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FC Kallon progress to CAF Confederations Cup preliminary second round

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson
For the second time in a row, Freetown based club FC Kallon advanced with pride to the second round of the CAF Confederations cup. This time, the Cavaliers from Sierra Leone earned their spot in the second round of this year’s CAF Confederation cup preliminary without kicking a ball following their Nigerien opponent Association sportive des Douanes (AS Douanes) pull-out from the competition due to the instability in their country. In this year’s continental clubs cup second round, Sierra Leonean club owned by former Leone Stars captain and Inter Millan forward Mohamed Kallon will face off the winner of the return leg tie between Dreams FC of Ghana and Milo FC of Guinea. Director of Competition at local football federation (SLFA) Sorie Ibrahim Sesay was first to congratulate the Cavalier in a correspondence from CAF confirming the withdrawal of AS Douanes of Niger. Unlike last season when they dislodged Buffles du Borgou of Benin 4-0 on aggregate but were knocked out of the second round of the qualifiers by Future FC of Egypt, officials of the Freetown based club say they’re determine to advance from preliminary qualifiers to the group stage and compete for this season’s continental clubs cup championship to make both their supporters and the football family in Sierra Leone proud.
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