Africa Cup of Nations 2022

Algerian coach Djamel Belmadi is lifted in the air by his players after he led Algeria to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations title By Mark Gleeson Football Writer, South Africa For the first time in more than a half century there will be a significant majority of African...

Sierra Leone take the final spot of the much delayed Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

Striker Kei Kamara scored a first half penalty as Sierra Leone secured a place at the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1996, following a 1-0 victory over Benin in Conakry on Tuesday. The qualifier had twice been postponed due to coronavirus-test issues....

Sierra Leone coach John Keister unveiled on Friday his 26-man squad that will face the Squirrels of Benin for their crucial Group L decider. The match will be played on Monday, June 14th at Lansana Conte Stadium in Nongo, Guinea. The two teams will be battling for the...

Sullay Kaikai is set to make his Sierra Leone debut in a crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin By Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport Africa, Sierra Leone Sullay Kaikai says appearing consistently for Blackpool for the last two seasons has allowed him to...

The final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played on 14 June but has been moved from Freetown to the Guinea capital Conakry. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a final ruling on the match confirming that the game...

African football will long remember 24 May 2021. Early that day, over a dozen CAF employees, many of them senior executives, learnt that they had lost their positions. No warning had been given. No explanation was provided.  By Philippe Auclair This sweeping...

Isha Johansen will not stand for re-election as president of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) in Saturday's elections. By Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport Africa, Sierra Leone Her decisions to withdraw from the polls will bring an end to her eight-year stint...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport Africa, Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is seeking approval to finalise the details to host the postponed Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin. The SLFA has opted not to go to the Court of...

Having been informed by the football body that they will take on the Squirrels in June, the West Africans have questioned the decision The Sierra Leone Football Association has declared they will appeal against the decision of the Confederation of African Football to...

The CAF Organising Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations has decided to postpone the AFCON 2021 qualification match between Sierra Leone and Benin to the next FIFA international window in June 2021. The match was scheduled to be played yesterday, 30 March 2021 in...

Photo courtesy CAF. CAF: (March 24, 2021) Lesotho coach Thabo Senong has named his final squad for the Total Africa Cup of Nations Group L final qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and Nigeria respectively. The Crocodiles, as the Lesotho side is affectionately...

Sierra Leone coach John Keister announced a 26-player squad, plus eight players on standby ahead of their Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 Group L matchday 5 and 6 qualifying matches against Lesotho and Benin. Sierra Leone faces Lesotho at the Setsoto...

Chad already had no hope of qualification for next year's Africa Cup of Nations Chad will not take part in the final matches of qualification for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations after being disqualified by African football’s governing body Caf. Chad - who were...

South Africa's Patrice Motsepe has pledged to visit every single country in Africa in the next year after being elected unopposed as the new Confederation of African Football (Caf) president on Friday. By Piers Edwards BBC Sport Africa The 59-year-old's path to the...

By Sorie Fofana SLFA delegates are set to elect a new President in Makeni on the 26th and 27th February 2021. So far, the process of electing a new SLFA President has not been a bed of roses. It appears that the 5-member Electoral Committee is finding it very...