Diamond Stars

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Diamond Stars
Full name	The Diamond Stars of Kono
Nickname(s)	Diamond Stars
Founded
Ground	Koidu Sports Stadium Koidu Town, Sierra Leone (Capacity 8,500)
Chairman	Abdulai Sidibay
Manager	Aiah Lebbie
League	Sierra Leone National Premier League
2007/2008	7th out of 14 clubs

The Diamond Stars of Kono commonly known as the Diamond Stars, is a Sierra Leonean professional football Club based in Koidu Town, Kono District, Sierra Leone. Currently playing in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. The club got the name Diamond Stars due to the rich diamond reserves in the Kono district. The club is extremely popular in the Kono District.

The club have won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup once, in 1992 and they are one of the most popular clubs in Sierra Leone.

[edit] Achievements

• Sierra Leonean FA Cup: 1

1992

[edit] Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup: 1 appearance

1994 - withdrew in Quarter-Final

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1989 - First Round

1993 - Preliminary Round

[edit] Notable Players

• Mohamed Dabundeh
• Francis Koroma
• Komba Yomba

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