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The Sierra Leone National Team, the Leone Stars, suffered a disappointing 4-1 defeat to Ivory Coast in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match on Friday.
The match took place at the Stade de Laurent Pokou Stadium in Abidjan.
Ivory Coast opened the scoring early in the third minute through Nicolas Pepe.
The host had a chance to equalize in the 43rd minute with Alhassan Koroma finding the net.
Prior before then, Franck Kessie’s spot-kick for the Elephants was saved.
However, Kessie redeemed himself by scoring twice in the second half, netting in the 51st and 75th minutes to seal the victory for Ivory Coast.
The vvisitors conceeded another penalty in the 87th minute which Oumar Diakite did not fail to convert.
The Leone Stars will now have to regroup for the return fixture, which is scheduled for October 15th at the SKD Sports Complex in Liberia.
A win in that match is crucial for their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 AFCON tournament.
Why this country nothing good come out of it, all the time is disappointment, I great knowing this country from the first day
Just wasting the resources of this nation, where MUST Tombo.
I’m forever proud of my country S/L that narrative will be changed one day by God’s grace
The coach didn’t know how to lineup players, he always left out the main players. Just because of bad heart.
Coach hate Tombo that is while he fail to use him always.
I hope the national team will put more effort in the next match. Take courage okay, that all about the game
That coach has to be sacked before we loose the to play in the 2025 cup of nation/ before any other match
Hopefully, by the Grace of God Almighty, Leone Stars will surely win to qualify for the AFCON
When will Sierra Leone become a country everyone admires.
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