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| Association | SLFA | ||
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| FIFA code | SLE | ||
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| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2003 ) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2003) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2003 ) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2003) | ||
The Sierra Leone national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
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| Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
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| 1989 | First Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1993 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | Second Round | 2/5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
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