‘Winning against Guinea Bissau is key to qualification for Afcon finals’ -Coach Keister
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...
John Kamara: We must defeat Guinea Bissau at all costs
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 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,...
Sierra Leone win another gold to finish third in Zone II boxing championships
Photo credit: Bockarie Alieu By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown Another female boxer Sara Haguighat gave Sierra Leone another gold medal on the final night of the Zone II West African sub-regional boxing championships in Freetown on Thursday. The Canada based...
Sierra Leone first gold medal in ongoing Zone II boxing championships
Photo credit: Morlai Kargbo By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Freetown 2019 All African games quarter-finalist Zainab Keita, 26, gave Sierra Leone its first gold medal at the Zone II West African sub-regional boxing championships in Freetown on Wednesday after defeating...
Sierra Leone Eye Third place Trophy
With a win against Ghana on Tuesday and a day to go in the contest, the Ladies Patriots are nursing hope to grab the third place trophy in the ongoing Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament in Lagos. On Wednesday, the Ladies lost to Rwanda by nine wickets,...