The journey to AFCON 2025 in Morocco begins today
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The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers will begin on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, with several nations starting their quest to qualify for the tournament. In Group F, Sudan and Niger are scheduled to play at the Juba Stadium in South Sudan on Wednesday afternoon. Sudan, the 1970 competition winners, missed the most recent edition […]
The aim is to qualify for AFCON 2025 – Kamil Conteh
![Kamil Conteh is hopeful about the Chad African Cup of Nations opening game against his home country, Sierra Leone, scheduled for Friday.](https://footballsierraleone.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/gettyimages-1241207475-2048x2048-1-750x394.jpg)
Kamil Conteh is hopeful about the Chad African Cup of Nations opening game against his home country, Sierra Leone, scheduled for Friday. Sierra Leone will host the Central African nation in the Liberian capital, and Conteh is already aiming for a place in the next continental tournament in Morocco. “It’s always an honour to play […]
Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray from Napoli Imminent
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Victor Osimhen is currently in Turkey to join Galatasaray on loan until June 2025, with a salary of €9-10m. There is no buy option or obligation, as per reports. The talented Nigerian international forward netted an impressive total of 76 goals in 133 games for Napoli. His exceptional performance played a pivotal role in Napoli’s […]
CD Mafra sign striker Alhaji Kamara on loan
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Sierra Leonean striker Alhaji Kamara has signed a loan deal with Portuguese club CD Mafra, which will last until the summer of 2025. Kamara, who signed with FC Midtjylland last winter, has played four games in their black and red shirt. “The striker is the latest addition to the CD Mafra attack. Born on April […]
Ex-skipper John Sama sees road to Morocco down to proper selection
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Former Sierra Leone national team captain John Sama, who participated in the 1994 and 1996 African Cup of Nations, has voiced his endorsement of Hindolo Mustapha, a talented young player from Crystal Palace. Hindolo Mustapha, who signed his first professional contract in January, has been selected for the Sierra Leone African Cup of Nations opening […]
Sierra Leone’s Trevoh Chalobah delighted to join Crystal Palace
![Sierra Leone-born Trevoh Chalobah has signed a loan deal with Crystal Palace from Chelsea until the end of the season.](https://footballsierraleone.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-31-at-11.52.48-am-750x394.jpg)
Sierra Leone-born Trevoh Chalobah has signed a loan deal with Crystal Palace from Chelsea until the end of the season. The 25-year-old defender, who can also play in midfield, is set to stay with the Eagles until the conclusion of the 2024/25 season. Chalobah becomes Palace’s seventh signing of the summer, following the arrivals of […]
Crystal Palace’s young midfielder gets first Sierra Leone call-up
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Crystal Palace Academy midfielder Hindolo Mustapha, who signed his first professional contract in January, has been selected to play in the opening qualifying matches for the African Cup of Nations representing Sierra Leone. The Leone Stars will host Chad on September 6th in Liberia and play against Zambia away on September 10th, 2024. The 18-year-old […]
Gernot Rohr names Benin squad for AFCON doubleheader
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Benin’s national football team coach, Gernot Rohr, has picked his 25-player squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers. The team, known as the Cheetahs of Benin, has important matches in the race to Morocco 2025. They’ll play against Nigeria on September 7, 2024, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, followed by a […]
Fashion Sakala Jr out of Zambia squad for AFCON qualifiers
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Zambia’s Saudi Arabia-based forward, Fashion Sakala Jr, has been left out of the 27-man Chipolopolo squad for the consecutive 2025 AFCON qualifiers due to a previous disagreement with the coach, Avram Grant, Israel’s football manager. Despite the absence of their first-choice striker, Patson Daka, who is nursing an injury, Sakala has not been selected. Sakala, […]
Ex-Gambia boss Tom Saintfiet appointed as new Mali coach
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Tom Saintfiet, the former head coach of Gambia, has been chosen to lead Mali’s national football team following his appointment by the Malian Football Federation (Femafoot). Saintfiet’s contract is for two years, with the possibility of an extension. Expectations are high for him to lead the team to the semi-finals of AFCON 2025 in Morocco […]