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Musa Kallon (born 8 April 1970, in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a retired footballer and current coach in Sierra Leone. He is the older brother of Sierra Leonean international footballers Mohamed Kallon, and Kemokai Kallon.[1]

Musa Kallon

Personal information
Full name	Musa Kallon
Date of birth	(1970-04-08) 8 April 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth	Kenema, Sierra Leone
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Mighty Blackpool
1987	East End Lions
1988	Mighty Blackpool
1989–1990	Union Douala
1991–1993	RC Bafoussam
1994–1995	Vanspor	12	(3)
1995–1996	Sportul Studenţesc București
1996–1997	PSM Makassar
1997–1998	Persikota Tangerang
1998–1999	Persebaya Surabaya
National team
1990–1998	Sierra Leone
Teams managed
2003	Sierra Leone U17
2004–2005	Kallon
2007	Central Parade
2015–2016	Old Edwardians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

As a footballer, Kallon played as a midfielder for Vanspor (1994–1995) in Turkey, Sportul Studenţesc București (1995–1996) in Romania, and PSM Makassar, Persikota Tangerang and Persebaya Surabaya (1996–1999) in Indonesia.[2]

International

Kallon was capped several times for Sierra Leone between 1990 and 1998, and scored two goals in a 5–1 win against Niger in order to qualify Sierra Leone qualify for the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Kallon also coached the Sierra Leone U-17 side in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland after managing a second place finish in the 2003 African U-17 Championship.[1]

In 2007 he coached Central Parade.[3]

Kallon coached Kallon F.C. to a runners up position in the 2004–05 League Championship. He fell out with his players, management and his younger brother, however, 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.[4]

On 9 February 2016, Kallon was sacked by Old Edwardians.[1][4]

Honours

[2]

Player

Mighty Blackpool

• Sierra Leone National Premier League: 1998
• Sierra Leonean FA Cup: 1988

Union Douala

• Cameroon Premiere Division: 1990

RC Bafoussam

• Cameroon Première Division: 1992, 1993

References

External links

• Indonesian Article
• Musa Kallon at WorldFootball.net
• Musa Kallon at FootballDatabase.eu
• FIFA article on the 2003 Sierra Leone U-17 team

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