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MLS Preview: Top 10 Must Watch Players Of African Descent - #8 Kei Kamara
One of the league’s most prolific strikers comes in at #8. Kei Kamara is coming off one of his best seasons to date where he scored 14 goals in 28 matches for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Sierra Leone international was was selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft and immediately traded to the Colorado Rapids for the 2019 season.
MLS Preview: Top 10 Must Watch Players Of African Descent - #9 Bill Hamid
#10 on our MLS player watchlist for 2019 is the DMV hometown hero, Bill Hamid. Outside of a short stint at Danish side FC Midtjylland, Hamid has become synonymous with DC United and remains one of the few players left from Ben Olsen’s earlier days at the club. The U.S. International has already one MLS Goalkeeper of the Year (2014), and will singlehandedly change the course of matches for United this season.
2019 AFCON Qualifiers: Sierra Leone suspension postpones Ghana's redemption
The next round of AFCON 2019 Qualifiers has come, all in space of just 10 days. Who will get ahead on their journey to secure a spot at the 24 team finals scheduled to take place in Cameroon next year? After suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Kenya on matchday 2, Ghana is desperate to give their nation a lift by getting back to winning ways. But, they have been made to wait.
Internationals: Iran-Sierra Leone friendly subject to match-fixing scrutiny
Iran-Sierra Leone friendly under investigation for foul play