Sierra Leone

Having qualified for AFCON with a game to spare, there are still a few talking points for Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro to consider... like whether he'll still have a job at the end of the month, and who the heck should wear number 1?

As the Super Eagles prepare to face AFCON qualifying this weekend, Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze is so confident of a Nigeria win against Sierra Leone he has advised fans they can begin to book their tickets to Ivory Coast already.

Wigan's Steven Caulker struggled with a gambling addiction since his teens, and hopes his regrets and mistakes will inform his managerial ambitions.

The Sierra Leone Football Association have launched an investigation into two first division matches that finished with scorelines of 91-1 and 95-0.

Third time was the charm for Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro as his side finally eked out a win, beating Sierra Leone 2-1 in AFCON qualifying.

Sierra Leone's Kei Kamara missed a late penalty as the country were knocked out of AFCON in a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea.

Sierra Leone's English core has underpinned their success at their first AFCON tournament in 25 years.

Steven Caulker may be two games into his Sierra Leone career, but the ex-England man is enjoying a remarkable start to life with the Leone Stars.

A goalkeeping howler handed Sierra Leone a dramatic last-gasp equaliser that secured a 2-2 draw with Ivory Coast.

Holders Algeria were held to a surprise goalless draw by Sierra Leone as they made a surprise start to the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations.