{"id":2164,"date":"2026-08-19T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybreaknewspapersl.com\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:38:01","slug":"leone-stars-head-coach-invites-27-home-based-players-for-afcon-2027-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daybreaknewspapersl.com\/?p=2164","title":{"rendered":"Leone Stars Head Coach Invites 27 Home-Based Players for AFCON 2027 Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leone Stars head coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa has invited 27 home-based players to begin preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) confirmed that the players have been called up to start training on Monday, 17 August 2026, at the SLFA Technical Centre in Freetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camp forms part of the technical team\u2019s early preparations as the national side builds towards the 2027 AFCON Qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Da Rosa\u2019s list features a mix of goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards drawn from clubs across the Sierra Leone Premier League and other local sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full list of invited players is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. 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