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Sierra Leone
Nickname(s)	Leone Stars
Association	Sierra Leone; Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Ahmed Kanu
Captain	Mohamed Kallon
Most caps	Musa Kallon
Top scorer	Mohamed Kallon
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	SLE
FIFA ranking	138
Highest FIFA ranking	51 (January 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	172 (September 2007)
Elo ranking	142
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone ; (Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October 1949)
Biggest win
	Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger ; (Freetown, Sierra Leone; March 7, 1976); Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger ; (Freetown, Sierra Leone; June 3, 1995); Sierra Leone 4 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe ; (Freetown, Sierra Leone; April 22, 2000)
Biggest defeat
	Mali 6 - 0 Sierra Leone ; (Bamako, Mali; June 17, 2007)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1994)
Best result	Round 1, 1994, 1996

The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup.

[edit] Sierra Leone Football Achievements

Amilcar Cabral Cup :

2 Times Champion (1993, 1995)
2 Times Runners-up

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
1974 to 1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Did not enter
1994 - Withdrew
1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 to 1968 - Did not enter
1970 - Withdrew
1972 - Did not enter
1974 - Did not qualify
1976 - Did not enter
1978 - Did not qualify
1980 - Did not enter
1982 - Did not qualify
1984 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not enter
1988 - Disqualified
1990 - Withdrew
1992 - War
1994 - Round 1
1996 - final round
1998 - Withdrew
2000 - Disqualified due to civil war
2002 to 2010- Did not qualify

[edit] Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Patrick Bantamoi	24 May 1986 (1986-05-24) (age 23)	0	0	FC Inter Turku
1	GK	Christian Caulker	25 December 1988 (1988-12-25) (age 21)	12	0	Kallon F.C.
12	GK	Michael Tommy	30 June 1979 (1979-06-30) (age 30)	18	0	Municipal Liberia
12	GK	Solomon Yambassu	16 September 1983 (1983-09-16) (age 26)	15	0	East End Lions
12	GK	Komba Yomba	24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) (age 32)	31	0	Diamond Stars

2	DF	Ahmed Deen	30 June 1985 (1985-06-30) (age 24)	10	0	Barnet
6	DF	Ibrahim Kargbo	10 April 1982 (1982-04-10) (age 27)	27	0	Willem II
15	MF	Sahr Lahai	1 April 1984 (1984-04-01) (age 25)	5	0	Ethnikos
	DF	Sidney Kargbo	1 July 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 23)	8	0	FC Brussels
15	DF	Kewullay Conteh	31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) (age 31)	33	7	Grosseto
	DF	Osman Yunis	13 March 1982 (1982-03-13) (age 27)	14	0	Ports Authority
3	DF	Mustapha Sama	31 October 1979 (1979-10-31) (age 30)	34	2	Carolina RailHawks
	DF	Alpha Sumoi Lansana	14 October 1980 (1980-10-14) (age 29)	12	0	Ports Authority
	DF	Sarway Dollar	19 July 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 21)	4	0	Mighty Blackpool
	DF	Ibrahim Koroma	17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) (age 20)	9	0	Motala AIF
	DF	Albert Cole	7 July 1981 (1981-07-07) (age 28)	18	0	Raufoss IL

13	MF	Julius Gibrilla Woobay	17 May 1984 (1984-05-17) (age 25)	25	12	FC Universitatea Craiova
10	FW	Sahr Senesie	20 June 1985 (1985-06-20) (age 24)	0	0	SV Eintracht Trier 05
13	MF	Rodney Strasser	30 March 1990 (1990-03-30) (age 19)	0	0	A.C. Milan
7	MF	Samuel Barlay	9 September 1986 (1986-09-09) (age 23)	15	1	IFK Mariehamn
8	MF	Ibrahim Khalil Tahini	25 July 1987 (1987-07-25) (age 22)	5	2	Bunkeflo IF
11	MF	Sheriff Suma	12 October 1986 (1986-10-12) (age 23)	11	6	Ermis Aradippou
11	MF	Nahim Khadi, Jr.	16 August 1979 (1979-08-16) (age 30)	20	7	Dartford
11	MF	Albert Jarrett	23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) (age 25)	5	0	Barnet
17	MF	Umaru Bangura	7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 22)	13	1	Hønefoss
	MF	Mohamed Kamara	11 November 1987 (1987-11-11) (age 22)	2	0	HJK Helsinki
17	MF	Lennox Kanu	29 November 1983 (1983-11-29) (age 26)	12	3	Stavanger IF
7	MF	Alimamy Sesay	24 April 1987 (1987-04-24) (age 22)	5	1	Kallon F.C.
7	MF	Emerson Samba	5 March 1987 (1987-03-05) (age 22)	7	0	Mighty Blackpool
11	MF	Alhassan Bangura	24 January 1988 (1988-01-24) (age 21)	1	0	Blackpool
	MF	Warren John Kanu	1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) (age 26)	12	0	Cleveland City Stars
5	MF	Albert Foday	27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) (age 24)	8	2	Kallon F.C.

	FW	Kei Kamara	1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) (age 25)	4	0	Kansas City Wizards
10	FW	Mohamed Kallon	6 October 1979 (1979-10-06) (age 30)	28	19	Kallon F.C.
9	FW	Paul Kpaka	7 August 1981 (1981-08-07) (age 28)	15	7	K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
12	FW	Sam Obi Metzger	19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) (age 22)	2	0	PP-70
15	MF	Mustapha Bangura	24 October 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 20)	5	1	AC Omonia
	FW	Sallieu Bundu	1 January 1984 (1984-01-01) (age 25)	4	0	Carolina RailHawks FC
	FW	Sidique Mansaray	23 July 1980 (1980-07-23) (age 29)	12	2	East End Lions
	FW	Ibrahim Teteh Bangura	27 December 1989 (1989-12-27) (age 20)	1	0	Cleveland City Stars