Barnet FC defender David Sesay has been called up to Sierra Leone’s national team ahead of three friendlies that the team will play in the upcoming international window and Kenya could lose on the player in the near future if he opts to represent Sierra Leone in the Africa Cup of Nations early next year.Sierra Leone are set to play against South Sudan, Gambia, and Morocco on 6th, 9th, and 12th October respectively in Casablanca, Morocco, and the defender is part of the 19 foreign-based players selected for the task.Oman Kakay of Queens Park Rangers, Genoa’s Yayah Kallon, and former Liverpool and Tottenham defender Steven Caulker are some of the players included in the 19-man list.Defender David Sesay has been included in the 19 foreign-based players named by John Keister for next month’s international break.Read more here 👇🏿https://t.co/wfUlkIZ9hH pic.twitter.com/w8CsmNdAf9— Magdalene S Konneh 🇸🇱 🇦🇺 (@MagdaleneKonneh) September 30, 2021 Harambee Stars could lose England-based defender to Sierra LeoneThe right-back was born in England to a Kenyan mother and a Sierra Leone father and thus qualifies to play for either of these three countries, with the two African countries emerging on the forefront.Earlier, Mozzart Sport reported that the player had been approached by the former Harambee Stars coach Jacob Ghost Mulee personally reached out to the player and was set to include him in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali in October before he quit the job.LEONE STARS LINES UP THREE FRIENDLIES AS @TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 DRAWS CLOSER pic.twitter.com/6O669KHueF— Sierra Leone Football Association (@SLFA_sl) September 25, 2021 In a previous interview with Daily Nation, the 23-year old revealed that he was willing and ready to play for Harambee Stars, quashing rumors that he had snubbed Kenya.”People say I rejected the chance to play for Kenya but that is not true. The Kenya FA officials approached me and my paperwork was not ready. I had also changed clubs at the time and needed time to settle down. I explained this and everything went on well,” he told Nation Sport.However, this will not be the end of the road for Kenya to pursue the player as he will still remain eligible to represent his mother’s country of origin unless he features for Sierra Leone in an official competition, in this case, the Africa Cup of Nations matches starting in January.60′ Jordan Thomas and David Sesay combine nicely to feed the ball to Flanagan who has his shot deflected behind🐝1-0⛵#BarnetFC🐝— Barnet FC 🐝 (@BarnetFC) September 25, 2021 Sesay joined Barnet FC on a one-month rolling contract in August after running down his contract with League Two outfit Crawley Town back in July having spent three years at the club.
