Issa Kallon nets as Cambuur on verge of Dutch Eredivisie promotion
Issa Kallon scored his tenth of the season as SC Cambuur strengthen their Dutch topflight promotion grip with a 4-1 thrashing of Helmond Sport in Leeuwarden on Friday. Henk de Jong's team has been clinical throughout the campaign, with two goals from top scorer Robert...
Sierra Leone moves two places in latest global ranking
Sierra Leone have moved two places up to 114th place from 116 in the latest Coca-Cola FIFA Ranking released on Wednesday, April 7th. The Leone Stars gained 1165 points after avoiding defeats against Nigeria and Lesotho in their last three African Cup of Nations...
Date set for 2021 Cameroon Cup of Nations draw
Algeria won the last edition of the Total Africa Cup of Nations played in Egypt. Caf executive held a videoconference meeting on Tuesday chaired by the new CAF President, Patrice Motsepe. It was revealed that the draw for the group stages is set for 25 June, most...
High covid drama as Sierra Leone, Benin decider cancelled
Tuesday's Cup of Nations qualifier between Sierra Leone and Benin has been cancelled after five Benin players were tested positive of covid-19. The match was due to kickoff at 16hrs local time, but it has been confirmed that the Group L decider will not go ahead. ...
Malawi qualify for Cameroon 2022 with win over Uganda
Malawi Flames secured second spot behind Burkina Faso in group B for their third AFCON finals after 1984 and 2010 appearances. Baroka FC striker Richard Mbulu accounted for the only goal as Malawi beat Uganda 1-0 in their final qualifying match for the 2021 Africa Cup...
Benin Squirrels wrap up training session in Freetown
Michel Dussuyer's squad wrapped up its final training session ahead on Tuesday decider at the Siaka Steven Stadium in their hunt to reach Cameroon 2022. (Photo credit FebefootOfficiel) The Squirrels of Benin only need a draw to join the list of other nations already...
Barren draw as Nigeria offer Sierra Leone Afcon lifeline
Sierra Leone hopes of reaching their third African Cup of Nations finals is alive after Nigeria 1-0 victory over Benin at the Charles de Gaulle Stadium in Porto Novo on Saturday. Despite John Keister's team failed to win away at the Setsoto Stadium - the result in...
Giants Egypt, minnows Comoros & Gambia among qualifiers
Record seven-time champions Egypt minnows Comoros and the Gambia were among five teams, who qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea could join them later. Egypt drew 1-1 with 10-man Kenya in Nairobi, where an early Mohamed...
Race to Cameroon, no pressure on us – Lesotho coach Senong
Lesotho senior national team head coach Thabo Senong says his side is under no pressure ahead of ties against Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The South African nation sharing the same national flag colours with Sierra Leone ranked 27 places below their West African...
Leone Stars: four reasons why Sierra Leoneans should not get carried away
By Mohamed Deen The Leone Stars' dramatic comeback against the Super Eagles of Nigeria was nothing short of remarkable. The game was played on 13th November 2020 in Benin City, Nigeria and with the Super Eagles 4-0 up after just 30 minutes, many Sierra Leoneans were...
