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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 […]

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KING KAMA DUMBUYA , THE MAN WHO MADE A WHOLE PAVILION TO “LEAN” AT BROOKFIELDS STADIUM , IS DEAD

June 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

One of Africa’s greatest footballers of his time–The legendary Sierra Leone Centre Forward of the 1960s and 70s, King Kama Dumbuya–died in Freetown yesterday after a short illness. KING KAMA […]

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Leone Stars make the nation proud as they thrash Kenya’s Harambee Stars in electrical African Nations Cup Clash in Freetown

June 11, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : The stakes were high , with both nations seeking to make a glorious start to the campaign and with their two countries on the edge, it […]

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Kenya’s Harambe Stars in Freetown for tough match against Leone Stars

June 10, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Kenya’s national team, the Harambe Stars have arrived in Freetown, for their tough African Nations Cup qualifying match against the Leone Starsย  today at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown. […]

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Simon Awuah and Atto Mensah

February 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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East End Lions , early 80s

February 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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1980s LEONE STARS

February 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  standing from left: late coach Amadu okro,next face not too clear maybe mazzzola, gbassay sesay, tibati, mahmoud tk kamara, leslie allen, face not clear, Osaio marrah, alusine terry, tostao. […]

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ISHMAEL DYFAN AND ATTO MENSAH

February 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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SIERRA FISHERIES

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Leone Stars Zone 2 cup winning team 1993

February 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

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