Abu Kamara speaks for first time about his Portsmouth stay after completing £4.5m transfer to Hull City

Abu Kamara has talked for the first time about his Pompey experience since completing a £4.5 million transfer to Hull on deadline day.
The winger, who spent the full 2023-24 season on loan at Fratton Park from Norwich, said he was eternally thankful to the Blues for giving him the opportunity to advance his career. Kamara claimed he learned a lot about his game and himself during his 52-game tenure on the south coast, which coincided with Pompey achieving a return to the Championship by winning League One.

But as the 21-year-old prepares to face his former team in the second division at the MKM Stadium on Saturday, he acknowledged he wasn’t planning on doing John Mousinho’s Blues any good.

Favors as they struggle with the divisional transition – quite the reverse! In the lead-up to the game, Kamara told the Tigers’ website, ‘Overall, I enjoyed the whole experience – the terrible and the good portions of it.I believe it helped me grow as a player and as a person, and I would not change anything about my overall learning experience with Portsmouth, therefore I would say I had a great time there.

‘I believe Portsmouth provided me with the opportunity to demonstrate what I am capable of on a continuous basis, and I am grateful for that opportunity. But I’m on the opposite side of the table now, so there’s no love lost, but I would want

Three points.

‘It’s usually a fixture I look forward to, and it’ll be nice to see some familiar faces again, but I’m now against them, so we’ll see what this one brings. Kamara, who scored 10 goals and assisted 11 times for Pompey last season, has been gradually adjusting to life at the MKM Stadium since his big-money move from Norwich – money that the Blues simply couldn’t compete with, despite remaining hopeful of bringing the England under-20 international back to Fratton Park.

The winger has only made three league appearances and provided one assist, with manager Tim Walter preferring to use other forwards.

Liam Millar’s season-ending injury has opened up

An opportunity on Hull’s left wing. Kamara began there against Derby last time out and appears to be given the nod again as the Tigers seek to add to Pompey’s Championship woes. Kamara added: ‘I’ll just keep working hard on the training ground and, hopefully, I’ll be able to demonstrate what I’m capable of on the left side and make it my own.

‘I’ve enjoyed my time so far at the club; all of the boys have made me feel welcome from the start. It’s a great group of guys, so I’m very excited about what’s to come.

“It (his assist against Burnley, after replacing the injured Millar in the first half) was a bit of a confidence booster, and it just allowed me to relax.” I settled into life at home. I simply want to build on that and contribute more goals and assists throughout the season.I’d say they’ve been extremely wonderful; they’ve simply been giving me minor ideas that I’ve been using on the left side. But, for my own development, I’m pleased with how I’m doing since I feel like I’m getting better every week.