Sierra Leone national football team

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Sierra Leone
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Leone Stars
Association Sierra Leone
Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Flag of Sierra Leone Ahmed Kanu (2007-)
Captain Mohamed Kallon
Most caps Musa Kallon
Top scorer Mohamed Kallon
Home stadium National Stadium
FIFA code SLE
FIFA ranking 125
Highest FIFA ranking 51 (January 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 172 (September 2007)
Elo ranking 142
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Home colours
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First international
Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone
(Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger Flag of Niger
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; March 7, 1976)
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger Flag of Niger
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; June 3, 1995)
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 4 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; April 22, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mali Mali 6 - 0 Sierra Leone Flag of Sierra Leone
(Bamako, Mali; June 17, 2007)
Flag of Syria Syria 6 - 0 Sierra Leone Flag of Sierra Leone
(Damascus, Syria; June 5, 2009)
African Nations Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1994)
Best result Round 1, 1994, 1996

The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.

Contents

[edit] Sierra Leone Football Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :
  • 2 Times Champion (1993, 1995)
  • 2 Times Runners-up

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] African Nations Cup record

[edit] Squad

[edit] Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Christian Caulker 25 December 1988 (age 20) 10 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
GK Patrick Bantamoi 24 May 1986 (age 22) 0 0 Flag of Finland FC Inter Turku (Finland)
12 GK Michael Tommy 30 June 1979 (age 29) 15 0 Flag of Costa Rica Municipal Liberia (Costa Rica)
12 GK Brima Sesay 27 January 1981 (age 28) 20 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Ports Authority

[edit] Defenders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
2 DF Ahmed Deen 30 June 1985(age 23) 10 0 Flag of England Macclesfield Town (England)
6 DF Ibrahim Kargbo 10 April 1982 (age 27) 27 0 Flag of the Netherlands Willem II (Netherlands)
15 MF Sahr Lahai 1 April 1984 (age 25) 5 0 Flag of Cyprus Ethnikos Achna (Cyprus)
DF Alpha Sumoi Lansana 14 October 1980 (age 28) 12 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Ports Authority
3 DF Mustapha Sama 31 October 1979 (age 29) 34 2 Flag of the United States Carolina RailHawks FC (USA)
DF Osman Yunis 13 March 1982 (age 27) 14 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Ports Authority
DF Albert Cole 7 July 1981 (age 27) 18 0 Flag of Norway Raufoss IL (Norway)
DF Sidney Kargbo 1 July 1986 (age 22) 8 0 Flag of Belgium FC Brussels (Belgium)
DF Ibrahim Koroma 17 May 1989 (age 19) 9 0 Flag of Sweden Motala AIF (SWE)
15 DF Kewullay Conteh 31 December 1977 (age 31) 33 7 Flag of Italy AlbinoLeffe (Italy)
DF Sarway Dollar 19 July 1988 (age 20) 4 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool

[edit] Midfielders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
13 MF Julius Gibrilla Woobay 17 May 1984 (age 24) 25 12 Flag of Romania FC Universitatea Craiova (Romania)
10 FW Sahr Senesie 20 June 1985 (age 23) 0 0 Flag of Germany SV Eintracht Trier 05 (Germany)
13 MF Rodney Strasser 30 March 1990 (age 19) 0 0 Flag of Italy A.C. Milan (Italy)
MF Mohamed Kamara 11 November 1987 (age 21) 2 0 Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki (Finland)
7 MF Samuel Barlay 9 September 1986 (age 22) 15 1 Flag of Finland IFK Mariehamn (Finland)
11 MF Alhassan Bangura 24 January 1988 (age 21) 1 0 Flag of England Watford (England)
7 MF Alimamy Sesay 24 April 1987 (age 21) 5 1 Flag of Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
11 Ibrahim Khalil Tahini 25 July 1987 (age 21) 5 2 Flag of Sweden Bunkeflo IF (Sweden)
11 MF Sheriff Suma 12 October 1986 (age 22) 11 6 Flag of Sweden GAIS (Sweden)
17 MF Umaru Bangura 7 October 1987 (age 21) 13 1 Flag of Norway Hønefoss (Norway)
15 MF Mustapha Bangura 24 October 1989 (age 19) 5 1 Flag of Cyprus AC Omonia (Cyprus)
11 MF Albert Jarrett 23 October 1984 (age 24) 5 0 Flag of England Gillingham (England)
17 MF Sallieu Bundu 1 January 1984 (age 25) 2 0 Flag of the United States Carolina RailHawks FC (USA)
MF Warren John Kanu 1 January 1983 (age 26) 12 0 Flag of the United States Cleveland City Stars (USA)
5 MF Albert Foday 27 April 1985 (age 22) 8 2 Flag of Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.

[edit] Strikers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
FW Kei Kamara 1 September 1984 (age 24) 4 0 Flag of the United States Houston Dynamo (USA)
10 FW Mohamed Kallon 6 October 1979 (age 29) 28 19 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab (UAE)
9 FW Paul Kpaka 7 August 1981 (age 27) 15 7 Flag of Belgium K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot (Belgium)
12 FW Sam Obi Metzger 19 September 1987 (age 21) 2 0 Flag of Finland PP-70 (Finland)
FW Mahmadu Alphajor Bah 1 January 1977 (age 32) 35 13 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Qadisiya (Saudi Arabia)
FW Sidique Mansaray 23 July 1980 (age 28) 12 2 Flag of Sierra Leone East End Lions
FW Teteh Bangura 27 December 1989 (age 19) 1 0 Flag of the United States Cleveland City Stars (USA)

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