by FSL News | 12 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Lesotho boss Thabo Senong has named a 30-man provisional squad for games against Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for late March
Group L bottom side Likuena will host the Leone Stars at Setsoto Stadium on March 22 before taking on leaders Nigeria in their final group match in Lagos on March 30.
In the first leg encounters against the two West African sides, Crocodiles of Lesotho played to a 1-1 draw in Freetown in an empty stadium after FIFA sanction.
A late goal by Jane Thabants’o salvaged a 1-1 draw for Lesotho against Sierra Leone in the group opener behind closed doors at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown.
Senong’s side was beaten 4-2 by Nigeria at Setsoto Stadium in Maseru in their matchday two while Sierra Leone, on the other hand, suffered a 1-0 defeat in Benin.
A win for Sierra Leone in Lesotho will revive their chance to make the biggest stage of continental football having placed to a back to back draw with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in matchday three and four of the qualifiers.
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by FSL News | 10 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Sierra Leone has been disqualified from the West African Football Union Zone A 17 tournament in Senegal.
- Although, they were already eliminated after their opening two defeats. However, the SLFA says they received a communication with a decision from the Confederation of African Football, CAF that Sierra Leone U 17 National team has been disqualified from the qualifying tournament in Senegal due to failed MRI test of some players.
- Mauritania replaced the Gambia who was also found guilty of age fraud.
The WAFU ‘A’ Zone qualifying tournament was to pave the way for the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2021.
It’s not clear the type of punishment CAF will impose on the Sierra Leone Football Association.
Meanwhile, before their released Sierra Leone U17 teams suffered a 5-0 thrashing to Mali at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies Senegal brought an end to Sierra Leone’s hopes of progressing to the men’s U17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday.
After their opening 1-0 defeat to Guinea Bissau, Sierra Stars went into their final group game knowing they needed to win. A loss would end their chances of qualifying or progressing to the next stages of the competition.
The top two from each group will play the semi-finals, and the finalists will represent the zone at the AFCON finals.
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Sierra Leone U17 eliminated after heavy whipping to Mali
by FSL News | 9 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has admitted that there was a big gulf in class between his African champions and European champions Bayern Munich, BBC Sports reports.
Despite the defeat, Mosimane is determined to claim third place on Thursday when they face Brazil’s Copa Libertadores winners Palmeiras, who lost their semi-final 1-0 to Mexico’s UANL Tigres.
“When we are the best team in the continent you always have to try hand see how far are you from Europe, and I think you see the difference to see how far we are with Europe at the moment,” he said.
“A very difficult game for us. We played a very good team and you can understand why they are the number one in the world and the number one in Europe too. They stopped us having the ball.”
Immediately after the Bayern defeat, Mosimane’s attention turned to equalling Al Ahly’s best-ever finish at the Club World Cup, third in 2006.
“We are looking forward to finishing in third place and winning a bronze medal,” he insisted to the Al Ahly website.
“To do that we have to learn from the Al Duhail and Bayern Munich matches. There are some negative aspects of the team’s performance against Al Duhail and Bayern Munich.
“We will look forward to dealing with thoe, and there are also positives that we must work on to improve the team.”
Al Ahly’s medical staff are working hard to makes sure that Tunisia defender Ali Maaloul is fit for the game after he was forced off the pitch on 28 minutes with an injury.
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by FSL News | 7 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
A 5-0 thrashing to Mali at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies Senegal brought an end to Sierra Leone’s hopes of progressing to the men’s U17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday.
After their opening 1-0 defeat to Guinea Bissau, Sierra Stars went into their final group game knowing they needed to win. A loss would end their chances of qualifying or progressing to the next stages of the competition.
However, their counterpart Mali proved too strong for the young lads from Freetown with goals from Youba Koita, Mamadou Doumbia and Bandiogou Diallo in the first 50 minutes dismantle Sierra Stars.
The Malians impressively completed their triumph with two more goals from Yacouba Maiga in the 67-minute and Diallo scored his brace in the 84th minute.
Head coach Raymond Lewis was self-assured to continue his unbeaten run with Sierra Stars unfortunately Guinea-Bissau and Mali was hard to crackdown.
Across all levels, Sierra Stars remain the only Sierra Leone side to have participated in a FIFA competition after their impressive performance in the 2003 U-17 African qualifiers hosted in Swaziland and qualified for the World cup finals in Finland alongside Nigeria and Cameroon under the guidance of former Sierra Leone International Musa Kallon.
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by FSL News | 7 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- The West Africans claimed bronze medal at the African Nations Championship after proving too strong for hosts Cameroon on Saturday.
- Guinea ended this year’s tournament strongly with a 2-0 triumph to win the third-place playoff in the tournament that is exclusively for footballers who compete domestically in Africa.
A fast start from Syli Nationale helped them to two first-half goals as Cameroon were unable to respond at the Reunification Stadium in Douala.
Guinea got off to the perfect start when Morlaye Sylla, who has enjoyed an impressive tournament for the West African nation, split the Indomitable Lions defence before slotting in past Cameroon keeper Haschou Kerrido to make it 1-0 inside the first ten minutes.
They doubled their advantage just before the break when Mamadouba Camara finished decisively after springing Cameroon’s offside trap to make it 2-0.
In the second half, Cameroon tried to rally for a way to a comeback, but their efforts were unproductive.
The final between defending champions Morocco and Mali is set for Yaoundé on Sunday with FIFA President Gianni Infantino expected to attend.
Although the tournament is restricted to home-based players, matches carry full international status and count toward the monthly FIFA world rankings.
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Match Highlights
by FSL News | 4 Feb, 2021 | African News, Sport News
This comes after the sides triumphed in the two semi-final matches played on Wednesday in the tournament exclusively designed for home-based players.
The Eagles of Mali sealed their final spot after winning 5-4 in a penalty shootout to eliminate their neighbours’ Guinea at the tournament hosted by Cameroon.
Morocco, on the other hand, hammered hosts Cameroon 4-0 at the Limbe Stadium to maintain their defensive credential in the match in Yaounde.
The result ensured that Morocco will meet Mali in the final at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on Sunday as they chase their second title in the competition.
The Eagles will be hunting for their first CHAN title having reached the final of the 2016 edition.
Guinea will play Cameroon in the third-place playoff at the Reunification Stadium in Douala on Saturday.
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