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1993 Winners, Amilcar Cabral Cup<\/strong> in Sierra Leone – 1st time<\/p>\n\n\n 1994 Finals, Africa Cup of Nations <\/strong>in Tunisia – 1st time<\/p>\n\n\n 1995 Winners, Amilcar Cabral Cup<\/strong> in Mauritania – 2nd time<\/p>\n\n\n 1996 Finals, Africa Cup of Nations <\/strong>in South Africa – 2nd time <\/p>\n\n\n 1993 to 1996 can be considered a golden period for Sierra Leone football. No other Leone Stars teams had before or afterwards achieved these series of results. Winning the Amilcar Cabral trophy twice and qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations twice. All this was achieved under the aegis of the NPRC regime and two foreign coaches, Armenian coach Raymond Zarpanelian and young Swedish coach Roger Palmgren. We shall look at the squads and statistics during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n Young prodigy Mohamed Kallon was in the Leone Stars squad at 16 for the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa and capped it all by scoring for Leone Stars.<\/p>\n\n\n 1993\/1994 Squad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Coach – Raymond Zarpenelian<\/p>\n\n\n GK Brima Kamara – East End Lions<\/p>\n\n\n GK Osaio Marah – KVK Tienen – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n DF Vannie Bockarie – Kamboi Eagles<\/p>\n\n\n DF Kemokai Kallon – AS Kaloum – Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n DF Abubakarr Kamara – East End Lions<\/p>\n\n\n DF Mohamed Kanu – VC Eendtracht Ailst – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n DF Basiru King – Union Douala – Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n DF Mohamed Mansaray – K Boom FC – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n DF Abdulai Sesay – Ports Authority<\/p>\n\n\n MF Lamin Bangura – Horaya AC – Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n MF Abdul Thompson Conteh – Georgetown Cobras – Guyana<\/p>\n\n\n MF Lamin Conteh – K Veerschot – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n MF Abu Kanu – East End Lions<\/p>\n\n\n MF Amidu Karim – Mighty Blackpool<\/p>\n\n\n MF Ibrahim Koroma – K Boom FC – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n MF John Sama – Gezan Attuhama – Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n\n\n MF Matthew Tieh – Mighty Blackpool<\/p>\n\n\n FW Leslie Allen – FC Mbilinga – Gabon<\/p>\n\n\n FW Kassim Conteh – East End Lions<\/p>\n\n\n FW Brima George – Diamond Stars<\/p>\n\n\n FW Musa Kanu – KSC Lokeren – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n FW John Gbessay Sesay – Vitoria Setubal – Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n 1993 Amilcar Cabral Cup<\/strong> – Sierra Leone<\/p>\n\n\n 26\/11\/1993 Sierra Leone 1 Guinea 1<\/p>\n\n\n 30\/11\/1993 Gambia 1 Sierra Leone 1<\/p>\n\n\n Semi Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n 03\/12\/1993 Sierra Leone 2 Mali 0<\/p>\n\n\n Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n 05\/12\/1993 Sierra Leone 2 Senegal 0<\/p>\n\n\n Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n 19\/08\/1992 Sierra Leone 1 Algeria 0<\/p>\n\n\n 04\/10\/1992 Guinea Bissau 0 Sierra Leone 3<\/p>\n\n\n 08\/11\/1992 Sierra Leone 2 Senegal 0<\/p>\n\n\n 09\/04\/1993 Algeria 0 Sierra Leone 0<\/p>\n\n\n 24\/04\/1993 Sierra Leone 2 Guinea Bissau 0<\/p>\n\n\n 11\/07\/1993 Senegal 1 Sierra Leone 1<\/p>\n\n\n Sierra Leone qualify for finals for the first time ever ahead of Algeria and Senegal. <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n\n Leone Stars disappointed in the finals in Tunisia, they were crushed 4-0 by Ivory Coast and drew 0-0 with eventual runners-up Zambia, exiting at the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final Statistics for this group over the two competitions show;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Played 12 Won 6 Drew 5 Lost 1 Goals For 15 Goals Against 7 Goal Diff +8<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1995\/1996 Squad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coach – Roger Palmgren<\/p>\n\n\n\n GK Brima Kamara – East End Lions<\/p>\n\n\n\n GK Osaio Marah – KVK Tienen – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Ibrahim Bah – Ports Authority<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Lamin Bangura – ASEC Abidjan – Ivory Coast<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Kewullay Conteh – Atalanta BC – Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Gbessay Bangura – Spanga IS – Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Abubakarr Kamara – Ismaily FC – Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Francis Koroma – Diamond Stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Ibrahim Bobson Kamara – Mighty Blackpool<\/p>\n\n\n\n DF Ibrahim Kamara – Motherwell – Scotland<\/p>\n\n\n\n MF John Sama – Visby IF – Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n MF Amidu Karim – Shebin El Kom – Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n MF Ahmed Kanu – Endracht Aalst – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n MF Musa Kanu – KSC Lokeren – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n MF Raschid Wurie – K Beerschot – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n FW Lamin Conteh – SV Meppen – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n FW Gbessay Sesay – Vitoria Setubal – Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n FW Mohamed Kallon – FC Lugano – Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n FW Musa Kallon – Sportul Studenesc – Romania<\/p>\n\n\n\n FW Abu Kanu – Spanga IS – Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n FW Mohamed Sillah – Lommel SK – Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1995 Amilcar Cabral Cup – Mauretania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 18\/11\/1995 Sierra Leone 2 Guinea 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20\/11\/1995 Sierra Leone 2 Guinea Bissau 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 22\/11\/1995 Senegal 1 Sierra Leone 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Semi Finals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sierra Leone 2 Cape Verde 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sierra Leone 0 Mauretania 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Penalties Sierra Leone 4 Mauretania 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 04\/09\/1994 Ghana 4 Sierra Leone 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16\/10\/1994 Sierra Leone 3 Congo 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n 08\/04\/1995 Sierra Leone 1 Ghana 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 22\/04\/1995 Congo 0 Sierra Leone 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sierra Leone qualified for their 2nd ever Afcon finals <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finals Group Stages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 15\/01\/1996 Sierra Leone 2 Burkina Faso 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18\/01\/1996 Algeria 2 Sierra Leone 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24\/01\/1996 Zambia 4 Sierra Leone 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1995\/1996 Statistcs for the 2 competitions show:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Played 9 Won 5 Drew 1 Lost 3 Goals For 20 Goals Against 17 Goal Diff +3<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1993 to 1996 Statistics show;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Played 21 Won 11 Draws 6 Lost 4 Goals For 35 Goals Against 24 Goal Diff +11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n An impressive set of results overall. The 93\/94 results were better than 95\/96. Amilcar Cabral was won twice in succession as wellas qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations. Kudos must be given to the organisation of coaches and players. Apart from a very young Mohamed Kallon, there were no Kama Dumbuya’s, Amadu Kargbo’s, Ishmael Dyfans, Mazzola’s, Christian Coles… This group of players out-did them all and are still the greatest achievers in the history of Leone Stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Irish Times article on Leone Stars first victory in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations 1996 against Burkina Faso<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tue, Jan 16, 1996, 00:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE youngest ever player in the tournament, Mohamed Kallon, hit a last minute goal for Sierra Leone for a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso, their first ever victory in the African Nations Cup, yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Swiss based substitute Kallon was found free at the far post after good work by Lamine Conte and Amidu Karim. The 16 year old tapped the ball home for further celebrations after he had earlier beaten Nigerian Daniel Amokachi’s record as the youngest player to play in the event. Gbessay Sesay opened the scoring in the 10th minute for Leone, but Aboubacary Ouedraogo equalised 20 minutes from time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stronger and sharper during a first half played in 33 degrees centigrade, the Leone Stars were seldom troubled by opponents who caused the upset of the preliminary rounds when eliminating Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the Burkinabe never lost their shape, and they were finally rewarded for consistent pressure when the unmarked Ouedraogo slammed a cross into the net off the hands of Kamara in the 70th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shocked into action, the Leone Stars recovered their composure and created several chances before Kallon finished off a move started by Conteh, one of the most impressive players on view, with less than a minute to go to full time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victory took Sierra Leone to the top of Group B with three points, followed by seeded countries Zambia and Algeria with one each.<\/p>\nTeam<\/td> Pld<\/td> W<\/td> D<\/td> L<\/td> GF<\/td> GA<\/td> GD<\/td> Pts<\/td><\/tr> Sierra Leone<\/strong><\/td> 6<\/td> 4<\/td> 2<\/td> 0<\/td> 9<\/td> -1<\/td> +8<\/td> 10<\/td><\/tr> Algeria<\/td> 6<\/td> 4<\/td> 1<\/td> 1<\/td> 13<\/td> -4<\/td> +9<\/td> 9<\/td><\/tr> Senegal<\/td> 6<\/td> 2<\/td> 1<\/td> 3<\/td> 8<\/td> -9<\/td> -1<\/td> 5<\/td><\/tr> Guinea Bissau<\/td> 6<\/td> 0<\/td> 0<\/td> 6<\/td> 2<\/td> -18<\/td> -16<\/td> 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n Team<\/td> Pld<\/td> W<\/td> D<\/td> L<\/td> GF<\/td> GA<\/td> GD<\/td> Pts<\/td><\/tr> Ghana<\/td> 4<\/td> 3<\/td> 0<\/td> 1<\/td> 9<\/td> -3<\/td> +6<\/td> 6<\/td><\/tr> Sierra Leone<\/td> 4<\/td> 3<\/td> 0<\/td> 1<\/td> 7<\/td> -6<\/td> +1<\/td> 6<\/td><\/tr> Congo<\/td> 4<\/td> 0<\/td> 0<\/td> 4<\/td> 3<\/td> -10<\/td> -7<\/td> 0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sierraleonefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Mohamed-Kallon-1024x666.jpg\")
Kallon strikes blow for youth<\/h1>\n\n\n\n