Full name | Bo Rangers Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The PK Boys |
Founded | 1954 |
Ground | Southern Arena Stadium Bo, Sierra Leone |
Capacity | 6,000 |
Chairman | Babadi Kamara |
Manager | John Keister |
Coach | John Keister |
League | Sierra Leone National Premier League |
2022–23 | 1st (out of 18 clubs) |
Bo Rangers Football Club commonly known as Bo Rangers is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the country's second largest city of Bo. They are currently a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, [1] the highest division of football league in Sierra Leone. [2] Bo Rangers have an intense rivalry with city rivals Nepean Stars. The club supporters are primarily from Bo District. [3] Bo Rangers won their first item of silverware in 2022, winning the 2021–22 Sierra Leone National Premier League, and followed it up with another league title in 2023.
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