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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...

By Piers Edwards BBC Sport Africa, Rabat The Africa Cup of Nations was held in Cameroon in January and February this year The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice...

Every now and again in life, a player performs in such a superhuman way that it feels like they are a video game simulation that has been manipulated with a cheat code. Often this level of praise is reserved for the biggest attacking players in football such as Lionel...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie, Conakry Striker Musa Noah 'Tombo' Kamara scored four minutes to time to rescue Sierra Leone from defeat at the hands of 9-man Guinea Bissau after he had missed a penalty in Conakry on Monday.Leone Stars had conceded two goals within five...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Conakry The head coach of Guinea Bissau national team Baciro Candé says he respects Sierra Leone ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Conakry on Monday.The group A match will mark the second for each of the two teams after...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in ConakrySierra Leone FA boss Thomas Daddy Brima is optimistic that Leone Stars will win their 2023 Afcon qualifier against Guinea Bissau in Conakry on Monday."We'll go all out to win," Brima confidently told Sierra Leone Football.com.He...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in FreetownLeone Stars head coach John Keister says defeating Guinea Bissau is key to his team's qualification for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Ivory Coast.Sierra Leone will host their West African counterpart in Conakry...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in ConakryLeone Stars midfielder John Bankole Kamara has insisted that they must win their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea Bissau at all costs. The match will take place at the General Lansana Conté stadium in Conakry as the...

Nigeria flattered to deceive in their AFCON qualifier win over Sierra Leone on Thursday. The Super Eagles struggled in the early stages and Victor Osimhen started the game looking isolated as Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze buzzed around...

By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Leone Stars are now in Abuja to take on Nigeria's Super Eagles on Thursday in their opening game of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.The 54-man delegation comprises 25 players and 29 officials arrived in Abuja on Saturday...