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VIDEO: Sierra Leoneans hit the street to celebrate 2021 AFCON qualification

Muftawu Adamu by Muftawu Adamu
June 16, 2021
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AFCON 2021: Kei Kamara penalty qualifies Sierra Leone for first time in 25-years
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Striker Kei Kamara scored a first half penalty as Sierra Leone secured a place at the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1996, following a 1-0 victory over Benin in Conakry on Tuesday.

The qualifier had twice been postponed due to coronavirus-test issues.

Kamara converted from the spot after 19 minutes and the Leone Stars held on for a famous victory to join the other 23 teams at the finals in Cameroon in January.

Sierra Leone needed to beat Benin – who required just a point – to seal second place behind Group L winners, Nigeria.

The tie was moved to Tuesday from Monday after Covid-19 issues saw the game delayed just ahead of kick-off.

Both teams were at the stadium ready for the fixture when Sierra Leone were informed that six of their players had returned positive Covid-19 tests.

All the players involved were re-tested on Monday with only goalkeeper Ibrahim Sesay returning a negative result on Tuesday.

It meant that the Leone Stars had a depleted squad of 20 players, including two goalkeepers, for the game.

The Sierra Leone delegation complained that in the build up to Monday’s game they had been informed by a Confederation of African Football official that the whole squad were negative after tests carried out in Guinea.

The players had also returned negative tests in Sierra Leone on Saturday before they travelled to Guinea for the match, which had been moved as the stadium in Freetown was not up to standard to host a Nations Cup qualifier.

After meetings at the stadium on Monday the Confederation of African Football (Caf) agreed to postpone the match by a further 24 hours.

It was the second time the qualifier had been hit by disputes over players returning positive Covid-19 tests, after the same issue saw the game called off on 30 March when it was originally due to be played.

Below is how Sierra Leoneans celebrated the qualification.

The people of Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 are out in their numbers to celebrate the country's qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

The West African nation return to the tournament after their last appearance in 1996.

Amazing atmosphere 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾#TotalAFCONQ2021 pic.twitter.com/4UIImMCYLu

— N U H U ®️ (@NuhuAdams_) June 15, 2021

Source: BBC Sports

Tags: 2021 AFCONBeninFootballKei KamaraSierra Leone
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