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 163
Highest FIFA ranking 51 (January 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 172 (September 2007)
Elo ranking 152
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
Second kit
First international
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone Flag of 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
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] Current squad

[edit] Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
12 GK Christian Caulker 25 January 1988 8 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
GK Patrick Bantamoi 24 May 1986 0 Flag of Finland FC Inter Turku
12 GK Michael Tommy 30 June 1979 15 0 Flag of Costa Rica Municipal Liberia
12 GK Solomon Yambassu 17 September 1984 8 0 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Stade d'Abidjan
12 GK Brima Sesay 27 January 1981 20 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Ports Authority


[edit] Defenders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
DF Sarway Dollar 19 July 1988 8 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool
6 DF Ibrahim Kargbo 10 April 1982 21 0 Flag of the Netherlands Willem II
DF Alpha Lansana 14 October 1980 1 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Ports Authority
DF Osman Yunis 13 March 1982 1 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Ports Authority
DF Ahmed Deen 30 June 1985 3 0 Flag of England St Albans City
DF Sidney Kargbo 1 July 1986 7 0 Flag of Belgium FC Brussels
DF Mohamed Rashid 1 December 1983 3 0 Flag of Norway Bryne F.K.
DF Mohamed Fornah 20 November 1989 5 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Central Parade
3 DF Mustapha Sama 31 October 1979 31 0 Flag of Indonesia Persija Jakarta
15 DF Kewullay Conteh 31 December 1977 33 1 Flag of Italy AlbinoLeffe
DF Hassan Sesay 11 November 1981 5 0 Flag of Vietnam LG-ACB Ha Noi


[edit] Midfielders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
19 MF Julius Gibrilla Woobay 17 May 1984 19 4 Flag of Romania FC Universitatea Craiova
17 MF Samuel Barlay 9 September 1986 11 0 Flag of Sweden Örgryte IS
17 MF Sheriff Suma 12 October 1986 10 0 Flag of Sweden Gais
MF Ibrahim Khalil Tahini 25 July 1987 6 0 Flag of Sweden Bunkeflo IF
MF Mohamed Kamara 11 November 1987 2 0 Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki
MF Emerson Samba 05 March 1987 5 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool
7 MF Alimamy Sesay 24 April 1987 6 1 Flag of Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
5 MF Lansana Baryoh 15 June 1985 9 0 Flag of Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool
7 MF Albert Foday 27 April 1985 12 4 Flag of Sierra Leone Kallon F.C.
17 MF Umaru Bangura 7 October 1987 5 0 Flag of Norway Hønefoss
MF John Keister 01 January 1988 8 5 Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki
7 MF Nahim Khadi, Jr. 16 August 1979 8 1 Flag of England Dartford
MF Alimamy Jalloh 26 September 1987 1 0 Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki
MF Malvin Kamara 17 June 1983 1 0 Flag of England Huddersfield Town


[edit] Strikers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
10 FW Sahr Senesie 20 June 1985 0 0 Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund
18 FW Paul Kpaka 7 August 1981 14 5 Flag of Belgium K.S.V. Roeselare
FW Kei Kamara 01 September 1984 2 0 Flag of the United States San Jose Earthquakes
FW Umaru Rahman 15 December 1982 12 5 Flag of Vietnam LG-ACB Ha Noi
FW Obi Metzger 19 September 1987 02 0 Flag of Finland Atlantis FC
FW Sidique Mansaray 23 July 1980 12 4 Flag of Sierra Leone East End Lions
FW Muwahid Sesay 15 June 1984 8 2 Flag of Finland Atlantis FC
10 FW Mohamed Kallon 6 October 1979 28 13 Flag of Greece AEK Athens
FW Brima Koroma 08 July 1984 4 0 Flag of Sweden Kalmar FF
FW Aluspah Brewah 23 August 1983 10 4 Flag of Sweden Assyriska Föreningen
FW Kabba Samura 26 November 1981 11 3 Flag of Finland HJK Helsinki
FW Mustapha Bangura 24 October 1989 6 1 Flag of Cyprus AC Omonia


[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Andy Gray

On 28 February 2006, it was announced that the former Crystal Palace and Aston Villa 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. Shaka Bangura [Montreat College USA]

[edit] External links

Shaka Bangura is one of the most tilented young stars that are coming up. He is paying for montreat College and he was named AAC player of the year in his second season.