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Sierra Leone: Pa Saffa, Others Join Leone Stars Training
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Concord Times (Freetown)
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Sahr Morris
Freetown
Leone Stars' Indonesia based defender, Mustapha Sama alias Pa Saffa and three others Thursday joined the home based squad in training with the National team, for the 2010 Nation's/World cup qualifying.
Pa Saffa who has already spent two weeks in town joined the training at the football academy at Kingtom yesterday, after receiving his invitation letter from the Sierra Leone Football Association.
The tall and rocky defender told Concord Sports that, "I refused to join the training because as a professional player I should receive a letter of invitation." He said, "I am happy to receive the letter, as I have started the training, I will render my best to the team and see us qualify to the competitions." According to the head coach, Ahmed Kanu, the three others include: Alphajor Bah who is said to be without a club.
He also revealed that Ibrahim Reflex who made his debut for the national side in the match against Benin in Freetown and another are the other two.
"It is good we are having the professional players earlier, we hope to receive others as their league seasons are over," Coach Kanu said.
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He urged all players to remember the code of conduct which instructs all to be disciplined at all times both on and off the pitch of play.
"I will never tolerate any un-sportsman's behavior from any player," he warned.
Coach Kanu's boys are grouped along side Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa and will starts their 2010 campaign away to Equatorial Guinea.
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