Sierra Leone national football team
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The Sierra Leone national football team represents Sierra Leone in association football and is governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association. It has qualified for Africa Cup of Nations three times.
History
Sierra Leone's first match was at home on 10 August 1949 against another British colony, Nigeria, and was lost 2–0. In 1954 it played another British colony and British administered U.N trust territory, Gold Coast and Trans-Volta Togoland, and lost 2–0 away. On 22 April 1961, it hosted Nigeria and lost 4–2. On 12 November 1966, it hosted Liberia in its first match against a non-British colony and earned its first draw, 1–1. A week later, it lost 2–0 in Liberia. On 13 January 1971, it played its first match against a non-African team, West Germany's B-team. The match in Sierra Leone was won 1–0 by the Germans. Sierra Leone's first match outside Africa was its first against an Asian nation, China. It lost 4–1 in China on 5 April 1974.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In August 2014, Sierra Leone FA cancelled all association football matches in an effort to stop the spread of the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone, a week after Liberian FA did the same.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Sierra Leonean players playing outside Sierra Leone, such as Michael Lahoud playing in the United States, were discriminated against, with opposition players refusing to swap shirts, shake hands and allow them to certain places of the stadium because they fear that they could be carrying the disease.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Sierra Leonean national team wasn't allowed to play home games and all players had to be foreign-based.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>
Results and fixtures
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Coaching history
- Template:Flagicon Burkhard Pape (1966–1968)
- Template:Flagicon Klaus Ebbighausen (1976–1978)
- Template:Flagicon Warwick Rimmer (1979)
- Template:Flagicon Christian Cole (1989)
- Template:Flagicon Christian Cole (1991)
- Template:Flagicon Raymond Zarpanelian (1993–1994)
- Template:Flagicon Roger Palmgren (1994–1996)
- Template:Flagicon John Sherington (1996–1997)
- Template:Flagicon Abdulai Sesay (1997–2000)
- Template:Flagicon Dušan Drašković (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Christian Cole (2001)
- Template:Flagicon José Antonio Nogueira (2003)
- Template:Flagicon John Sherington (2003–2006)
- Template:Flagicon James Peters (2006–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Kanu (2007–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Koroma (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Christian Cole (2010–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Lars-Olof Mattsson (2011–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Johnathan McKinstry (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Atto Mensah (2014)
- Template:Flagicon John Ajina Sesay (2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon John Sherington (2015)
- Template:Flagicon Sellas Tetteh (2015–2017)
- Template:Flagicon John Keister (2017–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Sellas Tetteh (2019–2020)
- Template:Flagicon John Keister (2020–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Amidu Karim (2023–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group A matches against Burkina Faso and Djibouti on 8 and 12 October 2025; respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Caps and goals are correct as of 8 October 2025, after the match against Burkina Faso.
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Recent call-ups
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INJ Withdrew due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Had announced retirement from international association football.
SUS Is serving a suspension.
PRI Absent due to private circumstances.
WD Withdrawn.
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Records
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- Players in bold are still active with Sierra Leone.
Most appearances
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umaru Bangura | 55 | 4 | 2006–2022 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Bah | 45 | 3 | 1986–1998 |
| Kei Kamara | 45 | 8 | 2008–present | |
| 4 | Mohamed Kallon | 40 | 8 | 1995–2012 |
| 5 | Sheriff Suma | 37 | 3 | 2006–2015 |
| 6 | Kwame Quee | 35 | 3 | 2012–present |
| 7 | Yeami Dunia | 34 | 0 | 2012–present |
| 8 | Medo Kamara | 33 | 1 | 2008–2021 |
| 9 | Julius Wobay | 32 | 4 | 2001–2018 |
| 10 | Ibrahim Kargbo | 30 | 1 | 2000–2013 |
Top goalscorers
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| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Kallon | 8 | 40 | {{#expr:8/40 round 2}} | 1995–2012 |
| Kei Kamara | 8 | 45 | {{#expr:8/45 round 2}} | 2008–present | |
| 3 | Lamine Conteh | 6 | 20 | {{#expr:6/20 round 2}} | 1993–2006 |
| 4 | Alhaji Kamara | 5 | 19 | {{#expr:5/19 round 2}} | 2012–present |
| Augustus Kargbo | 5 | 24 | {{#expr:5/24 round 2}} | 2021–present | |
| 6 | Teteh Bangura | 4 | 12 | {{#expr:4/12 round 2}} | 2011–2014 |
| Amadou Bakayoko | 4 | 16 | {{#expr:4/16 round 2}} | 2022–present | |
| Alhassan Kamara | 4 | 16 | {{#expr:4/16 round 2}} | 2012–2018 | |
| Musa Noah Kamara | 4 | 16 | {{#expr:4/16 round 2}} | 2018–present | |
| Abu Kanu | 4 | 16 | {{#expr:4/16 round 2}} | 1994–2003 | |
| Mustapha Bangura | 4 | 17 | {{#expr:4/17 round 2}} | 2005–2016 | |
| Mustapha Bundu | 4 | 23 | {{#expr:4/23 round 2}} | 2019–present | |
| Julius Wobay | 4 | 32 | {{#expr:4/32 round 2}} | 2001–2018 | |
| Umaru Bangura | 4 | 55 | {{#expr:4/55 round 2}} | 2006–2022 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations
Coaching staff
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Amidu Karim |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Alusine Sesay |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Amara Rahman Bangura |
| Sport therapist | Template:Flagicon Joris De Vos |
| Head of medical | Template:Flagicon Osman Fofanah |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Abdulai Kargbo |
Honours
Regional
- Amílcar Cabral Cup
- Template:Gold1 Champions (2): 1993, 1995
- Template:Silver2 Runners-up (2): 1984, 1986
References
Sources
- Sierra Leone to 'host' the Elephants of Ivory Coast in Abidjan – footballsierraleone.net (archived 5 March 2016)
- Sierra Leone 1–1 Malawi: International Friendly – footballsierraleone.net (archived 5 April 2016)
External links
- Football Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone Football Association
- Sierra Leone at CAF
- Sierra Leone at FIFA
- Sierra Leone at National-Football-Teams.com
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