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Amos Magee, Minnesota United’s head of development, was scouting prospects on Sierra Leone’s Under-20 national team last fall and first identified 18-year-old Alpha Kabia as a potential target for the Loons.
Then Magee’s eyes were drawn on the screen to Kabia’s teammate, attacking midfielder Momoh Kamara, and Magee eagerly contacted MNUFC Chief Soccer Officer Khaled El-Ahmad.
“If only we could get this guy,” Magee recalled sharing with El-Ahmad.
El-Ahmad didn’t think signing the 19-year-old Kamara out of the East Africa country would be possible for MNUFC, yet as the Kabia signing progressed this spring, adding Kamara became more realistic.
In May, MNUFC announced the signing of Kamara on loan from Mattia FC in Sierra Leone through December; the deal includes a purchase option for 2026 and beyond. Kamara is currently with MNUFC2, the Loons’ developmental team, but the 5-foot-7 playmaker ha...
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