By Alpha Barrie
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Thomas Daddy Brima has lavish praises the Leone Stars technical team for their efforts in preparing the team ahead AFCON 2025 Qualifier for clash against Chad on September 6th and Zambia’s Chipolopolo on September 10th.
The SLFA Boss, together with the Minister of Sports, Minister of Sports Madam Augusta James-Teima and Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, the Board Chairman of National Sports Authority (NSA) visited the Leone Stars training at the Sierra Leone Football Academy field at Kingtom.
Speaking, President Daddy Brima highlighted the importance of the upcoming matches, encouraging the players to approach the qualifiers with maximum significance and determination.
He further encouraged the players who were not part of the final list to continue working and that being left out for the games does not suggest a lack of skill and competence, adding that the upcoming CHAN (African Nations Championship) qualifiers set to begin in October, which is an important opportunity for home-based players to showcase their talent. “This tournament is designed for local players and will help expose our boys,” Daddy Brima said.
The SLFA Chief underscored the importance of qualifying for major tournaments such as the AFCON, World Cup, and CHAN, urging the players to focus on delivering their best performance for Sierra Leone, emphasizing the need to seize every opportunity to advance in these competitions.
Meanwhile, Head Coach Amidu Karim had named his 25-man squad for Leone Star’s upcoming Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Qualifiers to face Chad and Zambia on September 6 and 10 respectively.
Below is the list of final selected players:-
GOAL KEEPERS
1. Mohamed N. Kamara
2. Isaac Caulker
3. Francis Koroma
Defenders
4. Steven Roy Caulker
5. Osman J. Kakay
6. Abdul Jarjue Kabia
7. Emmanuel Sahr Samadiya
8. Yemi Dunia
9. Saidu Mansaray
10. Mohamed Bangura
11. Sallieu Tarawally
MIDFIELDERS:-
12. Alusine Koroma
13. Alhassan Koroma
14. Kamil Amadu Conteh
15. Ibrahim Sillah
16. Mustapha Bundu
17. Jonathan Sahr Morsay
18. Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai
19. Hindolo Thomas E. Mustapha
FORWARDS:-
20. Daniel Kanu
21. Joshua Abdulai Koroma
22. Musa Noah Kamara
23. Rodney Michael
24. Augustus Kargbo
