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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Sierra Leone National team, Leone Stars have invited Captain Umaru Zaingeley Bangura, Kei Kamara and Mohamed Buya Turay. The three stars are among 15 foreign based players that have been invited by coach Sellas Tetteh to face Lesotho in Freetown and Benin in Porto Novo this month.

The Leone Stars team is expected to start its 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on the 13^th of November in Freetown. The team will then travel to Porto Novo three days later to face Benin.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Sierra Leone Football Association has sacked the Assistant Coach 1 of the national team, Musa Kallon. His sacking comes following an investigation in to his conduct. In his place, former Leone Stars coach John Keister has been appointed.

Kallon was suspended last week for a physical altercation with the national team’s Welfare Officer, Junior Lawson. Following the conclusion of the FA’s investigation, Lawson has been handed a two-match ban.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Mohamed Buya Turay’s goal has won the league title for his Swedish side Djurgaden FC on Saturday. Djurgaden needed just a draw to prevent Malmo FF from wining the trophy on the last day of the season.

Djurgaden went 2-0 down against IFK Norrkoping in the first half on Saturday before rallying the troops for a resurgence in the second half. Jasper Kalstrom scored just five minutes in to the second half before Buya equalized in the 65^th minute.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Sierra Leonean star Alhassan Koroma, 19 has been ruled out of the first two Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers that Leone Stars will be engaged in during the second week of November. The Spanish based midfielder got injured this week whiles on duty with his club Real Balompedica Linense, also known as Balona.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named the Burkina Faso referee Jean Outarra to handle the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier between Sierra Leone and Lesotho.

Outarra oversaw the 2022 World Cup qualifying preliminary game between Leone Stars (Sierra Leone) and Lone Stars (Liberia) in September. This selection means he will be officiating a game in Freetown for the second time in as many months.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Sierra Leone Football Association has announced that it has donated Le500million to the newly constituted Premier League Board (PLB).

According to a press release on Monday, the FA said the donation is a “funding support towards the commencement of the official Sierra Leone Premier League.”

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Thirty referees are currently undergoing a five-day training in physique and technique at the National Stadium. The referees have been drawn from elite and intermediate categories from across the country.

The training which started on Monday is geared towards preparing them physically and mentally for competitions like the Sierra Leone Premiere League and FIFA accredited games; FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches.