Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone: Victor Osimhen powers Super Eagles to unconvincing AFCON qualifier victory
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...
Leone Stars in Abuja for 2023 Afcon opener with Nigeria
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...
Bo Rangers become the 9th team to win Sierra Leone top flight league
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Bo Rangers have joined the Sierra Leone champions club after winning the country’s premier league for the first time in their history on Saturday with 72 points and two matches to spare. They did it after the league’s leading goal...
Kei Kamara ends international career
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Sierra Leone star striker Kei Ansu Kamara has finally retired from international football after a decade and half with the Leone Stars. It comes three months after representing Sierra Leone at his first Africa Cup of Nations played...
Africa Cup of Nations 2023 qualifying groups
Group A: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe or Mauritius. Group B: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Eswatini. Group C: Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Burundi. Group D: Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia. Group E: Ghana,...
Spurs trainee Kallum Cesay scores a brace in his debut to give SIerra Leone a win over Congo Brazaville
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Tottenham Hotspurs trainee Kallum Cesay scored a brace in his debut for Sierra Leone as they defeated Congo Brazzaville 2-1 on Tuesday to wrap-up their friendly matches in the March Fifa international window. The 19-year-old opened...
Coach Keister explains decision to pick Ghanaian player Bekoe for Leone Stars’ Turkey trip
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Leone Stars coach John Keister says he decided to call-up Ghanaian midfielder Samuel Bekoe for his team's trip to Antalya, Turkey because the player is available for selection and wants to give opportunities to new players. But the...
Leone Stars squad for friendlies in Turkey
John Kamara: I want to help my team get back to Romanian top flight league
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Sierra Leonean international John Bankole Kamara says he's hoping to help his new club Politehnica Iasi gain promotion back to Romanian top flight league. The 33-year-old midfielder joined the Liga II side for the remainder of the...
Ahead of 2023 Afcon qualifiers: Leone Stars line-up three friendlies in Turkey
Leone Stars By Mohamed Fajah Barrie The Sierra Leone FA (SLFA) has confirmed that Leone Stars will play three friendly international matches in Antalya Turkey this month. According to a press statement from the SLFA, Leone Stars will face the Hawks of Togo on the 24th...
Musa ‘Tombo’ nets winner to extend Bo Rangers’ premier league lead
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Sierra Leone premier league leading goal scorer Musa Noah Kamara known as Musa Tombo netted the winner Bo Rangers in their 2-1 home win over Bai Bureh Warriors of Port Loko on Saturday. Bo Rangers took an early lead in the 7th...
Kei Kamara back in MLS after Afcon in Cameroon
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Sierra Leone veteran star player Kei Ansu Kamara has joined one of the three Canadian sides in the MLS CF Montreal on a season long deal with an option to extend it to one more year. The 37-year-old, who signed as a free agent for...
Kallon FC lose to FCFC to suffer two defeats in a row
Photo credit: Lamin Tarawallie By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown A second half strike by Kwame N'ketia turned out to be the winning goal as Freetown City FC defeated Kallon FC 1-0 in the Sierra Leone premier league at the Siaka Stevens stadium on Friday. Kallon have...
A Rising Sierra Leonean Football Star is in the Horizon
By M.B. Jalloh Born 20 years ago in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, to Sierra Leonean parents, Yousuf Sillah grew up with passion for Football, and has chosen it as his favourite sport and, where possible, his future career. For Yousuf, becoming a world class...
Diamond Stars hold on to defeat Kallon FC
Diamond Stars line-up Photo credit: Abu Mansaray By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Diamond Stars held on to defeat FC Kallon 2-1 at home in their opening game of the second phase of the Sierra Leone Premier league on Monday. Mohamed Kamara netted both goals for the...
Police shock league leaders Bo Rangers
Photo credit: Mohamed Fajah Barrie By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Bottom of the table team Police FC have produced the first upset of the second phase of the Sierra Leone premier league after defeating leaders Bo Rangers 1-0 at the Siaka Stevens stadium in...
Sierra Leone Premier League resumes with a draw
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown The second phase of the Sierra Leone premier league has kicked off with Central Parade forcing East End Lions to a 1-1 draw. New signing from Goderich FC Alie Conteh gave former champions Lions the lead in the 16th minute, scoring...
Kewullay Conteh accepts national U-20 women’s coaching position
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Former Sierra Leonean international Kewullay says he has accepted the offer to serve as head coach of his country’s under-20 women’s national team. The 44-year-old received a letter of appointment from the Sierra Leone FA (SLFA)...