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Southern Arena confirm date of first match at new stadium
Southern Arena, Southern Province, Bo City’s newest venue, will host its first match on May 21 has been announced. The 6,000-seater football stadium constructed by Turkish-based contractors is ready...
FC Kallon’s Alie Conteh sets new Premier League record
FC Kallon star striker Alie Conteh best known as Nzonzi becomes the first-ever player to hit six goals in a single match in the Sierra Leone national top-flight league on Thursday. FC Kallon...
CAF rejects SLFA’s request to play Nigeria at home
The Sierra Leone Football Association have confirmed that the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has rejected their proposal to host Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations Matchday 5 qualifier...
Young starlet Rodney Michael poised to play for Sierra Leone
Rodney Michael, who is based in the United States is expected to be part of the Sierra Leone U20 squad, Football Sierra Leone understands. Shooting Stars will play away in Bissau on Sunday, in the...
Iran/Sierra Leone friendly under Match-fixing scrutiny
Recognised Sierra Leone's FA president, Isha Johansen, has written to World football governing body, Fifa to request an investigation into Iran and Sierra Leone international friendly. The World-Cup...
Iran crush Sierra Leone in World Cup Warm-Up
Iran proved too strong as they dismantled a Sierra Leone side largely dominated by local stars 4-0 on Saturday in an international friendly at the Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. A brace for Ali Gholizadeh...
Exclusive: Fifa gives green light to Sierra Leone friendly in Iran
Sierra Leone Stars hopes of meeting World Cup-bound Iran in a friendly encounter in Tehran on Saturday, 17 March has been confirmed by football world governing body, Fifa. The contest will take...
Sierra Leone 98th in latest Fifa Men’s Ranking
Sierra Leone moved down again to 98th position from 97th in the latest FIFA world rankings announced on Thursday. The national men’s soccer side finished 2017 as the 97th best-ranked team in the...
Sierra Leone off to face World Cup-bound Iran in Tehran
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has confirmed that 2018 World Cup-bound Iran will play a friendly match with Sierra Leone on March 17. The SLFA says John Keister's men will on...
U20 Niger 2019: Sierra Leone to play Guinea Bissau
The Shooting Stars of Sierra Leone have been paired with Guinea Bissau in the 2019 U20 AFCON preliminary qualifiers. Guinea Bissau will host Sierra Leone between March 30 and April 1 with the return...
Fifa names Sierra Leone match-fixing investigation unit
Fifa has named a four-man investigation unit that will probe potential match-fixing in Sierra Leonean football, BBC Sport reports. The match-fixing inquiry includes a World Cup qualifier between...
Abdulai Bah happy with FC Johansen appointment
New first-team coach Abdulai Bah (Coach Kaloga) will be using his long-term experience in a bid to help FC Johansen shine under his leadership. The 46-year-old, who was appointed on Tuesday...
John Keister leaves FC Johansen
Head Coach of Sierra Leone national team, John Keister, on Friday, February, 3 with immediate effect resigned his position as the head coach of Sierra Leone premier league side, FC Johansen. The...
Sierra Leone continue slide in world ranking
Sierra Leone have moved down to 98th position in the first 2018 FIFA world rankings announced on Thursday. The national men’s soccer side finished 2017 as the 97th best-ranked team in the world. In...
Shock as Sierra Leone FIFA task force head resigns
Liberian FA president, Musa Bility, has resigned as Chairman of the Fifa Taskforce to Sierra Leone, just three months after he was appointed. Senegal's FA boss, Augustine Senghor is expected to take...
Fifa: Sierra Leone world ranking unchanged
Sierra Leone men’s national side will finish 2017 unchanged as the 97th best-ranked team in the world, according to the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday 21st December. In Africa, the...
Sierra Leone coach suspension lifted
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), have lifted their suspension on national head coach John Keister, the FA said on Thursday. Keister, who was suspended with two others ‘Indefinitely’...
Sierra Leone FA sacks secretary general Kamara with immediate effect
Christopher Abdul Kamara, the suspended secretary general of Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), has been sacked with immediate effect. Kamara and the FA boss Isha Johansen, a CAF Executive...
Sierra Leone creep up in Fifa rankings
Sierra Leone moved two places from 99th to 97th in the latest global rankings for November, despite not kicking a ball since September. The Sierra Leone national home-based stars were eliminated...
Despite saga, FIFA still supports Johansen
Fifa has overturned a decision by Sierra Leone's Football Association (SLFA) to set aside Isha Johansen from her role as president, ruling it 'invalid', BBC Sport reports. Last month, the SLFA...
Johansen, Kamara get $130,000 bail after non-guilty plea
Isha Johansen, a CAF Executive Committee member and the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Secretary General Chris Kamara were both released on same bail condition amounting to some US$130,000...