Old Edwardians F.C.

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Old Edwardians FC
Full nameOld Edwardians Football Club
Nickname(s)The May Park Boys
Ground National Stadium
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Capacity45,000
ChairmanMamadu Bobor Barri [1]
ManagerElvis Kargbo
League Sierra Leone National Premier League
202311th out of 18 clubs

Old Edwardians Football Club commonly known as Old Edwards or simply Edwards is a Sierra Leonean football club based in the capital Freetown. The club is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone.

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Old Edwardians are one of the biggest and most popular clubs in Sierra Leone. Former Sierra Leonean international footballer Mohamed Kallon started his professional football career at Old Edwardians as a fifteen-year-old.

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References

  1. "Old Edwardian FC Appoints New Chairman - Awoko Newspaper". August 25, 2023.