FC. Johansen: We’re excited to be back in the premier league.

By Muctar Koroma

The head coach of FC. Johansen Abdulia Kaloga Bah has disclosed that the club's management is thrilled to be back in the Sierra Leone premier league.

 It could be recalled that the management of FC. Johansen refused to participate in 2018/2019 Sierra Leone Premier league citing irregularity in the setting up of the past Premier League Board.

 Coach Kaloga said he’s impressed with the performance of his team despite results haven’t been forth coming. "My lads are young, we are in a rebuilding stage now so everything wouldn’t be perfect, but we need to keep on working." Said Kaloga.


Responding to question about FC. Johansen's recruitment process coach Bah said they have done some good business during the transfer market both local and international. He said they bought two players from Ghana and some experienced players from other clubs across the country that is adding value to there squad. 

FC. Johansen, in the ongoing premier league has played three matches drew two and lost one, presently in tenth position on the League table. 

Despite their poor run of results Coach Bah revealed that as technical team, they are satisfied with what they have seen so far in terms of the output of players. The league is a marathon one with no clear winner yet. 

“Our target for the ongoing premier league is to compete earnestly if we’re unable to win the league trophy we want to be among the clubs that will be representing Sierra Leone in confederation of Africa Football (CAF) competition.”

FC. Johansen is owned by the president of the Sierra Leone Football Association Isha Johansen. They gained promotion to the premier league in 2011 after winning the country division one competition unbeaten. FC. Johansen has also participated in the CAF confederation competition after winning the FA cup competition in the country, which is the second highest rated competition.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sierra Leone U20 gets its first win against Counterpart

Image
By Muctar Koroma Sierra Leone's male U-20 team, the Shooting Star, on Friday November 29, 2019 fulfilled their twin ambition with their final group game at the ongoing WAFU U20 championship. The shooting stars secured a 3-2 win over hosts Guinea in the keenly contested game played in Conakry. Goals from Daramy Sesay and double from Suffian Kalokoh turned out to be a perfect  Friday’s encounter as the Shooting Stars zoomed into the semi-final of the  West Africa football union  U20 Championship. Before Friday’s game, Coach Abubakarr Toasta Kamara had confessed that the game against the host was most crucial for the shooting stars who earlier defeated Mauritania and lost to Senegal in their opening match. “This is our most important match of the tournament so far. There would be no looking back. We are playing the host team but our minds are made up to go all out. Only a win can guarantee us a place in Semifinal. Said coach Toaste “Of course, we noticed a few th...
Read more

Sierra Leone head Coach names 25 foreign-based players.

Image
Lack of home football league in Sierra Leone, has not stopped the head coach of Leone Stars John Keister, from including 10 home-based talents in his 35 man provisional squad, ahead of the African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) fixtures with Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya. Sierra Leone won her first AFCON match against Kenya in Freetown, which was a big boost to kick-start the tight fixtures in September and October. The tie against the “Walias” of Ethiopia would be Keister’s second match in charge of the Leone Stars; a duel many football enthusiast believe, Keister’s boys would emerge with 3 points, after a decade and half without winning an away match.     A die-hearted supporter of Leone Stars described the show down with the Walias as a MUST win encounter, if the country is serious about qualifying for Cameroon 2019; calling on the gaffer to have Kei Ansu Kamara and Mohamed Buya Kamara as striking partner – both of whom have been in sparkling goal scoring form this season.  ...
Read more

Leone Stars head Coach John Kiester names 23 Man Squad for the AFCON qualifier against the 'Walyas' of Ethiopia

Image
After naming a preliminary Squad of 35 Players the Head Coach of Leone Stars John Keister has cut the squad down to Twenty three (23) players ahead of the crucial Match against the ‘Walyas’. Despite no effective league playing in the country, there were places in the squad for young FC Johansen Goalkeeper Mohamed N Kamara, and defender Abu Suma former player for FC Johansen. UK trio based Alhaji Sesay who plays for Bristol City in England, Osman Kakay of Queens Park Rangers and Amadou Bakayoko of Coventry City were also named in the squad alongside long time absentee Sheka Fofanah who plays his international football for Al Nasr in the Oman professional elite league. The 23 Man Squad is as follows. Goalkeepers: Solomon Zombo Morris (Rodeo FC (FRA) Alhaji Sesay (Bristol City (ENG) Mohamed N Kamara (FC Johansen) Defenders: Yeami Dunia (Standard FC) Guinea) Umaru Bangura (FC Zurich SWZ) David Simbo (Kurtulisspor TUR) Alie Sesay (AOX Kissamikos GRE) Hassan Milla Sesay (FC L...
Read more