Yesterday, in the 85th minute, Kei Ansu Kamara stepped up to take the penalty shot which would level the score against Equatorial Guinea. He must have felt great joy, honor and responsibility as he was approaching the spot. Few seconds later it all turned to pain and disbelief as his effort was palmed away for a corner by Jesus Owono. It would have been the goal that would have potentially inspired a complete comeback for Leone.Chances are that the 37-year-old could not sleep last night but soon after he realized there is more bad news, as if it wasn’t already too hard for him – it was reported that furious fans visited Kamara’s house after the final whistle.AFCON 2021: Nzalang Nacional strike Leone to book a place in the round of sixteenSecurity officers of the Sierra Leone Police are protecting his house in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The fans are too disappointed and simply cannot cope with the fact that the Leone Stars could have seen themselves powering through to the elimination stages and that it was Kamara’s missed penalty that cost them the lot.Nation-wise, sorrow is great and it is no surprise but the reaction from the fans around Kamara’s house does not look harmless – hence the intervention from the police forces.Police are currently protecting the home of Kei Kamara in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Fans are angry after he missed a penalty today in #TeamSierraLeone defeat to #TeamEquatorialGuinea . The angry fans moved out to attack his house. pic.twitter.com/Wu8prNSOwK— T. Kla Wesley Jr. 🇱🇷 (@WesleyKla) January 20, 2022 It was a game of few opportunities and Sierra Leone showed strong resistance after a lengthy fight against Nzalang Nacional. In what was their second successive win at AFCON, Equatorial Guinea’s disciplined performance and Kamara’s missed penalty eliminated Leone Stars from the tournament.Many Sierra Leoneans have pointed out that the team has fighting mentality but not a winning attitude and that it was all personified in that wasted opportunity in the 85th minute. There are also those who see that the glass is half-full and that it was a fair appearance after 26 years of absence in the competition.Tue, 19.00: (1.55) SENEGAL (3.80) CAPE VERDE (8.50)Draws against two powerhouses of African football (Algeria and Ivory Coast) in the first two rounds are for sure pride-worthy results and it is just the fact that they were so close but ended up too far from the knockout round that hurts the Sierra Leoneans.Hopefully, Kei Kamara will be welcomed by understanding group fans and not an angry mob.
