Sierra Leone national football team

Sierra Leone

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Leone Stars
Association	Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Sellas Tetteh (Caretaker)
Captain	Kei Kamara
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	SLE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	121 (5 November 2015)
Highest	50 (August 2014)
Lowest	172 (September 2007)
First international
Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 10 August 1949)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (First in 1994)
Best result	Round 1, 1994, 1996

The Sierra Leone national football team is the national team of the Republic of Sierra Leone was controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), The team is affiliated to the West African Football Union of CAF and they have never qualified for the World Cup.

History

Sierra Leone's first match was at home on 10 August 1949 against another British colony, Nigeria, and was lost 2–0. In 1954 they played another British colony and British administered U.N trust territory, Gold Coast and Trans-Volta Togoland (now Ghana, and lost 2–0 away. On 22 April 1961 they again hosted Nigeria and lost 4–2. On 12 November 1966 they hosted Liberia in their first match against a non-British colony and earned their first draw, 1–1. A week later, they lost 2–0 in Liberia. On 13 January 1971 Sierra Leone played their first match against a non-African team, West Germany's B-team. The match in Sierra Leone was won 1–0 by the Germans. Sierra Leone's first match outside of Africa was also their first against an Asian nation, China. They lost 4–1 in China on 5 April 1974.

2014 Ebola Outbreak

In August 2014, the Sierra Leone FA cancelled all football matches in an effort to stop the spread of the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, a week after the Liberian FA did the same. Sierra Leonean players playing outside of Sierra Leone, such as Michael Lahoud playing in the United States, were discriminated against, with opposition players refusing to swap shirts, shake hands and allow them to certain places of the stadium just because they fear that they could be carrying the disease. The Sierra Leonean national team isn't allowed to play home games and all players must be foreign based.

Sierra Leone Football Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :

• 2 Times Champion (1993, 1995)
• 2 Times Runners-up

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
• 1974 to 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – Did not enter
• 1994 – Withdrew
• 1998 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1968 – Did not enter
• 1970 – Withdrew
• 1972 – Did not enter
• 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1976 – Did not enter
• 1978 – Did not qualify
• 1980 – Did not enter
• 1982 – Did not qualify
• 1984 – Did not qualify
• 1986 – Withdrew
• 1988 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – Withdrew
• 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Round 1
• 1996 – Round 1
• 1998 – Withdrew
• 2000 – Disqualified due to civil war
• 2002 to 2013 – Did not qualify
• 2015 – Did not qualify

Team schedule and results

Recent results

Sudan v Sierra Leone

14 June 2015 (2015-06-14) 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Sudan	1–0	Sierra Leone	Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
20:00 UTC+3	Alagab  77' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

Current Squad

The following players had been called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Côte d'Ivoire in September 2015. Not players who withdrew from the squad due to injury. (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2014

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Solomon Morris (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 5 0 Quevilly 12 1GK Unisa Koroma (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 East End Lions F.C. 2DF Umaru Bangura (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 28 1 Dinamo Minsk 2DF David Simbo (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 9 0 Najran SC 2DF Mohamed Kamanor (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 FC Kallon 2DF Ibrahim Kamara FC Johansen 2DF Abu Kanu Mighty Blackpool 2DF Kemson Fofanah East End Lions F.C. 2DF Abu Suma FC Johansen 3MF Mohamed Kamara (1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 19 2 Bolton Wanderers 3MF Yeami Dunia FC Johansen 3MF Sorie Barrie (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 FC Johansen 3MF Abdul Sesay OPS 3MF George Mattar FC Johansen 3MF Kwame Quee (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 1 0 FC Johansen 3MF Alfred Saquela Central Parade F.C. 4FW Kei Kamara (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 21 4 Columbus Crew 4FW Mohamed Bangura (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 11 2 Dalian Yifang F.C. 4FW Lansana Kamara FC Kallon 4FW Christian Moses FC Kallon

Recent call-ups

The following players have been selected by Sierra Leone in the past 12 months. Only players available for call-up, not retired players.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Patrick Bantamoi (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986 12 0 FC Viikingit 2DF Gibril Sankoh (1983-05-15) 15 May 1983 3 0 Roda JC Kerkrade 2 2DF Mustapha Dumbuya (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 9 0 Partick Thistle 2DF Samuel Bangura (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 0 0 Marlow 3 2DF Sheriff Suma (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 33 4 Ravan Baku 15 2DF Alie Sesay (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 2 0 Leicester City F.C. 6 3MF John Kamara (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 4 0 Aris 3MF Khalifa Jabbie (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 11 1 Sheriff Tiraspol 3MF Ibrahim Koroma (1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 10 0 Lyngby BK 11 3MF Hassan Mila Sesay (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 8 2 FC Lahti 10 3MF Moustapha Bangura (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 10 2 Aris Limassol 3MF Julius Wobay (1984-05-19) 19 May 1984 40 14 Unattached 3MF Alhassan Bangura (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 3 0 Unattached 8 3MF Ibrahim Kallay (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 3 0 Luleå 3MF Alfred Sankoh (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 4 0 Balıkesirspor 4FW George Davies (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 6 0 Greuther Fürth 4FW Alhaji Kamara (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 3 1 IFK Norrköping 9 4FW Alhassan Kamara (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 7 0 Örebro

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External links

• Sierra Leone Football Association official site
• Sierra Leone at FIFA.com
• Sierra Leone at National-Football-Teams.com