Sierra Leone have suspended their controversial striker Musa Kamara ahead of the friendly against Bafana Bafana on September 24 in FNB Stadium in Soweto.
Sierra Leone Football Association media and marketing head Ibrahim Kamara said they had suspended Musa Kamara due to the controversy surrounding his status with his Libyan team, Al Ittihad.
“In a bid to effect sanity into the said matter, the FA has taken a decision to temporarily suspend Musa Noah Kamara from participating in all SLFA sanctioned and affiliated competitions in Sierra Leone,” a statement from Ibrahim Kamara reads.
STRIKER WON’T FACE BAFANA
“Meanwhile, SLFA is gathering more information on the said matter, including details on Musa’s status under the Libyan FA to inform the federations next line of action.”
The suspension effectively rules out the player from the Bafana Bafana friendly at FNB Stadium.
Musa Kamara told the media recently that he wanted to quit Al Ittihad, barely a week after signing for them.
He released a video clip of himself holding a knife, saying if he was not allowed to quit the club, he would die.
“If I am still here, I will die. Do you understand? This is the situation of what is happening to me right now,” Musa recorded himself saying in the video clip.
Al Ittihad have since accused Musa Kamara of breaching his contract with the club.
The forward joined the Libyan club after being released by his Sierra Leonean football club Bo Rangers on disciplinary grounds.
Bo Rangers took the bold decision to release the player despite that it was his 19 goals that earned them the Sierra Leone Premier League championship for the first time in over three decades.
Musa Kamara was a regular for Sierra Leone at the 2021 AFCON finals in Cameroon.
He is not a stranger to controversies as he also cancelled his contract with Swedish side Trelleborg FC a week after signing for them in 2019.
Meanwhile, Leone Stars have included winger Prince Barrie in the squad to face Bafana Bafana to replace Spain-based midfielder Alhassan Koroma, who won’t be available due to travel document hitches.
The Leone Stars will also face the Democratic Republic of Congo on September 27.
SAFA has since released a squad for the friendly between Banyana Banyana and the Leone Stars.
