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Full name<\/strong><\/td>\nMighty Blackpool Football Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nickname(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Tis-Tas Boys<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/strong><\/td>\n1923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ground<\/strong><\/td>\nSiaka Stevens Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacity<\/strong><\/td>\n36,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Manager<\/strong><\/td>\nJoshua Coker \u2013 Coach:\u00a0 Abu Sankoh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
League<\/strong><\/td>\nSierra Leone National Premier League<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Mighty Blackpool<\/strong> is a Sierra Leonean<\/a> football<\/a> club based in the capital Freetown<\/a>. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League<\/a>, the top football league in the country. Blackpool represents the West End of Freetown and\u00a0heir home games are played at the Siaka Stevens\u00a0Stadium in Freetown. History<\/strong> The club was founded in 1923 under the name Socro United<\/strong> and they are the oldest and most successful football club in Sierra Leone, having won the Premier League fifteen times and the FA Cup four times. They changed their name to Mighty Blackpool<\/strong> in 1954 to show their admiration for the former Blackpool<\/strong> andEngland<\/strong> player Sir Stanley Matthews<\/strong>. Mighty Blackpool have an intense rivalry with city rivals East End Lions<\/strong>. Although Mighty Blackpool have won the league title fifteen times, the last time they were league champions was in the 2001 season after a dramatic finish to the season saw them finish one point ahead of Old Edwardians.<\/strong> In 1989 Mighty Blackpool reached the quarter-final stages of the African Cup of Champions Clubs; the first time a club from Sierra Leone had reached that stage. In the first round they beat reigning champions ES S\u00e9tif from Algeria and on the second round beat Djoliba Athletic Club from Mali, before losing to Tonnerre Yaounde from Cameroon in the quarter finals. In the 2007 league campaign, a 2-0 win over Golf Leopards on 15 July meant that Blackpool were on 24 points from 12 games. Mighty Blackpool\u2019s record in the African Cup of Champions Clubs has mostly seen them eliminated in the early rounds. In 1968 they were due to play Congolese club, \u00c9toile du Congo in the Preliminary round but withdrew from the competition before the matches were played handing \u00c9toile du Congo a walkover, and in 1975 they lost 3-0 on aggregate to Djoliba Athletic Club of Mali in the First round. In 1979 they again lost in the First round, drawing 4-4 with Accra Hearts of Oak SC of Ghana on aggregate but losing out on penalties 4-2. And in 1980 they lost to ASF Police of Senegal 4-1 on aggregate in the First round. In 1989 they reached the Quarter-Final stage of the African Cup of Champions Clubs. In the Preliminary round they had a walkover, when Benfica withdrew from the competition. In the First round they beat Algerian club ES S\u00e9tif 5-3 on penalties after the two matches ended all square at 1-1. In the Second round they met Djoliba Athletic Club again, this time winning 2-1 on aggregate. They went out of the competition in the Quarter Final stage losing 4-1 to Cameroon club, Tonnerre Yaound\u00e9. In 1992 they were again eliminated in the First round, this time by Canon Yaound\u00e9 of Cameroon after beating LPRC Oilers of Liberia in the Preliminary round. In 2006 they played in the CAF Confederation Cup, losing to CSS Richard-Toll of Senegal in the Preliminary round. Honours<\/strong> League<\/strong> Sierra Leone National Premier League champions: 15<\/strong> 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 Cups<\/strong> Sierra Leonean FA Cup winners: 4<\/strong> 1983, 1988, 1994, 2000 Performance in CAF competitions<\/strong> African Cup of Champions Clubs: 6 appearances<\/strong> 1968: withdrew in Preliminary Round 1975: First Round 1979: First Round 1980: First Round 1989: Quarter-Finals 1992: First Round CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances<\/strong> 2006 \u2013 Preliminary Round CAF Cup Winners\u2019 Cup: 3 appearances<\/strong> 1984 \u2013 First Round 1994 \u2013 Second Round 2008 \u2013 Eliminated in the Second round by CSS of Senegal (Stade Demba Diop) Notable former players<\/strong> Ibrahim \u201cInspector\u201d Bah,\u00a0Alhassan Bangura,\u00a0Umaru Bangura,\u00a0Albert Cole,\u00a0Mohamed Kanu,\u00a0Obi Metzger,\u00a0Kabba Samura Abu Tommy,\u00a0Michael Tommy CURRENT SQUAD<\/strong> Idrissa Sesay (Captain),\u00a0Abdulai Bah (Vice Captain),\u00a0Seama Sesay (GK),\u00a0Sulaiman Jalloh,\u00a0David Kamara,\u00a0Isaac Davies Johnny Caulker,\u00a0Bai Bangura,\u00a0Ibrahim Tommy,\u00a0Mohamed Mansaray,\u00a0Ibrahim A.S Kamara,\u00a0Patrick Stevens Ismeal Bangura,\u00a0Mohamed Fofanah(Chucky),\u00a0Gibrilla Kamara,\u00a0Santigie Sesay,\u00a0Abdul Rahman Conteh Joseph Samura,\u00a0Ibrahim Tunkara,\u00a0Abdul Aziz Barrie Mighty Blackpool FC are currently participating in the \u00a0Breakaway Premier League<\/strong>. \"mightyblackpool4\"<\/a> [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”East End Lions FC” admin_label=”Toggle” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n

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Full name<\/strong><\/td>\nEast End Lions Football Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nickname(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nRed Roaring Lions, The Killers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/strong><\/td>\n1928<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ground<\/strong><\/td>\nSiaka Stevens\u00a0\u00a0Stadium<\/a> Freetown<\/a>, Sierra Leone<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chairman<\/strong><\/td>\nSanusie Kargbo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manager\/<\/strong>Coach<\/strong><\/td>\nAlfred Badara Turay\/Raymond Lewis (Mourinho)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
League<\/strong><\/td>\nSierra Leone National Premier League<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/strong> out of 14 clubs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

East End Lions<\/strong> is a Sierra Leonean<\/a> professional football<\/a> club based in the capital Freetown<\/a>. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League<\/a>, the top football league in Sierra Leone. East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the Siaka Stevens\u00a0Stadium<\/a>. East End Lions are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history (along with their main rivalry<\/a> Mighty Blackpool<\/a>). The club was founded in 1928 and is one of the oldest football clubs in Sierra Leone. East End Lions Football Club was formed by the people living in the eastern part of the city Freetown. It was first called East End Lions Sports Club where other sporting disciplines were involved but was later narrowed down to just football. East End Lions have an intense rivalry<\/a> with fellow powerhouse Mighty Blackpool<\/a> who have won the National League 15 times. When these two clubs play each other at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown, tickets are often sold out. Homours<\/strong><\/p>\n