Full name | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces FC |
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Ground | Wusum Sports Stadium Makeni, Sierra Leone |
Capacity | 2,000 |
League | Sierra Leone National Premier League |
2013 | 2nd place |
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces FC or simply RSLAF FC is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in Makeni. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. [1]
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces FC play their home games at the 2000 capacity Wusum Sports Stadium.
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