Tag: Sierra Leone
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Time to beat Sierra Leone 4-0 in Freetown – Pinnick
The Super Eagles have been tasked by the Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, to secure victory in Freetown on Tuesday after they squandered a 4-0 lead on Friday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. The result left Nigerians distraught , however, Pinnick has charged them not to just defeat the Leone Stars…
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BREAKING: Fans hold Super Eagles hostage in Benin City stadium after 4-4 draw [VIDEO]
Angry football fans on Friday held the Super Eagles of Nigeria hostage in the Benin City stadium after they squandered a 4-0 lead to draw with Leone stars of Sierra Leone. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Leone Stars came back from 4-0 down to hold the Super Eagles of Nigeria to a shocking 4-4 draw in…
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BREAKING: Super Eagles surrender four goal-lead to draw with Sierra Leone
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday surrendered a four-goal lead to draw with Sierra Leone in a Nation’s Cup qualifier at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, Edo State. The Eagles we’re leading comfortably by 4-1 in the first half, only for them to capitulate in the second half, conceding three goals at home to tie to…
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AFCON Qualifier: We are determined to beat Sierra Leone – Super Eagles
Several Super Eagles players on Wednesday in Benin expressed determination to secure the maximum points in their Match Day 3 fixture in the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers. The Super Eagles, Nigeria’s male senior football team, are up against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Benin on Friday. The players told newsmen after their training session…
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AFCON qualifiers: Super Eagles players to undergo COVID-19 test
Nigeria’s senior national team players will undergo COVID-19 tests, before Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone, Goal reports. The Super Eagles players and their coaches are expected to undergo the test, Wednesday afternoon. Few hours after that, they will have their second training session at the newly renovated Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in…
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AFCON: NFF releases Super Eagles squad to face Sierra Leone
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has released a 24-man list of players invited for their upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone. The list features highly-rated Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen who was notably missed in the Eagles squad for their friendly match against Algeria and Tunisia. Ahmed Musa, the Eagle’s captain was…
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Nigerian doctor, Laoluwa Adejayan appointed head of Sierra Leone COVID-19 task force
Sierra Leone has appointed Nigeria’s Dr. Laoluwa Adejayan as head of its Covid-19 task force after adjudging him the best foreign medical practitioner in the country. Consequently, his salary has been raised to $20,000 per month, a 100 per cent increase. Adejayan is a graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. He…
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Coronavirus-free Sierra Leone shuts borders after Guinea, Liberia announce closures
Virus-free Sierra Leone on Friday announced closure of its borders for a 30-day period barely days after President Julius Maada Bio announced a state of public health emergency. According to reports, the measure was to keep out the coronavirus which has engulfed all of West Africa except for Sierra Leone. The country tested two cases…
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FIFA suspends Sierra Leone Football Association
FIFA has suspended Sierra Leone ‘with immediate effect’ due to government interference in the running of the country’s FA. The ban comes after the Anti-Corruption Commission barred SLFA president Isha Johansen and general secretary Christopher Kamara from SLFA offices. “The suspension will be lifted once the SLFA and its recognised leadership have confirmed to Fifa…
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Buhari congratulates Sierra Leone’s new President
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday congratulated Julius Bio on his election as the new President of Sierra Leone after the presidential election run-off on March 31. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President commended the people of Sierra Leone on the successful conduct of the presidential…