Soccer can change for the better the African cultural and creative ecosystem
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...
African “Super League” is promising to make African soccer clubs richer than ever
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 FA to investigate 95-0 and 91-1 wins
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...
Africa Cup of Nations: 2023 finals moved to 2024
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...
Back in Time: A look back at Leone Stars’ Goal-keeper Mohamed Kamara’s remarkable performance against Algeria in AFCON 2021
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...
Summary report: Musa ‘Tombo’ rescues Sierra Leone after missing a penalty
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...
‘We respect Sierra Leone’ – Guinea Bissau coach Cande
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...
SLFA boss Brima optimistic ahead of Guinea Bissau match
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...
‘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...