Musa Kallon

{{Short description|Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Musa Kallon | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kenema, Sierra Leone | height = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1986 | clubs1 = Mighty Blackpool | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1987 | clubs2 = East End Lions | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1988 | clubs3 = Mighty Blackpool | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1989–1990 | clubs4 = Union Douala | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1991–1993 | clubs5 = RC Bafoussam | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 1994–1995 | clubs6 = Vanspor | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 1995–1996 | clubs7 = Sportul Studențesc București | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 1996–1997 | clubs8 = PSM Makassar | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 1997–1998 | clubs9 = Persikota Tangerang | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 1998–1999 | clubs10 = Persebaya Surabaya | caps10 = | goals10 = | nationalyears1 = 1995–1996 | nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2003 | managerclubs1 = Sierra Leone U17 | manageryears2 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs2 = Kallon | manageryears3 = 2007 | managerclubs3 = Central Parade | manageryears4 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs4 = Old Edwardians }}

'''Musa Kallon''' (born 8 April 1970) is a Sierra Leonean football coach and former player. He is the older brother of Sierra Leonean international footballers Mohamed Kallon, and Kemokai Kallon.<ref name=sierra>{{cite web | url=http://www.sierraleonefootball.com/breaking-news/ | title=Old Edwardians searching for a new coach to replace the sacked Kallon | publisher=Sierraleonefootball.com | language=English | date=9 February 2016 | accessdate=30 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525180306/http://www.sierraleonefootball.com/breaking-news/ | archive-date=25 May 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Playing career == === Club === Kallon was born in Kenema, Sierra Leone. He played as a midfielder for Vanspor (1994–1995) in Turkey, Sportul Studențesc București (1995–1996) in Romania, and PSM Makassar, Persikota Tangerang and Persebaya Surabaya (1996–1999) in Indonesia.<ref name=nft>{{NFT|56701}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Labtof|url=https://www.labtof.ro/profil/16948/|title=Musa Kallon profile|access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref>

=== International === Kallon was capped several times for Sierra Leone between 1990 and 1998, and scored two goals in a 5–1 win against Niger to help 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.<ref name=sierra/>

In 2007 he coached Central Parade.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200707170689.html | title= Sierra Leone: Musa Kallon's Suspension Lifted| publisher=Allafrica.com| language=English | date=17 July 2007 | accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref name=concord>{{cite web | url=http://slconcordtimes.com/old-edwardians-fires-musa-kallon/ | title=Old Edwardians fires Musa Kallon | publisher=Concordtimes.com | language=English | date=10 February 2016 | accessdate=30 June 2019 | archive-date=30 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630104347/http://slconcordtimes.com/old-edwardians-fires-musa-kallon/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 9 February 2016, Kallon was sacked by Old Edwardians.<ref name=sierra/><ref name=concord/>

==Honours== ===Player=== '''Mighty Blackpool''' *Sierra Leone National Premier League: 1998<ref name=nft/> *Sierra Leonean FA Cup: 1988<ref name=nft/>

'''Union Douala''' *Cameroon Premiere Division: 1990<ref name=nft/>

'''RC Bafoussam''' *Cameroon Première Division: 1992, 1993<ref name=nft/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://emosijiwaku.com/2016/05/14/musa-kallon-pemain-asing-persebaya-asal-sierra-leone/ Indonesian article] on emosijiwaku.com * {{WorldFootball.net|musa-kallon}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050404120914/http://fifa.com/en/comp/teamprofile/0,3693,U17-2003-3-SLE-6946,00.html FIFA article on the 2003 Sierra Leone U-17 team] (archived)

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