Sierra Leone national football team

Sierra Leone
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Leone Stars
Association Sierra Leone
Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Christian Cole
Captain Ibrahim Kargbo
Most caps Musa Kallon
Top scorer Mohamed Kallon (19)
Home stadium National Stadium
FIFA code SLE
FIFA ranking 139
Highest FIFA ranking 51 (January 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 172 (September 2007)
Elo ranking 142
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Flag of British Colonial Nigeria.svg Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone Ng westafricasettlements.png
(Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger Niger
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; March 7, 1976)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger Niger
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; June 3, 1995)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 4 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
(Freetown, Sierra Leone; April 22, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Mali Mali 6 - 0 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
(Mali; June 17, 2007)
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.

Contents

Sierra Leone Football Achievements

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

World Cup record

African Nations Cup record

Current squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Patrick Bantamoi 24 May 1986 (1986-05-24) (age 24) 0 0 Finland FC Inter Turku
1 GK Christian Caulker 25 December 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 22) 12 0 Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
12 GK Michael Tommy 30 June 1979 (1979-06-30) (age 31) 18 0 Costa Rica Municipal Liberia
12 GK Solomon Yambassu 16 September 1983 (1983-09-16) (age 27) 15 0 Sierra Leone East End Lions
12 GK Komba Yomba 24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) (age 33) 31 0 Sierra Leone Diamond Stars
2 DF Ahmed Deen 30 June 1985 (1985-06-30) (age 25) 10 0 England Barnet
6 DF Ibrahim Kargbo000Captain sports.svg 10 April 1982 (1982-04-10) (age 28) 27 0 Azerbaijan FK Baku
15 MF Sahr Lahai 1 April 1984 (1984-04-01) (age 26) 5 0 Cyprus Ethnikos
DF Sidney Kargbo 1 July 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 24) 8 0 Belgium K.V. Red Star Waasland
15 DF Kewullay Conteh 31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) (age 33) 33 7 Italy Grosseto
DF Osman Yunis 13 March 1982 (1982-03-13) (age 28) 14 0 Sierra Leone Ports Authority
3 DF Mustapha Sama 31 October 1979 (1979-10-31) (age 31) 34 2 Unattached
DF Alpha Sumoi Lansana 14 October 1980 (1980-10-14) (age 30) 12 0 Sierra Leone Ports Authority
DF Sarway Dollar 19 July 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 22) 4 0 Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool
DF Ibrahim Koroma 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) (age 21) 9 0 Sweden Trelleborgs FF
DF Albert Cole 7 July 1981 (1981-07-07) (age 29) 18 0 Free Agent
13 MF Julius Gibrilla Wobay 17 May 1984 (1984-05-17) (age 26) 25 12 Romania FC Universitatea Craiova
10 FW Sahr Senesie 20 June 1985 (1985-06-20) (age 25) 0 0 Germany SV Eintracht Trier 05
13 MF Rodney Strasser 30 March 1990 (1990-03-30) (age 20) 0 0 Italy A.C. Milan
7 MF Samuel Barlay 9 September 1986 (1986-09-09) (age 24) 15 1 Sweden Syrianska IF
8 MF Ibrahim Khalil Tahini 25 July 1987 (1987-07-25) (age 23) 5 2 Sweden Melleruds IF
11 MF Sheriff Suma 12 October 1986 (1986-10-12) (age 24) 11 6 Sweden Jönköpings Södra IF
11 MF Alfred Sankoh 22 October 1988 (1988-10-22) (age 22) 0 0 Norway Strømsgodset.
11 MF Albert Jarrett 23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) (age 26) 5 0 England Lincoln City
17 MF Umaru Bangura 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 23) 13 1 Norway Hønefoss
MF Mohamed Kamara 11 November 1987 (1987-11-11) (age 23) 2 0 Serbia Partizan
7 MF Alimamy Sesay 24 April 1987 (1987-04-24) (age 23) 5 1 Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
42 MF Emerson Samba 5 March 1987 (1987-03-05) (age 23) 7 0 Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool
11 MF Alhassan Bangura 24 January 1988 (1988-01-24) (age 23) 1 0 Turkey Mersin İdmanyurdu
MF Warren John Kanu 1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) (age 28) 12 0 Unattached
5 MF Albert Foday 27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) (age 25) 8 2 Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
FW Kei Kamara 1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) (age 26) 4 0 United States Kansas City Wizards
44 FW Mohamed Kallon 6 October 1979 (1979-10-06) (age 31) 28 19 People's Republic of China Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba
9 FW Paul Kpaka 7 August 1981 (1981-08-07) (age 29) 15 7 Belgium K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
12 FW Sam Obi Metzger 19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) (age 23) 2 0 Finland FC Viikingit
15 MF Mustapha Bangura 24 October 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 21) 5 1 Cyprus Apollon Limassol
FW Sallieu Bundu 1 January 1984 (1984-01-01) (age 27) 4 0 United States Carolina RailHawks FC
17 FW Aluspah Brewah 24 August 1983 (1983-08-24) (age 27) 12 3 People's Republic of China Jiangsu Sainty
FW Ibrahim Teteh Bangura 27 December 1989 (1989-12-27) (age 21) 1 0 Sweden Köping FF
FW Mohamed Bangura 27 July 1989 (1989-07-27) (age 21) 1 0 Sweden AIK

Former coaches

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