John Keister bids emotional farewell as Leone Stars coach
John Keister has bid an emotional farewell to Sierra Leone’s national coaching job, “calling his three years as head coach of the national football team a “beautiful experience which I will never forget.” Appointed in August 2020, succeeding Ghanaian-born Sellas Tetteh, he guided the national team to the Cameroon African Cup of Nations after almost […]
CAF unveil seedings for Cote d’Ivoire 2023 draw
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has unveiled seedings for the Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 official Draw set for Abidjan on 12 October 2023. The seedings were based on the latest FIFA Rankings – as all 24 qualified teams were allocated to four pots. CAF noted that four points will be used […]
Mustapha Bundu could make debut against Norwich
Sierra Leone International Mustapha Bundu was an unused substitute in Plymouth Argyle’s 4-1 defeat to Bristol City on Tuesday but could make his official debut this weekend. Plymouth Argyle hosts Norwich for their first meeting since the 2008-09 campaign, with the Canaries winning both matches that season. The winger seems pleased to have finally started working with his […]
SLFA ‘B’ Licence coach training commences
On Thursday, September 21, the Sierra Leone Football Association commenced a two-week License ‘B’ coaching training at their SLFA Secretariat at Kingdom, Freetown. SLFA affirmed that the training is mainly to enhance the capacity of grassroots coaches selected from across the country as part of the strategic plan of the SLFA Technical Department for the development of […]
Sierra Leone hit new low in latest Fifa ranking
Sierra Leone’s Leone Stars have plummeted four places from 120 in July to 124 in the latest Fifa men’s ranking for September released on Thursday. John Keister’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Guinea-Bissau as they wrapped up the African Cup Nations qualifiers. Despite Sierra Leone’s early goal, the Djurtus Wild Dogs of Bissau defeated Sierra Leone […]
Middlesbrough confirm Alex Bangura’s hamstring injury
Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick has revealed new acquisition Alex Bangura suffered a hamstring injury on his debut. (Alex Bangura of Middlesbrough (Image: Gareth Evans/News Images) On Saturday, Sierra Leone International Alex Bangura made his Middlesbrough debut in their 2-1 defeat against Blackburn Rovers at Edwood Park. The left-back was forced in the 68th minute in Saturday’s defeat as he missed the […]
No Werder Bremen’s deal for Kallum Cesay after trial
Werder Bremen chief Clemens Fritz has revealed to Kallum Cesay‘s agent that the club will not sign the player after trials last week. (Photo: nordphoto GmbH / Kokenge) The German club want to strengthen their right-back position as the former Tottenham youth defender Kallum Cesay was on test. Cesay, 21, was released by the London club at the end of […]
Isaac Babadi in PSV squad for Arsenal Champions League opener
Head coach Peter Bosz named Isaac Babadi in his 22-man PSV squad for the Group B match in the UEFA Champions League. Babadi, 18, could feature against Arsenal as PSV Eindhoven takes on the London Club in their Champions League Group B at the Emirates Stadium this evening. The youngster trained with the PSV 22-man […]
Amadou Bakayoko’s Dundee beaten by Celtic in Scottish League
Dundee United suffered a 3-0 defeat to Celtic 3-0 in Glasgow despite the Dark Blues keeping Celtic at bay in the first half on Saturday. Amadou Bakayoko, who scored in the Leone Stars final African Cup of Nations qualifiers in a 2-1 defeat to Guinea-Bissau, played the full-throttle in Dundee United’s defeat to Celtic. Celtic climbed […]
Augustus Kargbo was delighted to open his Cesena account
Sierra Leone International Augustus Kargbo was delighted to get off the mark after opening his account for Serie C side Cesena FC. The attacker, who signed for The White and Blacks a few days ago on a three-year deal, scored the third goal in their 3-1 win on Friday. Kargbo scored his first as Cesena registered a 3-1 win over Pontedera on […]
