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RailHawks Trade Jamil Walker to Rochester for Forward Hamed Diallo

July 9, 2008 - USL First Division (USL-1)
North Carolina FC News Release


Cary, NC (Wednesday, July 9th 2008) - The Carolina RailHawks announced today they have traded forward Jamil Walker to the Rochester Rhinos in exchange for Ivory Coast native forward Hamed Diallo pending USSF approval. The trade is effective immediately and fans can expect to see Diallo wear RailHawks Orange as soon as this Friday, July 11th as they take on the Minnesota Thunder in Minneapolis. The match can be viewed online at www.USLLive.com.

"We are extremely excited to have a player of Diallo's ability and quality join the RailHawks," said RailHawks Head coach Scott Schweitzer. "He's an experienced player whose speed will help our attack minded offense. He will give us the ability to be more lethal as we continue our quest for the USL-1 Championship."

Diallo is an experienced forward who played most of his career in Europe. He was a member of the 2000 Ivory Coast National team that participated in the African Cup in Ghana. In his first season in the USL with the Rochester Rhinos in 2007 he was named team MVP and tallied nine goals and two assists in 18 games played. One of his nine goals last season was against the RailHawks when he slotted one past Chris McClellan in stoppage time in Rochester last June. He received French Division 2 striker of the year honors in 1999 with Laval scoring 22 goals and in 2002 with Amiens scoring 20.

Hamed Diallo will most likely make his WakeMed Soccer Park Debut on Friday July 18th as the RailHawks take on the Puerto Rico Islanders at 7:30 PM at WakeMed Soccer Park. Then on Sunday, July 20th the RailHawks welcome Mexican First Division's Rayados de Monterrey in the second edition of the Copa Tecate at WakeMed Soccer Park at 4:00 PM.

The RailHawks are on the road this week as they travel to Minnesota on July 11th and Vancouver on July 13th. All Carolina RailHawks matches can be seen on www.USLLive.com. The Carolina RailHawks Women return to W-League action on Saturday, July 12th as they host the Tampa Bay Hellenic. Tickets for all these events are available at the LGFCU Box Office, by calling 919-859-KICK, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by visiting www.carolinarailhawks.com.

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