Eleven additional players arrived in Kinshasa on Monday night to join the Sierra Leone national team Leone Stars camp, bringing the total number of players in camp to 21 out of the 25-man squad.
The arrivals include ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ก, ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ข, ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ก, ๐๐โ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฒ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ก, ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ค๐จ๐.
Upon arrival, the players were warmly received at the hotel lobby by officials of the Leone Stars delegation, including ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ณ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ and the newly appointed Leone Stars Ambassador and former captain, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฎ โ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒโ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
The team continues to intensify preparations ahead of Thursdayโs crucial ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐ ๐๐๐) ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ. The remaining four players are expected to arrive in camp later today as the squad moves closer to full strength ahead of the highly anticipated encounter.
Meanwhile, following ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌโ last-minute withdrawal due to โ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌโ, Sierra Leone National U-20 team star ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ has been called up as his replacement. The Ports Authority winger is already with the team in Kinshasa and is set to make his first appearance in the senior national team setup.
Sierra Leone will face DR Congo away in the first leg on ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐, before meeting the Congolese side in the return leg on ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ.
The Leone Stars delegation is accommodated at the five-star ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ง-๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ in Kinshasa as preparations continue for the crucial AFCON qualifying encounters.
