The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has appointed former national team captain and football legend Mohamed Kallon as the head coach of Leone Stars, Sierra Leone’s national team.
Sierra Leone national team, Leone Stars will start their first of three friendlies against Togo at the Mardan multi-purpose stadium in Aksu, Antalya, Turkey, at 4:00 PM Sierra Leone time.
Coach John Keister has penned down an emotional message to Sierra Leoneans after their exit from the 2021 AFCON Competition.
In a thrilling encounter against the Ivorians, Leone Stars of Sierra Leone pulled off a fascinating comeback against The Elephants of Ivory Coast in a 2-2 draw, thanks to Alhaji Kamara’s late goal caused by a clumsy mistake by the Ivorian goalkeeper in the 90+3 minutes.
The starting 11 for Leone Stars versus Ivory Coast is out, Musa Noah Kamara Alias Musa Tombo makes his first AFCON debut appearance.
Sierra Leonean defender Osman Kakay has been declared fit to play against Ivory Coast after a Covid-19 retest was done this morning and it came back negative.
Leone Stars of Sierra Leone have never won against The Elephants of Ivory Coast in seven matches. The last meeting between the two teams in an African Cup of Nations tournament was in Tunisia 1994 with the Ivorians winning 4-0. But can the Lions from Sierra Leone get a win against The Elephants of Ivory Coast?
Leone Stars of Sierra Leone execute the best performance we have seen at the ongoing African Cup of Nations, so far. It was a sterling performance by the West African nation against the Desert Foxes and defending champions Algeria, as Sierra Leone made their first African Cup of Nations appearance in 26 years! Goalkeeper Mohamed N Kamara (Fabianski), 22, was the star of the match, with a stunning performance against the likes of Riyadh Mahrez.
In a letter from the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Real Balompedica winger Alhassan Koroma popularly known as Twin has been declared unfit to participate in the African Cup of Nations 2021 and has been replaced with FC Crotone player Augustus Kargbo.
After 26 years of absence, Sierra Leone returns to the African Cup of Nations competition for the first time since their second participation in South Africa 1996. Today, the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone depart for Cameroon to take part in the African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
