Full name | Bo Rangers Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Elephants of Bo |
Founded | 1954 |
Ground | Southern Arena Stadium Bo, Sierra Leone |
Capacity | 6,000 |
Chairman | Babadi Kamara |
Manager | Abdul Karim Bangura |
Coach | John Keister |
League | Sierra Leone National Premier League |
2023–24 | 1st (out of 18 clubs) |
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