Legendary Italian Goalkeeper Gigi Buffon Gifts Sierra Leone AFCON Hero Mohamed Kamara Signed Jersey

• 2006 World Cup winner and Italian great Gianluigi Buffon showed his admiration for Sierra Leone custodian Mohammed Kamara with a signed jersey
• He shone in Sierra Leone's opening game against defending champions Algeria where he kept a clean sheet and followed up by winning the man-of-the-match award
• Kamara will proceed to save a Franck Kessie penalty to secure a 2–2 draw however, Sierra Leone would go on to exit the group stage after a loss to Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone goalkeeper Mohammed Nbalie Kamara has received a signed jersey from iconic Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Kamara produced a stellar performance in between the sticks for the Leone Stars at the 2021 African Cup of Nations, which drew a lot of praise from both pundits and fans.

Key among his performance was a show-stopping display against North African giants Algeria, where Kamara was adjudged the man-of-the-match.

His heroics were not appreciated on the continent alone as former Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon joined the train of praise singers four months after the tournament came to an end.

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup winner, who currently plays for Parma aged 44, gifted Kamara a signed jersey as a reward for his amazing display at the 2021 AFCON.

In photos posted on Twitter, sighted by Sports Brief, Kamara received the signed jersey via Buffon's teammate at Parma and Nigeria international Simy Nwankwo.

Antonio Rudiger applauds Mohammed Kamara and Sierra Leone after excellent display against Algeria at AFCON 2021

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger was full of praise for Sierra Leone after they managed to somehow hold off defending champions Algeria in an Africa up of Nations Group E encounter.

Sierra Leone came into the game as underdogs, and Algeria, led by Manchester City ace Riyad Mahrez, were expected to cruise.

With stars such as West Ham’s Said Benrahma also in the Algeria team, they somehow failed to break the deadlock, and it was largely due to the inspired form of Sierra Leone goalkeeper Mohamed N. Kamara who emerged as the man of the match.