Sierra Leone head coach, John Keister has named a provisional 38-man squad for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria.
The Leone Stars will take on the Super Eagles on June 18 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, after the Sierra Leone Football Federation failed to make available a more suitable venue in their nation.
Provisional Leone Stars Squad for match-day 5 of the @totalenergies AFCON 2023 Qualifiers against the @NGSuperEagles of Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/zjTRLwxvku
— Sierra Leone Football Association (@SLFA_sl) June 5, 2023
Keister’s list consists of 12 foreign-based players and 26 home-based stars, including team captain and former Tottenham defender Steven Caulker, Kamil Conteh, Alhaji Kamara, Idris Kanu, and Mohamed Kamara.
The 52-year-old head coach is expected to further trim the list before the matchday 5 fixture against the Super Eagles.
The Leone Stars are currently third in Group A with five points – four points behind leaders Nigeria and two short of second-placed Guinea-Bissau.
