Nathaniel Chalobah replaced Michy Batshuayi to make his Chelsea debut away at Leicester SIX years is a long time to hold out for your debut – but for Nathaniel Chalobah, that period featured nearly 100 games for other teams and a lot of waiting in the wings....

The former Crew SC forward did not get the red-carpet treatment.Photo credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports By Pat Murphy @_Pat_Murphy In case you missed it, Kei Kamara made his return to MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday night after a very public breakup with Columbus Crew SC...

Justice Tolla Thompson Former Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President and ex-Sierra Leonean international footballer Justice Tolla Thompson has just passed away in his residence at Juba. On to his death he was head of the Political Parties Registration...

BBC Sport Fifa has said there has been no 'misuse of the funds' it has given to the Sierra Leone FA (SLFA). SLFA president Isha Johansen was detained and questioned by Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) this month over the issue. "Fifa has no reason to...

Former Sierra Leone international Mamadu Alphajor Bah played in China, Belgium and South Korea By Mohamed Fajah Barrie, BBC Sport, Freetown Former Sierra Leone international midfielder Mamadu Alphajor Bah has died after being involved in a road accident near Freetown...

Football fans at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon will be able to watch matches at fan parks By Piers Edwards, BBC Africa sport The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will feature fan parks for the first time, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed....

Isha Johansen is the only female president of a football association in Africa By Mohamed Fajah Barrie, BBC Sport, Freetown Sierra Leone FA President Isha Johansen says she has been left 'shocked and mortified' by her detention at the hands of Anti-Corruption...

SLFA President Madam Isha Johansen By Umaru Fofana Police in Sierra Leone on Wednesday night detained the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association, Isha Johansen, her Vice President and the Secretary General. The three had earlier been picked up and taken to...

Sierra Leone's Umaru Bangura (left) battles with Ivory Coast's Jonathan Kodjia By Mohamed Fajah Barrie, BBC Sport Sierra Leone captain Umaru Bangura feels his side could have eliminated Ivory Coast from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and has questioned their...

Kei Kamara equalised for Sierra Leone and thought he had won it with the last action of the game. By Mark Gleeson Having clinched a place at the 2017 tournament over the weekend, African Nations Cup holders Ivory Coast can thank their lucky stars that goal line...