Queens Park Rangers right-back Osman Kakay underlined that Sierra Leone must build on the two performances against Ethiopia and Egypt in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. 

He outlined that in 2024, the emphasis is to win matches in the race to  Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

On Wednesday, Sierra Leone secured a point from the draw with Ethiopia at El Jadida, Morocco, before they suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Pharaohs of Egypt in the Liberian Capital, Monrovia, on Sunday. 

Speaking to Football Sierra Leone while recapping the Leone Stars’ performances in both games, Kakay, who skippered against Egypt, noted, “The two games were two important games for us, I think what we can take is the positives despite the defeat to Egypt.”

“One positive result and a good account of oursleves amces against Egypt from the way we played you can see the team now have a good indentity to go and win games against tough African oppositions,” the QPR defender said.

“Now, the emphasis is to get results in 2024 to help our push in the qualifiers. Overall, I am pleased with every player’s commitment – everyone is hungry and determined. You can tell every player proud of playing for their country it means a lot us.”

“The backroom staff helping set the standards on the way we wanted to play. Everything looking positive and I am happy to be part of it.”

Egypt on six points, Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau are second and third with four points – Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Djibouti are fourth, fifth and sixth on the table, respectively, following matchday two.

The 2026 World Cup qualifiers continue next June as Sierra Leone hosts Djibouti before travelling to tackle second place, Burkina Faso.

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