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instituting a ban preventing Sierra Leone, as well as
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The women's national team is known as the Sierra Queens.
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Falola, Toyin; Jean-Jacques, Daniel (14 December 2015).
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182:Sierra Leone national football team
285:in western Africa resulted in the
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32:Sierra Leone Football Association
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790:. BBC News. 21 September 2016.
491:"Sierra Leone fans flock back"
244:2003 African U-17 Championship
219:. Kallon F.C. eliminated 2006
188:, they did participate in the
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571:. BBC News. 3 September 2016.
122:is the most popular sport in
126:. The governing body is the
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1009:Top scorers
713:. BBC News.
446:"FC Kallon"
237:Ivory Coast
202:Ivory Coast
156:Kallon F.C.
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1374:Seychelles
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355:"About us"
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