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Umaru Bangura played 58 league matches and 19 Europa League games in his two-and-a-half season with Dinamo Minsk<\/p>\n

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie,\u00a0BBC Sport, Freetown<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone captain Umaru Bangura has joined Swiss side FC Zurich from Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 28-year-old defender has signed a three-year deal and told BBC Sport: “I believe I have made the right decision.<\/p>\n

“I prefer to leave the Belarusian top league to play in the Swiss second tier league because I believe FC Zurich are bigger club than Dinamo Minsk.<\/p>\n

“FC Zurich have bought me to help them regain their right position in the Swiss Super league.”<\/p>\n

Bangura becomes only the second Sierra Leone international to join a Swiss club after the legendary Mohamed Kallon, who played for AC Lugano.<\/p>\n

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Sheka Fofanah<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another Sierra Leone international, Sheka Sorie Fofanah, has moved to Danish second division side Vejle BK on a season’s long loan from Sierra Leonean local club Giants of Grassfield United.<\/p>\n

The 18-old striker has won four caps for the Leone Stars and scored two goals, including an acrobatic overhead kick two months ago that earned a 1-0 victory over Sudan in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.<\/p>\n

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