Tag: Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone opposition supporters protest against electoral body
Police and protesters clashed on Wednesday when the supporters of the opposition party All People’s Congress, APC, who are accusing the electoral commission and its chairman Mohamed Konneh of alleged bias in favor of the ruling party. The protesters are demanding the release of a more detailed voter register. “We are here to protest because…
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Super Eagles beat Sierra Leone 3-2, grab 2024 AFCON ticket
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday qualified for 2024 AFCON billed for Cote D’Ivoire after beating Sierra Leone by 3-2 in Monrovia, Liberia. Victor Osimhen grabbed a brace after scoring in the 19th and the 32nd minute of the encounter to put the Super Eagles at a vantage position.
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Sierra Leone vs Nigeria: Super Eagles set to clinch AFCON 2024 ticket today
The Super Eagles of Nigeria need just a draw to qualify for the AFCON 2024 taking place in Cote D Ivoire. Nigeria has won three games while scoring 13 goals and conceding just two goals. They have only lost one game and won all remaining three but currently lie second on the table. Their Opponent …
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Cote d’Ivoire 2023: Eagles land in Monrovia for game versus Sierra Leone
Nigeria’s delegation to Sunday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying duel with Sierra Leone arrived in the Liberian capital, Monrovia on Saturday morning, aboard a chartered Air Peace airline Embraer 195.
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AFCON 2023: Sierra Leone to host Super Eagles in Liberia
The Samuel Kayon Doe Stadium, Monrovia has been chosen to host the Sierra Leone Versus Super Eagles game on Sunday, June 18. Samuel Kayon Doe Stadium will serve as home ground for Sierra Leone owing to the non-approval of any of its stadium in the country.
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Osinbajo to lead Commonwealth Observer Group to Sierra Leone
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has accepted to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) constituted by Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, to observe the Sierra Leone 2023 general elections. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The secretary-general constituted the observer…
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AFCON Qualifiers: CAF rejects Sierra Leone stadium for Super Eagles match
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected Sierra Leone’s request to play their 2024 AFCON qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria at Bo City, stadium. Bo City is Sierra Leone’s second-largest town.
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Policemen, civilians die after violent protest in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leoneans in their numbers hit the street of Freetown and other parts of the country to stage a protest over the high cost of living in the country. Meanwhile, the protest turned violent and scores of persons including the military, para-military, and even civilians lost their lives .Graphic images and video of battered and…
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6 police officers killed in anti-government protests
Six police officers were killed in anti-government protests in northern and western Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the head of police said on Thursday. Two officers were killed in the capital, Freetown, three in the northern town of Kamakwie and one in the northern city of Makeni, police inspector general William Fayia Sellu told Reuters.
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Super Eagles can be better with more time to improve – Peseiro
Super Eagles’ Head Coach José Peseiro says his team need more time to improve, even though they were the better side against Sierra Leone on Thursday and deserved to win. “We had barely six or seven practice sessions. We should have had three or four more, but due to the late arrival of some of…