By: Hassan Osman Kargbo
The Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Team, Amidu Karim has announced a 25-man Leone Stars squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Djibouti on June 5th and Burkina Faso on June 10th.
These matches are crucial steps on our journey to the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted in USA, Canada and Mexico, and we need all your support! Here are the talented players who will be representing our beloved nation:
Let’s unite and cheer for our team as they aim to make Sierra Leone proud on the global stage! Your support means everything.
Goalkeepers Francis Koroma (Wilberforce Strikers), Isaac Caulker (FC Kallon), Yusuf Sesay (Bo Rangers), and Abdulai Juma Bah (Freetonians SLIFA) are among the four invited home base players.
England born Sierra Leonean international Curtis Davis has been handed a second Leone Stars call up at 39, while Steven Caulker 32 returns to the national team after a long time out through injury.
4 home base players and 21 foreign base players with up to 6-7 not being active for their respective clubs for nearly 5-6 months at the expense of our top flight league players who continue to have more numbers in the pitch week in week out.
Beginning to show why we aren’t ready yet as a nation. Ouch!