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Leone Stars, watch that Benin goalkeeper

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

LEONE STARS, WATCH THAT BENIN GOALKEEPER, SATURNIN ALLAGBE, TOMORROW Preview of today’s soccer classic by Kabs Kanu Benin almost held Nigeria to a draw and deny Sierra Leone a place […]

President Bio promises Leone Stars players $10,000 each and land if they beat Benin and qualify for Africa Nations Cup

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

JUST IN! The first gentle man of the Republic of Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio, has promised to give each player hundred million leones (100,000,000) and a plot of […]

Benin promises each player $ 30,000 if they stop Leone Stars and make the Africa Nations Cup

March 30, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Each Benin player will receive a bonus of $30,000 if they stop hosts Sierra Leone tomorrow and qualify for the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon, officials said. Benin need at least […]

Back in Time: ’93,’94,’95 & ’96 Leone Stars Golden Years

February 10, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Back in Time: ’93,’94,’95 & ’96 Leone Stars Golden Years by adminsie | Apr 22, 2020 | Latest News | 4 comments Leone Stars players shaking hands with the then Deputy Chairman of the NPRC Julius Maada […]

Sierra Leone stages one of the most dramatic come backs in soccer history to draw 4-4 and frighten Nigeria

November 16, 2020 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu The much-underrated Leone Stars of Sierra Leone staged one of the greatest and most dramatic rearguard actions ever in football history in Benin City, Nigeria last Friday […]

Mighty Blackpool forced to a draw by FC Johansen

December 6, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone Premier League gets underway The 2019/2020 Sierra Leone Premier League Season kicked off on Wednesday 4th December in a grand style with lots of innovative display. FC Johansen […]

Leone Stars Vs. Lone Star : It should be do-or-die against Liberia next month

August 21, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

LEONE STARS VS. LONE STAR : IT SHOULD BE DO-OR -DIE AGAINST LIBERIA NEXT MONTH By Veteran sports analyst and promoter Kabs Kanu Stakes in matches between Liberia and Sa […]

WORLD CUP : Messi misses penalty, as Iceland forces Argentina to 1-1 draw, while Nigeria humbled 2-0 by Croatia

June 17, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Messi misses penalty, as Iceland forces Argentina to 1-1 draw 17 June 2018 | 3:51 am Croatia vs Nigeria: Unimaginative Super Eagles fall to Croatia 1 day ago […]

Liberia’s champions lose two and draw one in Sierra Leone

January 12, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Marampa Stars twin brothers, Alusine and Alhassan Koroma were the stars of Tuesday’s night international football showdown, after guiding their side to a 2-0 win over Liberia’s top-flight side […]

President Ernest Koroma declares civic funeral for late football legend

June 22, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President declares civic funeral for late football legend President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday gave his blessing for a civic funeral for former Leone Stars striker and Sierra Leone football […]

ACTION NEWS

Breaking News : Maada Bio at it again. Bloodshed in Makeni. Many Youths dead

July 18, 2020 0

Sierra Leone security forces have opened fire and killed many youths protesting the attempts by the government to remove the thermal electricity generator in Makeni and send it to Lungi. […]

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The scam of Youth Empowerment under Maada Bio : A brutal reality check

August 27, 2025 0

The Scam of Youth Empowerment Under Bio: A Brutal Reality Check The announcement of a “landmark” MoU between Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Youth Affairs (MOYA) and UNDP is being paraded […]

COMMENTARY

Sierra Leone Embassy in China opens Commercial Section Office in Shanghai

June 18, 2014 0

The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in the People’s Republic of China, has, on June 16th opened a Branch of its Commercial Section in Shanghai,Eastern China. This is […]

ACTION NEWS

Meet the man who seized power from an erstwhile confident President and changed the destiny of Guinea

September 6, 2021 0

Meet Commander Mamady Doumbouya, the man who arrested 83 year-old president Alpha Conde. Commander Mamady Doumbouya, is a licensed officer of the School of War, with more than fifteen years […]

ACTION NEWS

U.S. commends Sierra Leone for peaceful run-off

September 14, 2007 0

14 September 2007 United States Embassy has commended Sierra Leone on the calm and orderly conduct of the presidential run-off election held on September 8 this year. […]

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