understudying him, and defenders Ayodele Adeleye, Taye Taiwo, Michael Odibe, Olubayo Adefemi and Elderson Echiejile will also turn up at the Eko Hotel.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Dele Aiyenugba, Vincent Enyeama.
Defenders: Joseph Yobo, Dele Adeleye, Olubayo Adefemi, Taye Taiwo, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Michael Odibe, Uwa Elderson Echiejile.
Midfielders: John Obi Mikel, Femi Ajilore, Victor Moses, Nwankwo Obiora, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu, Joel Obi.
Forwards: Victor Obinna, Ahmed Musa, Peter Odemwingie, Victor Anichebe, Emmanuel Emenike, Peter Utaka

We suppose dey fast and pray so Mohammed Kallon nor go dey fit to play against us on Wednesday hehehehe

Sierra Leone star striker Mohamed Kallon may miss Leone Stars friendly International match against Nigeria’s Super Eagles next Wednesday due to fitness problems.

The match will serve as parts of the two teams’ preparation plans for their next round of matches in March in the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Leone Stars travel to Niamey to face Niger and Super Eagles host Ethiopia.

Kallon was among 38 players including 17 foreign-based invited by the Leone Stars coach Christian Cole for the match scheduled for the Surulere Stadium in Lagos.

The 31 years old last played a competitive match almost three months ago when he featured in his former club Shaanxi Chanba’s last match in 2010 Chinese top division.

He has admitted to sierraleonefootball.com that he was facing match fitness problems and he was weighing his fitness level to know whether or not he would make the trip to Lagos.

“To play for Sierra Leone is a priority for me because I love my country but I want to make sure that I’m fully fit, so that I can give out my best for my beloved country,” said Kallon.

He added: “I’m weighing my fitness level and if I feel it’s alright for me to give my maximum best then I’ll make the trip but if I’m not happy with my fitness I’ll not make it.

“I always want to give out my best for my country and it can only happen if I’m fully fit. I love my country and my people and playing for Leone Stars always brings joy to me and makes me fulfilled.”

The former Leone Stars captain is yet to join the team’s training in Freetown but has confirmed to sierraleonefootball.com that he would start training on Saturday.

If Kallon makes the trip, it’ll mark his return to Leone Stars after two years and four months absent. He’s expected to sign for a new club in Asia soon.

This is way better than playing Guatemala.

By far, by far. . . .being that Sierra Leone is ranked higher & also a stronger football Nation than Guatemala and also the fact that our next round of matches are going to be against African oppositions.

I even read in a Newspaper (The Guardian of Thursday 3rd February) that a friendly match with Mozambique had been sealed and was originally scheduled for this date with the Lagos State Government ready to pay the appearance fee of the Mozambique team, sponsor & also foot the bills for the match but the corrupt NFF opted to play Guatemala cos they wanted to travel abroad, earn estacodes and fill their pockets

This our NFF sha. . .na only God go help us

John Mikel Obi is not expected to play any part in Wednesday's friendly against Sierra Leone while the arrival of Wigan's Victor Moses is in doubt.

Officials told KickOffNigeria.com that Mikel and the Chelsea medical staff informed Samson Siasia that the midfielder would be unable to train or play on artificial turf as a result of his recent surgery.

Mikel suffered medial ligament damage when he was caught by Robin van Persie in a nasty late challenge during Chelsea's defeat to Arsenal in December.

The Nigerian has only just returned to first team football after undergoing surgery and spending over four weeks on the sidelines "They told the coach that if he plays on artificial turf now, it could cause a swelling in the knee where he had surgery," an official said. "But he is still expected to be in camp and meet up with the rest of the squad."

That however, is not the case with Wigan's Moses, who is said to be developing cold feet "His advisers called to say that maybe this is not the right time for him yet, as it would be better for him to focus on establishing himself at club level."

Officials remain hopeful that the youngster will join up with the rest of the team, although those expectations are derived more from optimism than certainty.

The World of Champions has secured the rights to broadcast the international friendly between the Nigerian men’s national team and their Sierra Leonean counterparts live on SuperSport 3 from 8pm (CAT) on Wednesday.

The game will be the first competitive test for head coach Samson Siasia since he took charge of the Nigerian team in December.

Siasia said he is looking forward to his first game and will serve as an opportunity to see his players firsthand.

“This will afford me and my backroom staff the chance to look at some of our new and young players. We will use the game as part of preparation for the Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia. Playing in Lagos will help us prepare since our Nations Cup qualifier will also hold there.”

Nigeria should have the likes of John Mikel Obi, Vincent Enyeama, Obinna Nsofor and Victor Anichebe for this game against Sierra Leone’s foreign stars that include Mohammed Kallon, John Trye, Sherif Suma, Ibrahim Koroma, Ibrahim Kargbo, Benjamin Sesay, Ibrahim Bangura, Mohammed Bangura and Sulaiman Fullah Sesay.

The international friendly is the first game that will take place in Lagos in more than a decade and SuperSport will bring all the stars, the stats and action live from the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Broadcast details:
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
20:00 CAT (7pm Nigerian Time) - SS3N International friendly: Nigeria v Sierra Leone (live)

mukina2:

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Emmysteve:

Who is this fool that voted siasia will lose. Enemy of progress

Who is this fool that voted siasia will lose. Enemy of progress

Emmysteve:

Who is this fool that voted siasia will lose. Enemy of progress

mukina2:

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mukina2:

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good game watch us win that is if the mofos nor sell the game sha

Meldrick:

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