Football is by far the most popular sport in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone national football team, governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association, is popularly known as the Leone Stars and represents the country in international football competitions. Though the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, they did participate in the 1994 and 1996 African Cup of Nations. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... First international Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone (Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October 1949) Biggest win Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; March 7, 1976) Sierra Leone 5 - 1 Niger (Freetown, Sierra Leone; June 3, 1995) Sierra Leone 4 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Freetown, Sierra Leone; April... The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLAFA) is the governing body of football in Sierra Leone. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ... The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ...

The Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful football clubs in the country, but Kallon F.C. is also improving. Kallon F.C. won the Premier League in 2006, and eliminated 2006 Nigerian Premier League Champions Ocean Boys in the 2007 CAF Champions League first qualifying round, but later lost to ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast in the second qualifying round for the group stage. Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. ... East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional soccer club based in the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone currently playing in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. ... Mighty Blackpool is a Sierra Leonean football (soccer) club from the the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone. ... Kallon F.C., formerly Real Republicans, is a Sierra Leonean football club from the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone. ... The Nigerian Premier League (NPL) is the highest level of domestic Nigerian soccer. ... 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. ... Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. ...

The Sierra Leone U-17 football team, nicknamed the Sierra Stars, finished as runner-up at the 2003 African U-17 Championship in Swaziland, but came in last place in their group at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003 was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, and Turku in Finland between 13 August and 30 August 2003. ...

External links

• Official web site of the Leone Stars