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.
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Nickname(s) | Leone Stars | |||
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Association | SLFA | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | |||
Head coach | Amidu Karim | |||
Captain | Osman Kakay | |||
Most caps | Umaru Bangura (55) | |||
Top scorer | Mohamed Kallon (8) | |||
Home stadium | Freetown National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | SLE | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 126 (4 April 2024)[1] | |||
Highest | 50 (August 2014) | |||
Lowest | 172 (September 2007) | |||
First international | ||||
Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 10 August 1949)[2] | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Sierra Leone 5–1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 7 March 1976) Sierra Leone 5–1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 3 June 1995) Sierra Leone 4–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Freetown, Sierra Leone; 22 April 2000) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Mali 6–0 Sierra Leone (Bamako, Mali; 17 June 2007) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1994) | |||
Best result | Group stage (1994, 1996, 2021) |
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