Sierra Leone national football team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Leone Stars | ||
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Association | Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | John Keister | ||
Captain | Umaru Bangura | ||
Most caps | Umaru Bangura (43) | ||
Home stadium | Freetown National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SLE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 116 1 (22 December 2022)[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 | 2 (first in 1994) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1994 and 1996 |
Sierra Leone national football team is the national football team of Sierra Leone.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie (15 August 2006). "Sierra Leone – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.