The NAC Breda Striker grab a starting berth in Coach Peter Butler squad and impress well with his performance, but was unfortunate to rescue the Lone Star of Liberia from falling to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the high flying and Stars-studed Super Eagle of Nigeria in Matchway one of the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier.
Dutch-born Liberian footballer Ayouba Kosiah was happy to have made his International debut for the Lone Star in Friday lost to the Super Eagle. The Lone Star were hampered 2-0 by their west African neighbours at the Telish Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria.
Kosiah,20, a graduate of the Almere City Academy, was invited to the Liberia National team for the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign, after he impress well with the Almere City U21 and was sign to the NAC Breda first team in the Netherland Eerste.
It’s honoured to be part of the Lone Star squad for the first time and to play for the country of my origin, not the result we wanted, but we hope to improve on that in the next, which I am confident of getting a goal, Kosiah said.
Not only, Kosiah was introduced into the Lone Star setup, Brem Abrahim Soumaoro of Cyprus First Division Club Paeek FC, was also handed a starting role in the Lone Star team, the Dutch-Liberian was the most talk about in the game, as he has adopted quickly to African football and settled in the Lone Star team, with that masterclass performance.
Brem Soumaoro was born in Guinea to a Liberian parents, but grew up in the Netherland.
Meanwhile, Kelechi Iheanacho first half brace, were enough to earned Nigeria all three points and move on top of Group C, on the opening day of the World Cup qualifying campaign, the Super Eagle next faces the Blue shark of Cape verde whom drew 1-1 with Central African Republic C.A.R. the group other tie.
The Lone Star will play Raoul Savoy men on Tuesday, September 6, in Matchday 6 fixture as being reverese by the two countries on CAF agreement, with the Lone Star now playing an away game, than previously plan as home
