Sierra Leone national football team

Sierra Leone

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
Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone (Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; March 7, 1976) Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; June 3, 1995) Sierra Leone 4 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Freetown, Sierra Leone; April 22, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Mali 6 - 0 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.

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 2010 - Did not qualify

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 - Disqualified
• 1990 - Withdrew
• 1992 - War
• 1994 - Round 1
• 1996 - Round 1
• 1998 - Withdrew
• 2000 - Disqualified due to civil war
• 2002 to 2010- Did not qualify

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 FC Inter Turku 1 GK Christian Caulker 25 December 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 22) 12 0 Kallon F.C. 12 GK Michael Tommy 30 June 1979 (1979-06-30) (age 31) 18 0 Municipal Liberia 12 GK Solomon Yambassu 16 September 1983 (1983-09-16) (age 27) 15 0 East End Lions 12 GK Komba Yomba 24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) (age 33) 31 0 Diamond Stars 2 DF Ahmed Deen 30 June 1985 (1985-06-30) (age 25) 10 0 Barnet 6 DF Ibrahim Kargbo000 10 April 1982 (1982-04-10) (age 28) 27 0 FK Baku 15 MF Sahr Lahai 1 April 1984 (1984-04-01) (age 26) 5 0 Ethnikos DF Sidney Kargbo 1 July 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 24) 8 0 K.V. Red Star Waasland 15 DF Kewullay Conteh 31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) (age 33) 33 7 Grosseto DF Osman Yunis 13 March 1982 (1982-03-13) (age 28) 14 0 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 Ports Authority DF Sarway Dollar 19 July 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 22) 4 0 Mighty Blackpool DF Ibrahim Koroma 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) (age 21) 9 0 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 FC Universitatea Craiova 10 FW Sahr Senesie 20 June 1985 (1985-06-20) (age 25) 0 0 SV Eintracht Trier 05 13 MF Rodney Strasser 30 March 1990 (1990-03-30) (age 20) 0 0 A.C. Milan 7 MF Samuel Barlay 9 September 1986 (1986-09-09) (age 24) 15 1 Syrianska IF 8 MF Ibrahim Khalil Tahini 25 July 1987 (1987-07-25) (age 23) 5 2 Melleruds IF 11 MF Sheriff Suma 12 October 1986 (1986-10-12) (age 24) 11 6 Jönköpings Södra IF 11 MF Alfred Sankoh 22 October 1988 (1988-10-22) (age 22) 0 0 Strømsgodset. 11 MF Albert Jarrett 23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) (age 26) 5 0 Lincoln City 17 MF Umaru Bangura 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 23) 13 1 Hønefoss MF Mohamed Kamara 11 November 1987 (1987-11-11) (age 23) 2 0 Partizan 7 MF Alimamy Sesay 24 April 1987 (1987-04-24) (age 23) 5 1 Kallon F.C. 42 MF Emerson Samba 5 March 1987 (1987-03-05) (age 23) 7 0 Mighty Blackpool 11 MF Alhassan Bangura 24 January 1988 (1988-01-24) (age 23) 1 0 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 Kallon F.C. FW Kei Kamara 1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) (age 26) 4 0 Kansas City Wizards 44 FW Mohamed Kallon 6 October 1979 (1979-10-06) (age 31) 28 19 Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba 9 FW Paul Kpaka 7 August 1981 (1981-08-07) (age 29) 15 7 K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot 12 FW Sam Obi Metzger 19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) (age 23) 2 0 FC Viikingit 15 MF Mustapha Bangura 24 October 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 21) 5 1 Apollon Limassol FW Sallieu Bundu 1 January 1984 (1984-01-01) (age 27) 4 0 Carolina RailHawks FC 17 FW Aluspah Brewah 24 August 1983 (1983-08-24) (age 27) 12 3 Jiangsu Sainty FW Ibrahim Teteh Bangura 27 December 1989 (1989-12-27) (age 21) 1 0 Köping FF FW Mohamed Bangura 27 July 1989 (1989-07-27) (age 21) 1 0 AIK

Former coaches

• Raymond Zarpanelian (1993-1994)
• Roger Palmgren (1995-1996)
• Sam Obi Metzger (1997)
• John Sherrington (2006)
• Andy Gray (2006-2007)
• Ahmed Kanu (2007-2009)
• Daniel Koroma (2009-2010)
• Christian Cole

External links

• Sierra Leone at FIFA.com
• Sierra Leone at National-Football-Teams.com

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