The Leone Stars home-based squad continued preparations for the ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ with another competitive technical test match against CAF Confederation Cup preliminary-round contenders ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ FC.
The encounter provided the technical team with another valuable opportunity to assess players under competitive conditions, while working on tactical organisation, fitness, combinations and overall match readiness. The match ended ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
Despite the result, the technical team remains focused on the bigger objective of building a strong and competitive home-based pool capable of contributing to the national teamโs AFCON 2027 campaign.
For East End Lions, the fixture formed part of their preparations for their upcoming continental assignment against ๐๐๐๐รฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ (๐๐ ๐๐) ๐จ๐ ๐รด๐ญ๐ ๐โ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ซ๐, scheduled for ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐, ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐.
With preparations intensifying, the Leone Stars home-based squad will continue its training programme as the technical team works to sharpen the team ahead of the ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
Meanwhile, the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐, visited the ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ as preparations intensify for the upcoming ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐ ๐๐๐) ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
During the visit, President Kamara had a brief and constructive engagement with ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก, ๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐, who updated him on the progress of the training camp, the playersโ development, and the technical teamโs preparations so far.
The President reiterated the SLFAโs commitment to providing the necessary support to the technical team as Leone Stars continue their preparations for the road to ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
