Sierra Leoneโs U-20 national team, the Shooting Stars, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ in the ongoing ๐๐๐ ๐-๐ ๐-๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐๐๐, following the withdrawal of Guinea-Bissau from the competition.
The withdrawal has resulted in a revision of Sierra Leoneโs fixtures, with the Shooting Stars set to face Mauritania on 19 October 2026 before taking on Senegal on 22 October 2026.
The revised schedule means the young Sierra Leone side will focus on these two crucial encounters as they continue their campaign in the regional competition.
With the top two teams in the group qualifying for the semi-finals, the Shooting Stars will be aiming to secure positive results in their remaining fixtures to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive. Meanwhile, Sierra Leonean female referee ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก is set to make history after being appointed as the center referee for Match No. 2 between Liberia and The Gambia on the opening day of the ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐-๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข, today Thursday, 15 October 2026.
Her appointment marks a historic milestone for Sierra Leonean football, as she becomes the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ก.
Madam Fullah has continued to break barriers in football officiating, having previously become the first Sierra Leonean referee to officiate at an ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
Her latest appointment further highlights the growing recognition of Sierra Leonean match officials on the regional and continental stage, while serving as an inspiration to aspiring female referees across the country.
Another Sierra Leonean official, Mamoud Ali Conteh, has also been appointed as an assistant referee for the same fixture, further strengthening Sierra Leoneโs representation in the tournamentโs officiating team.