Having spent his adulthood playing international football, Sierra Leone’s wonder boy Mohamed Kallon will this time round play in the Sierra Leone Premier League expected to start this weekend at the National Stadium.
The 30-year-old will play for the club he owns and which bears his name (F.C. Kallon) and he is expected to be joined by former internationals, Alphajor Bah, Amidu Karim and Chernor Mansaray.
Kallon is now a free agent after his contract with Dubai-based club Al-Sha’ab ended in June this year and he is expected to make his debut in four days time against the team he started his football career with, Old Edwardians.
Kallon has played for 15 clubs during his football career. Among them Italian giants, Inter Milan and French club Monaco FC.
He told BBC Sport that he has decided to return home to help promote the Sierra Leone Premier League.
“My homecoming is a temporary one and it’s just for three months but it’ll be fruitful for the Sierra Leone premier league,” Kallon told BBC Sport.
According to him, his main aim is to promote the Sierra Leone league as he stated “I see myself as a role model in Sierra Leone football and I believe I’ll achieve my objective. I know my presence in the league will see many Sierra Leoneans get attracted to the Sierra Leone league and this will help the local game grow”.
He also stated that “this is the right time for me to do it as people are now showing some amount of interest in the local game.”
Kallon is also hoping that his three-month stint in Sierra Leone shall trigger his return to European football.
“I’ll also use the league to keep myself fit for the next European transfer window in January.”
“At the moment, I’m in the process of rebuilding myself after sustaining a groin injury I picked up last October during a World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.
“Surely I have many offers on the table but I just need to be fully fit to accept one of them.”
Kallon is excepted to be officially unveiled as an FC Kallon player during the week.
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