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By Alpha Abu

The two Sierra Leonean clubs at this year’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions have been eliminated.

Bo Rangers, and East End Lions, got eliminated in the preliminary stage of the CAF club champions and confederation cup, respectively over the weekend.

Bo Rangers lost 0-1 away in Ivory Coast to San Pedro in the return leg played on Sunday 25^th August. The previous leg at the Southern Arena in Bo ended in a 1-1 draw.

By Alpha Abu

After a disappointing 1-1 score line at the Southern Arena last Saturday, Bo Rangers could still make it through the CAF club champions preliminary stage, if they put up a similar pulsating performance but with more calmness in front of goal, when they face their opponents San Pedro away in the return leg in the Ivory Coast, on Sunday 25th August.

If only had they converted a couple of their chances they would have headed to face San Pedro looking better placed mathematically to get to the next stage of the competition.

By Alpha Abu

The Southern City of Bo will be teeming with football fans this weekend as two of Sierra Leone’s most popular football clubs Bo Rangers, and East End Lions, face their respective opponents in this year’s Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) club competitions.

Well-resourced Champions -Bo Rangers will play host to FC San Pedro from Ivory Coast in the preliminary round of the CAF champions league at the club’s exquisite Southern Arena, on Saturday 17th August.

By Alpha Abu

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone male national football team, Leone Stars has been paired with the 2024 African Cup of Nations (AFCCON) defending Champions Ivory Coast, together with Zambia and Chad.

The qualifiers will start in September 2024 and end in November 2024. The winners and runners-up in the 11 groups that do not involve tournament hosts Morocco, will gain qualification to the competition.

The TotalEenergies AFCON will be held from 21 December 2025 to 12 January, 2026.

The Former All Peoples Congress Party Member of Parliament of Constituency 127   Siraji Rollings-Kamara has described the new Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, as a foreman who has the qualities of a good leader.

The former opposition law-maker, a football fan, expressed this kind sentiment on Salone Players Watch (SPW), a popular social media sports forum, early on Saturday 29th June, 2024 following reports on the developmental strides undertaken by Abdulai.

By Alpha Abu

Thousands of supporters of Bo Rangers Football Club were in a celebratory mood inside the ultra-modern Southern Arena in Bo on Sunday evening well before the kick-off  in the match between their club and Lamboi FC.

They were justified in their action as it was a mere formality to bring the curtains down in a successful league campaign-they had already won the trophy.