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Bo Rangers appoint Ex-Sierra Leone coach John
by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Bo Rangers appoint Ex-Sierra Leone coach John Keister

Reigning Sierra Leone Premier League champions Bo Rangers has appointed John Keisrer as its new head coach.

Keister, who guided Sierra Leone to their third African Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, unbeaten in the qualifiers, will start his new role on the 1st of November.

It means he will not be in the dugout but in the stands when Rangers take on Mighty Blackpool in the Community Shield clash on the 28th of October at the Southern Arena.

On Wednesday, the club said they are thrilled to announce the official signing of Coach John Keister as the new head Coach.

“With an impressive track record and a wealth of experience in the football industry, Coach Keister brings a dynamic approach and a new spirit to accelerate the club’s growth. 

His tenure will commence on the 1st of November 2023, and the entire club is eager to witness the positive impact he will undoubtedly make in leading the team to new heights of success,” the Southern Province outfit revealed. 

The former East End Lions coach is charged with the new responsibility of defending a back-to-back title.

Rangers fans will be hoping their new coach can replicate what he did during the 2019 season, winning the title unbeaten with the Easter giant side.

Bo Rangers to kick-off their title defence against Freetown City FC on the 5th of November at the Southern Arena.

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Sierra Leone ease past Somalia Blue Stars in Morocco
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Sierra Leone ease past Somalia in Morocco

On Tuesday, Sierra Leone continued their World Cup preparation with a pass mark after securing a 2-0 win over Somalia in a tier-two friendly in Casablanca, Morocco.

Cheltenham defender Curtis Davies, 38, and HSV Hoek center-back Augustine Loof, 27, both made their debut for Sierra Leone in the win as they played the full throttle of the contest.

Having secured a 1-1 draw against Benin in coach Amidu Karims’s first outing with the Leone Stars on Saturday, striker Mohamed Buya Turay opened the scoring for Sierra Leone from the spot.

Coach Karim’s side was awarded a penalty after the Somalia keeper Bilaal Njie brought down the Odense Boldklub striker in the box in the 24th minute.

Turay comfortably converted the spot kick for his second Leone Stars goal in Morocco before completing his brace after a scintillating pass from the right wing in the 58th minute.

Tuesday’s win was the first for the new Leone Stars technical as they continue preparation for World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

Somalia were not a threat to Sierra Leone for most of the game. However, they’ll face a much tougher test against Ethiopia and Egypt in the November World Cup doubleheader.

Sierra Leone in Group A against Ethiopia, powerhouse Egypt, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau and Djibouti are the others in the race to the 2026 World Cup.

The continental journey to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Mexico and Canada will begin in November 2023. 

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Sierra Leone ease past Somalia Blue Stars in Morocco.
Sierra Leone ease past Somalia Blue Stars in Morocco.
Sierra Leone had a successful camp in the International window in Morocco
Sierra Leone had a successful camp in the International window in Morocco
Sierra Leone's detection football tourney starts with a bang
by Alie Bittar @bittar32

Star Sport detection football tourney starts with a bang

The newly built Southern Arena is the venue for the Detection Tournament organised by the Star Sports Academy in Sierra Leone as they search for the next generation of football stars.

Sixteen teams will battle for supremacy – FC Kallon, East End Lions, Stars Sports Academy, Senegal’s Dream Foot, Academia from Guinea, Bo All Stars, Academie GFI, K and K, Africa Sports Academy from Liberia, Attouga Foot and six others listed to compete in an exciting football talent show in the presence of global scouts. 

The Detection football showdown got underway on Monday with a flurry of action that has seen day one already concluded at the Southern Arena Stadium.

Stars Sports Academy narrowly defeated K and K 1-0, FC Kallon outclassed their opponent Bo All Stars 3-0, and Senegal’s Dream Foot edged past Guinea’s Academy Sabou 1-0 as East End Lions played a 2-2 draw against Academie GFI on the opening day.

Matchday One results and day two fixtures are below. 

The competition will continue with four more exciting matches at the same venue on Tuesday.

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Detection Sports Tournament opening results
Detection Sports Tournament opening results
The competition will continue with four more exciting matches at the same venue on Tuesday.
The competition will continue with four more exciting matches at the same venue on Tuesday.
Sierra Leone Premier League seal 80k Leone Rock sponsor
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Miners Leone Rock seal $80k Sierra Leone Premier Leone deal

Sierra Leone Football Association and the Premier League Board have secured an $80,000 dollar Leone Rock Metal Group deal for the upcoming season.

The deal is for refinement of the 2023/24 campaign after the League was renamed the Leone Rock Premier League as the first-ever sponsorship from a mining company, it was revealed on Monday in a joint presser at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Freetown.

The occasion was graced by the Minister of Sport, Augusta James Teima, the Sierra Leone Football Association VP 1 Harold Nat Johnson, members of the press and other dignitaries.

“The company supported the Sierra Leone Premier League season with $80,000 Eighty United States Dollars. The League is now officially known as the Leone Rock Premier League for the 2023/2024 season,” the miners have confirmed.

Additionally, according to the first female Minister of Sports, Madam Augusta Tema, Leone Rock Metal Group is the first mining company to set the record of a full sponsorship to the men’s top-tier football club competition.

She, therefore, thanked and appreciated the only reliable mining company for such a wonderful gesture.

The season will kick off on November 3rd – the winner will pocket 500 million Leones, and the runners-up will get 250 million Leones as per the Board’s announcement.

SLPLB say they’ll give each club 80 million Old Leones before kick-starting the season as a booster. 

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The League is now officially known as the Leone Rock Premier League for the 2023/2024 season
The League is now officially known as the Leone Rock Premier League for the 2023/2024 season
Sutura Kakay nets in Sheffield Wednesday U18's draw
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Sutura Kakay nets for Sheffield Wednesday U18

Sutura Kakay was among the goals as Sheffield Wednesday Under-18s played to a 3-3 draw at Middlewood Road against Crewe Alexandra.

The visitors snatched a last-gasp equaliser in a six-goal thriller in their Professional Development League.

The midfielder joined the Sheffield Wednesday academy side as one of the 11 new prodigies to the club on two-year scholarship deals.

The young midfielder Sutura Kakay scored the Owls’ third after the break through a super strike in the 58 minutes to put his side 3-2 up. 

From 25 yards, he unleashed a stunning effort off the post – a goal that looked to have earned three points for the hosts.

Devlan Moses scored the host opener after just two minutes before the visitors hit back with two goals to overturn the deficit.

Caiden Remy-Dee draws parity for Wednesday on the half-hour mark. After the recess, Kakay gave his side a 3-2 lead with a stunner before Crewe’s last-minute equaliser through Railwaymen’s 94th-minute goal to snatch a point.

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