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.
[edit] History
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.[2]
- Amilcar Cabral Cup :
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- 2 Times Champion (1993, 1995)
- 2 Times Runners-up
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record
[edit] Current squad
[edit] Former coaches
Sierra Leone national football team – managers
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Gibrilla Kargbo
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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North,
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WAFU Competitions
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Zonal Competitions
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Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria 
Sierra Leone 5–1 Niger 
Mali 6–0 Sierra Leone 
