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Across State Lines: Kamara on Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations Preliminary Roster

The Christmas season has made is a slow week for games played by former Kansas City players with only a handful of teams playing over the Christmas period. One former Sporting KC player got some news over the week though, as Kei Kamara was named to Sierra Leone’s preliminary 40 man roster for the African Cup of Nations comin in January. The final 28 man roster is due tomorrow, but Kamara seems likely to make the final squad for the tournament, his first big international tournament for his country. Here’s the rest of this week’s update.

Key

SKC - former Sporting KC players

ACA - former Sporting KC academy players (finished with college eligibility)

KC - Kansas City area players

SPR - former Swope Park Rangers/Sporting KC II players

COL - local college players

Comets - former Comets players

FCKC - former FC Kansas City players

KCNWSL/KCC - former KC NWSL/KC Current players

Note: Players under contract to Sporting Kansas City at this time are not included on this list, the exception being players loaned outside of Kansas City.