East End Lions F.C.
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East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the National Stadium.[2] The head coach, appointed in 2018 is John Keister.[3]
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Full name | East End Lions | |
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Nickname(s) | Red Roaring Lions, The Killers | |
Founded | 1928; 96 years ago (1928) | |
Ground | Trade Center Field Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
Capacity | 5,000 | |
Chairman | Amb. Anthony Navo Jnr | |
Coach | [Isaac Sarfo (Castro][1] | |
League | Sierra Leone National Premier League | |
2022–2023 | 3rd | |
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East End Lions are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history (along with their main rivalry Mighty Blackpool). The club was founded in 1928 and is one of the oldest football clubs in Sierra Leone.