Sierra Leone striker under threat from penalty kick

Reda Saleem (Dubai)
Sierra Leone striker Ke Camara imposed himself recently, after missing a penalty kick in the 85th minute of his country’s match against Equatorial Guinea in the third and final round of Group E in the African Nations Cup, which the team lost and lost with it the dream of qualifying for the round of 16 after it succeeded in qualifying for the finals. For the first time in 25 years.
The Sierra Leone police forces protected the home of the player Kei Kamara, to prevent angry fans from reaching him, after he missed a penalty kick 5 minutes before the end of the match against Equatorial Guinea and failed to equalize, which ignited the anger of the fans who went to his house in an attempt to vandalize his property.
The incident of the angry fans against Camara recreates the scene of the incident of Andres Escobar, the star of the Colombia national team after the 1994 World Cup in America, who was killed after scoring an own goal in front of the hosts, causing a loss and exit from the World Cup.
The website “completesports” stated that a group of angry fans headed towards the home of the 37-year-old striker, and tried to attack his family and destroy his house, but the police intervention prevented matters from developing for the worse, and the penalty kick was enough to tie Sierra Leone and qualify it at the expense of Comoros by goal difference.
Camara commented on what happened with words on his account on social media and tweeted: This is the beautiful game and make sure that it gives you everything and you do not regret it. It was an honor for me to raise the flag of Sierra Leone here in Cameroon, in one of the best tournaments in the world.
The former president of the country, Ernest Koroma, had spoken after the match and demanded the striker not to be harsh on himself, noting that many stars had previously missed penalty kicks, and praised the players and the technical staff for their outstanding performance during the tournament.
Sierra Leone was eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations after losing to Equatorial Guinea 1 – 0 and ranked third in Group C with two points to accompany the defending champion Algeria outside the tournament.