The head coach of Sierra Leone’s home-based team, Alhaji Foray, has invited 40 players for training to prepare for the upcoming CHAN qualifiers.
Sierra Leone will play against Liberia on October 27, and November 1, 2024. Training starts on Monday, October 21, 2024, at the SLFA Academy, and all invited players must arrive by 6:30am.
The draw for the matchups took place in Cairo on October 9 and included 40 nations. The tournament will be held in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania in February 2025. This is the first time three countries will co-host the tournament.
Nineteen African nations will compete, including the hosts and three teams qualified from each of CAF’s six Zonal Unions. Only players from local leagues can participate, and the tournament offers a prize of US$2 million. The last edition was won by Senegal, which beat Algeria in the finals.
WAFU A ROUND ‘
Sierra Leone vs Liberia
1st Leg: 25 – 27 October | 2nd Leg: 01 – 03
November
ROUND 2
Sierra Leone / Liberia v Senegal
Mauritania V Mali
Guinea V Guinea-Bissau
1st Leg: 20 – 22 November | 2nd Leg 27 – 29 November