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Encyclopedia > East End Lions
East End Lions
Full name East End Lions
Nickname(s) Red Roaring Lions, The Killers
Founded 1934
Ground National Stadium
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Capacity 36,000
Chairman Mohamed Nabie
Manager
League Sierra Leone National Premier League
2006/07
Home colours
Away colours

East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. they play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone. ... For other places with the same name, see Freetown (disambiguation). ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... kit_body. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links unknown soccer jersey pattern File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... For other places with the same name, see Freetown (disambiguation). ... Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. ...


East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the National Stadium in the capital, Freetown. The club is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history; having won the National League nine times and the Sierra Leonean FA Cup three times. National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone. ...


In 2006, the Lions qualified for the 2006 edition of CAF Champions League but lost to Côte d'Ivoire side Asec Abidjan in the first round. The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). ... The Amicale Sportive des Employés de Commerce (ASEC) Mimosas is an Ivorian football club. ...


They have an intense rivalry with fellow powerhouse Mighty Blackpool who have won the National League ten times, one more occasion than the Lions. A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes. ... Mighty Blackpool is a Sierra Leonean football (soccer) club from the the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone. ...


Achievements

1977, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2005
1973, 1980, 1989

Sierra Leone League is the top division of the Sierra Leone Football Association, it was created in 1967. ... Sierra Leonean FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. ...

Notable Players

Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Julius Gibrilla Woobay (born May 17, 1984 in Port Loko, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean International footballer, currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Universitatea Craiova in the Romanian first divison. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Ibrahim Kargbo (born April 10, 1982 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie and for the Sierra Leonean national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Samuel Barlay (born September 9, 1986 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Mustapha Pa Safa Sama (born 31 October 1979 in Makeni, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean international central defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Umaru Rahman is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer, who is a striker and currently plays for LG-ACB Ha Noi in Vietnam. ...

Sources

  • Rec.sport.soccer statistics foundation
  • The pool newspaper of Sierra Leone
  • www.sierra-leone.org/sport.072201.html

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