Kemokai Kallon

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Kemokai Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-03-17) 17 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Kenema, Sierra Leone
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 AS Kaloum Star
1997 Ljungskile SK 1 (0)
1997 Norrby IF 4 (1)
1999–2000 Safa
2000–2001 Tadamon Sour
2006–2011 Kallon F.C.
2011–2012 Belvic United
International career
1992–2006 Sierra Leone 52 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kemokai Kallon (born 17 March 1972 in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Kallon F.C.. [1] He is the older brother of the Sierra Leonean international footballer Mohamed Kallon and the younger brother of the former Sierra Leonean international footballer Musa Kallon.

At club level, he made an appearance for Ljungskile SK in Sweden in 1997, and in the same year went on to play for Norrby IF, where he made four appearances and scored one goal. At international level, he was a member of the Sierra Leone national team at the 1994 African Nations Cup in Tunisia and the 1996 African Nations Cup in South Africa. He announced his retirement from international football in 2006 at age 34.

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References

  1. Kemokai Kallon at National-Football-Teams.com