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.
Nickname(s) | Leone Stars | ||
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Association | Sierra Leone Football Association | ||
Head coach | John Sherington | ||
Captain | Mohamed Kallon | ||
Most caps | Musa Kallon | ||
Top scorer | Mohammed Kallon | ||
FIFA code | SLE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 151 | ||
Highest | 51 (January 1996) | ||
Lowest | 165 (April 2006) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October, 1949) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Freetown, Sierra Leone; March 7, 1976) ![]() ![]() (Freetown, Sierra Leone; June 3, 1995) ![]() ![]() (Freetown, Sierra Leone; April 22, 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Malawi; July 6, 1978) ![]() ![]() (Accra, Ghana; July 9, 2000) | |||
Appearances | (first in -) | ||
Best result | - | ||
African Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1994) | ||
Best result | Round 1, 1994, 1996 |
Sierra Leone Football Achievements
- Amilcar Cabral Cup :
- 2 Times Champion (1993, 1995)
- 2 Times Runners-up
World Cup record
African Nations Cup 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 - Did not enter
- 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Withdrew
- 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Round 1
- 1996 - Round 1
- 1998 - Withdrew during qualifying
- 2000 - Disqualified due to civil war
- 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2004 - Did not qualify
Sierra Leone Squad
Goalkeepers
- Michael Tommy (C.S. Cartagines - Costa Rica)
- Patrick Bantamoi (FC Inter Turku - Finland)
- Brima Sesay (Ports Authority - Sierra Leone)
- Brima Bangura (Mighty Blackpool - Sierra Leone)
- Unisa Bangura (HJK Helsinki - Finland)
- Solomon Yambasu (Wellington People F.C. - Sierra Leone)
Defenders
- Kewullay Conteh (Atalanta B.C. - Italy)
- Ibrahim Kargbo (Willem II - Netherlands)
- Gibril Sankoh (FC Groningen - Netherlands)
- Mohammad Rashid (Bryne F.K. - Norway)
- Sidney Kargbo (FC Brussels - Belgium)
- Mustapha Sama (ACB Ha Noi Vietnam)
- Mohamed Kamara (HJK Helsinki - Finland)
- Osman Yunus (Ports Authority - Sierra Leone)
- Sarway Dollar (Mighty Blackpool - Sierra Leone)
- Alpha Lansana (Ports Authority - Sierra Leone)
Midfielders
- Alhassan Bangura (Watford F.C. - England)
- Samuel Barlay (IFK Mariehamn- Finland)
- Julius Woobay (Universitatea Craiova - Romania)
- Sheriff Suma (GAIS - Sweden)
- Albert Jarrett (Watford F.C. - England)
- Albert Cole (Raufoss I.L. - Norway)
- Alimamy Sesay (Kallon F.C. - Sierra Leone)
- John Keister (HJK Helsinki - Finland)
- Umaru Bangura (Honefoss B.K. - Norway)
- Alimamy Jalloh (Atlantis FC - Finland)
- Emerson Samba (Mighty Blackpool - Sierra Leone)
- Julius Conteh (Nea Salamis FC - Cyprus)
- Albert Foday (Kallon F.C. - Sierra Leone)
- Lansana Baryoh (Mighty Blackpool - Sierra Leone)
- Yayah Jalloh (East End Lions - Sierra Leone)
Strikers
- Mohamed Kallon (A.S. Monaco - France)
- Paul Kpaka (K.S.V. Roeselare - Belgium)
- Kabba Samura (Aalesunds F.K. - Norway)
- Aluspah Brewah (R. Charleroi S.C. - Belgium)
- Obi Metzger (Atlantis FC - Finland)
- Brima Koroma (Kalmar FF - Sweden
- Mamadu Alphajor Bah (Al-Qadisiya - Saudi Arabia)
- Benjamin Sesay (Dender - Belguim)
- Sidique Mansaray (East End Lions - Sierra Leone)
- Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew - U.S.A.)
- Umaru Rahman (ACB Hanoi - Vietnam)
Andy Gray
On 28th February 2006 it was announced that the former Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder/striker Andy Gray would be joining the Sierra Leone coaching setup. It was reported that he would try to convince several English-based players to play for Sierra Leone due to their ancestry, such as Liam Rosenior, Nigel Reo-Coker, Carlton Cole and Steve Kabba. These reports appear to be true, since Watford's Albert Jarrett has accepted a call-up to the Sierra Leone squad.
External links
- Sierra Leone FA official site