Musa Kallon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Musa Kallon | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Kenema, Sierra Leone | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1990–1998 | Sierra Leone | 3 | (0) |
† Appearances (goals) |
Musa Kallon (born 8 April 1970, in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a retired footballer and coach in Sierra Leone. He is the older brother of Sierra Leonean international footballers Mohammed Kallon, and Kemokai Kallon. As a footballer, he played for Vanspor (1994–1995) in Turkey, Sportul Studenţesc (1995–1996) in Romania, PSM Makassar/Ujung Pandang and Persebaya Surabaya (1996–1999) in Indonesia.
International coaching and playing career
Kallon has capped several times for Sierra Leone and scored two goals in a match against Niger 5-1 in order to qualify Sierra Leone qualify for the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa. He also coached Sierra Leone in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland after winning 2nd place in the African U-17 Championship 2003.
Kallon coached Kallon F.C. to a runners up position in the 2004/2005 League. He fell out with his players, management and his younger brother who later sacked him. In 2005, Kallon was banned for a year after forcefully stopping a league match between Kallon FC and Diamond Stars by letting his daughter sit down in the centre of the field, after the players refused to play under him.
On 9 February 2016, Kallon was sacked by Old Edwardians. [1]