Sierra Leone national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Leone Stars | ||
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| Association | Sierra Leone Football Association | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Johnny McKinstry | ||
| Captain | Ibrahim Kargbo | ||
| Home stadium | National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SLE | ||
| FIFA ranking | 67 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 51 (January 1996) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 172 (September 2007) | ||
| Elo ranking | 117[1] | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 59 (15 January 1996) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 156 (7 June 2008) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria  (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 10 August 1949)[2] |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Sierra Leone 5–1 Niger  (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 7 March 1976) Sierra Leone 5–1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 3 June 1995) Sierra Leone 4–0 São Tomé & Príncipe  (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 22 April 2000) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Mali 6–0 Sierra Leone (Bamako, Mali; 17 June 2007) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| 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. The team is affiliated to the West African Football Union of CAF. They have never qualified for the World Cup.
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History [edit]
Sierra Leone's first match was at home on 10 August 1949 against another British colony, Nigeria, and was lost 2–0. In 1954 they played another British colony, the Gold Coast (now Ghana and lost 2–0 away. On 22 April 1961 they again hosted Nigeria and lost 4–2. On 12 November 1966 they hosted Liberia in their first match against a non-British colony and earnt their first draw, 1–1. A week later, they lost 2–0 in Liberia. On 13 January 1971 Sierra Leone played their first match against a non-African team, West Germany's B-team. The match in Sierra Leone was won 1–0 by the Germans. Sierra Leone's first match outside of Africa was also their first against an Asian nation, China. They lost 4–1 in China on 5 April 1974.[3]
Sierra Leone Football Achievements [edit]
- Amilcar Cabral Cup :
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- 2 Times Champion (1993, 1995)
- 2 Times Runners-up
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World Cup record [edit]
- 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
- 1974 to 1986 – Did not qualify
- 1990 – Did not enter
- 1994 – Withdrew
- 1998 to 2010 – Did not qualify
Africa Cup of Nations record [edit]
- 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 – Withdrew
- 1988 – Did not qualify
- 1990 – Withdrew
- 1992 – Did not qualify
- 1994 – Round 1
- 1996 – Round 1
- 1998 – Withdrew
- 2000 – Disqualified due to civil war
- 2002 to 2013 – Did not qualify
Players [edit]
Current Squad [edit]
The following 20 players had been called up for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Tunisia on 13 October 2012.[4][5] Not players who withdrew from the squad due to injury.
Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2012.[6][7]
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Recent call-ups [edit]
The following 42 players have been selected by Sierra Leone in the past 12 months.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Only players available for call-up, not retired players.
2012 Fixtures [edit]
| Friendly | ||||
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| 14 January 2012 17:00 UTC+1 |
Angola  |
3–1 | Sierra Leone |
Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda |
Manucho  15'Mateus 39'Flávio 76' |
Report | Desmond Wellington 16' |
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| 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification First round Leg 1 | ||||
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| 29 February 2012 16:00 UTC±0 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
2–1 | Sierra Leone |
Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé Referee: Anthony Raphael (Malawi) |
| Jair 65' (pen.) Lasset 86' |
Report | Alhaji Kamara 55' |
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| Friendly | ||||
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| 23 May 2012 18:00 UTC+2 |
Iraq  |
1–0 | Sierra Leone |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Akram 4' |
Report | |||
| Friendly | ||||
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| 26 May 2012 16:00 UTC+2 |
Jordan  |
4–0 | Sierra Leone |
Amman International Stadium, Amman |
| Hash'hash 2' Al-Dardour 40'Janneh 88' (o.g.)[18]Attiah 90+1'[18] |
Report | |||
| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round Group B | ||||
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| 2 June 2012 18:30 UTC±0 |
Sierra Leone |
2–1 |  Cape Verde |
National Stadium, Freetown Attendance: 25,000 Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana) |
| M. Kamara 11' Suma 26' |
Report | Soares 90+3' |
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| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round Group B | ||||
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| 9 June 2012 19:00 UTC+1 |
Equatorial Guinea  |
2–2 | Sierra Leone |
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad) |
| Juvenal 13', 41' |
Report | Barlay 23' T. Bangura 30' |
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| 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification First round Leg 2 | ||||
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| 16 June 2012 18:30 UTC±0 |
Sierra Leone |
4–2 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
National Stadium, Freetown Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) |
| K. Kamara 17', 33' T. Bangura 21', 40' |
Report | Jair 2' Varela 47' |
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| 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Second round Leg 1 | ||||
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| 8 September 2012 16:30 UTC±0 |
Sierra Leone |
2–2 |  Tunisia |
National Stadium, Freetown Referee: Khalid Abdelrahman (Sudan) |
| Suma 8' A. Kamara 85' |
Report | Gharbi 65' Msakni 87' |
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| 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Second round Leg 2 | ||||
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| 13 October 2012 19:15 UTC+1 |
Tunisia |
0–0 | Sierra Leone |
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) |
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Former coaches [edit]
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Gibrilla Kargbo
References [edit]
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Africa". Eloratings.net. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (15 August 2006). "Sierra Leone – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sier-intres.html
- ^ "Sierra Leone: Mattsson Names Six New Faces in Leone Stars Squad". Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Sierra Leone/Tunisia: Kei Kamara, Obreh in for Tunisia Clash". Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Tunisia/Sierra Leone: Football/ACN-2013 – Round 3 – 1st Leg – Sierra Leone – Tunisia 2–2". allafrica.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ a b "National Football Teams – Sierra Leone". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Leone Stars held Bafana Bafana to goalless draw as Niger make history". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Leone Stars name mainly home-based squad to battle Angola". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Latest Update: 14 Leone Stars players in Sao Tome & Principe". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Leone Stars leave Freetown for Istanbul to face Iraq & Jordan". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Jordan wallop home-based dominated Leone Stars squad". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Strasser fit for Leone Stars- Equatorial Guinea match as he makes the trip to Malabo". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "10-man Leone Stars held on to draw away with Equatorial Guinea". Sierra Leone Football. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Abu Mansaray – *Doc – Fotboll – Eurosport" (in Swedish). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Issa Zuma Kamara Oynadığı Maçlar – Issa Zuma Kamara Bu Sezonki Performansı Maçları" (in Turkish). iddaa-tahmin.com. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Manny Williams Bio, Stats, News – Football / Soccer – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Jordan match results" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links [edit]
- Sierra Leone at FIFA.com
- Sierra Leone at National-Football-Teams.com
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