'I can thrive' at Portsmouth - Kamara on return

Abu Kamara played 65 minutes in Saturday's loss to QPR [Getty Images] Portsmouth winger Abu Kamara believes that he can "thrive" back at the club where he previously spent a successful season on loan. The 23-year-old attacker won promotion with the Blues in 2024 before returning to his parent club Norwich and then being sold to Hull that summer. He returned to Fratton Park on Saturday after completing a permanent transfer back to the south coast. "The boss [John Mousinho] called me early on in the window just seeing where things were with me," Kamara told BBC Radio Solent. "In my heart if I was leaving Hull then I already knew like I was coming back to Portsmouth. "There's just that familiarity of being comfortable here and the fans [have] shown endless support for me so I knew it was an environment where I could thrive." Portsmouth lost to QPR 3-1 in their Championship opener with Kamara playing just over an hour on the right-wing. Pompey went a goal up thanks to a wonder-strike by Terry Devlin, before two Ilias Chair goals and another from Koki Saito sealed victory for the visitors. "We actually had good spells in the game and we had the chances to kill it off," Kamara added. "I'm only thinking positive for this season and I think we can compete with the top people. "It's been a lot of injuries, but now I'm just focused on Portsmouth and this season and trying to do the best I can for the team."