By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Monrovia A brace from striker Mahmoud Trezeguet gave Egypt a 2-0 win over a 9-man Sierra Leone at the Samuel K. Doe stadium in Monrovia on Sunday. The victory is Egypt's first over Sierra Leone, and it means that the North Africans maintain...

Photo credit: Mohamed Fajah Barrie By Mohamed Fajah Barrie An optimistic Leone Stars coach Amidu Karim insists that he has no special plans for Lethal Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah when his side host the Pharaohs in the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers...

Mohamed Salah hit four goals as Egypt cruised to victory in their first qualifier for the 2026 Fifa World Cup but Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw at home by minnows Lesotho. Motlomelo Mkwanazi gave Lesotho, ranked 153rd in the world - 113 places below Nigeria - a...

Sierra Leone coach Amidu Karim said on Monday he is confident in his team’s chances against Egypt in their World Cup qualifier on Friday. Karim, a former player who had a successful career in the Egyptian league in the 1990s, said he was looking forward to facing the...

Egypt's national team coach Rui Vitoria has announced the final squad for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Djibouti. The Pharaohs, placed in Group A for the qualifiers, will face tough competition from Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra...

Derby County midfielder Tyrese Fornah has been called up to represent Sierra Leone for the very first time. Fornah, who joined the Rams back in August from Nottingham Forest, qualifies for Sierra Leone through his father who was born there. The 23-year-old was...

Sierra Leone call-up Curtis Davies left Derby after six years in the off-season to join fellow League One club Cheltenham By Ben Miller & Isaac Fanin BBC Sport Africa Curtis Davies initially struggled to work out why Sierra Leone's physiotherapist was calling him....

Victoria Conteh spoke of her ambition to coach Sierra Leone during her trailblazing club managerial career By Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport Africa, Sierra Leone The first woman to coach an elite men's football club in Sierra Leone has thanked national team boss John...

The Super Eagles booked their spot in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after a dramatic 3-2 win over Sierra Leone in their Group A clash at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia on Sunday night, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Rampaging...

Leone Stars By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Leone Stars head coach John Keister has announced his provisional squad for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations crucial qualifier against Nigeria's Super Eagles in Monrovia on June 18. The squad is dominated by home-based...

ISMEAL KABIA Born: December 10th 2005 Position: Winger International: None (eligible to represent the Netherlands or Sierra Leone) Signed scholarship: Summer 2022 A speedy winger, Kabia was born in the Netherlands but is also eligible to play for...

On the news that he had been declared bankrupt, Craig Bellamy issued a heartfelt letter to young football players saying, “I want this to be a warning.” Former forward for Liverpool, West Ham, Newcastle, and Manchester City has spoken out about his troubles with money...

The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone defeated São Tomé and Principe 2-0 on match day four in Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday. It is Sierra Leone’s first win in the qualifiers after drawing two and losing one of their first three fixtures. The...

African clubs and associations have made significant strides in the global football transfer market, according to a new FIFA report PRESENTED BY BIRD STORY AGENCY By Nest - bird's virtual newsroom In 2022, African countries were key players in the global player...

By Alie Bittar Tributes were paid on Saturday to former Sierra Leone National Team Manager, Administrator, and football enthusiast, Eric Lansana, who died after a gruesome road accident. Sierra Leone lost a great sportsman, an enthusiastic individual and a citizen. He...

John Kamara tussles with Riyad Mahrez in Leone Stars draw with Algeria in AFCON Cameroon 2021 Despite its huge popularity in Africa, soccer has a great untapped potential to transform Africa's cultural and creative landscape. By: Meron Demisse, Lincoln Ajoku Soccer is...

Wydad AC of Casablanca, Morocco are the latest African club soccer champions By Alexander Onukwue Published August 12, 2022 African soccer is getting a new annual club competition that may generate money for participants at a scale never seen before in the continent....

Sierra Leone fans watched the men's national side at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport Africa, Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is investigating the outcome of two matches that produced an unbelievable...