The Sierra Leone National Senior Female team(Sierra Queens) departed Sierra Leone on Wednesday 18th January on board Air Senegal to Cape Verde to participate in the 2023 West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone A women’s championship.

The Head Coach of the Sierra Leone National Women’s team, Ernest Hallowell unveiled his final squad list of 20 players before their departure, after rigorous training ahead of the tournament in Cape Verde.

He initially assembled a provisional list of 33 players, who commenced training ahead of the tournament, but downsized it to 20 after the completion of training on Sunday at the SLFA Academy in Kingtom.

The tournament is expected to commence on Friday, the 20th and end on Monday the 30th of January 2023.