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Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association. Cup winners qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup (from 1975 to 2003 cup winners qualified for the now-defunct African Cup Winners' Cup).
The 2014 FA Cup began on 9 February 2014 with the matches of Round 1. The winner qualifies for the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.
A total of 170 teams; 14 Premier League clubs, 56 Division I and 100 Division II teams will compete in the 2014 competition. The 2014 FA Cup will be organized in two different stages. In the first stage matches will be played among the First and Second Division teams in each of the Districts whilst the second stage, starting from the Round of 32, will involve the 14 Premier League clubs and 18 qualifiers from the first stage (12 District winners and 6 teams from the Western Area).
Final 32 teams:
14 Premier League teams, that received a bye to phase II: Bo Rangers (Bo), Kamboi Eagles (Kenema), Gem Stars (Tongo), Diamond Stars (Koidu), East End Lions (Freetown), Mighty Blackpool (Freetown), FC Kallon (Freetown), Central Parade (Freetown), Old Edwardians (Freetown), Ports Authority (Freetown), RSLAF (Freetown), Freetown City (Freetown), Anti Drugs Strikers (Freetown), FC Johansen (Freetown).
18 Division teams qualified from phase I: Edmond Michael Foundation (Bo, 1.Div.), Kahunla Rangers (Kenema, 1.Div.), Sky Eagles (Koidu Town, 1.Div.) Bai Bureh Warriors (Port Loko, 1.Div.), Alan Thababan (Makeni, 1.Div.), Teoma Jagoh (Kailahun, 1.Div.), Kholifa Stars (Magburaka 1.Div.), Wanjama Stars (Pujehun 1.Div.), Bintumani Scorpions (Kabala 1.Div.), Grassfield United (Moyamba 2.Div.), Central Rangers (Moinba Town 2.Div.), Sunday Foundation (Kambia 2.Div.), Nottingham Forest (S/L) (Freetown 2.Div.), Ibrahim FC (Freetown 2.Div.), Dollarosa (Freetown 1.Div.), Real Mack (Freetown 1.Div.), B-Strikers (Freetown 2.Div.), VEM FC (Freetown 2.Div.).
Mighty Blackpool is a Sierra Leonean football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country. Blackpool represents the West End of Freetown and their home games are played at the National Stadium in Freetown.
Based on the 2021 national mid-term census, Kenema has a population of 255,110. making it the second most populous city in Sierra Leone after Freetown, and the largest city in the country's Eastern Province. Kenema City servers as capital of Kenema District and is a major economic hub in the Eastern Province. Kenema is located approximately 200 miles from Freetown, and 60 kilometres south of Bo.
Koidu Town is the capital and largest city of the Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its population is 128,030 based on the 2015 census. It is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population, after Freetown, Kenema, Bo and Makeni. It lies approximately 280 miles east of Freetown, and about 60 miles north of Kenema.
Mohamed Kallon MOR is a Sierra Leonean football manager and former player who played as a striker. He played for Inter Milan from 2001 to 2004, competing for spots with players such as Christian Vieri, Ronaldo, Álvaro Recoba, Adriano, Hakan Şükür and Nicola Ventola. He is widely considered the most famous footballer from Sierra Leone.
Musa Kallon is a Sierra Leonean football coach and former player. He is the older brother of Sierra Leonean international footballers Mohamed Kallon, and Kemokai Kallon.
Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kenema, which is the third most populous city in Sierra Leone, after Freetown and Bo. Tongo is the second most populous city in the district. Other major towns in Kenema District include Blama and Yomboma. The district is the most populous district in the Eastern province with a population 609,873. Kenema District has an area of 6,053 km2 (2,337 sq mi) and comprises sixteen chiefdoms.
East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the National Stadium. The head coach, appointed in 2018 is John Keister.
The Diamond Stars Football Club is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in Koidu Town, Kono District, Sierra Leone. The club represent the diamond-rich Kono District and is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. The club is coached by a Class A Coach ZAPA.
The Bai Bureh Warriors of Port Loko commonly known as Bai Bureh Warriors is a Sierra Leonean professional football (soccer) club based in Port Loko, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone.
Bai Bureh was a Sierra Leonean ruler, military strategist, and Muslim cleric, who led the Temne and Loko uprising against British rule in 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone.
Brima Sesay nicknamed Small Attouga, was a Sierra Leonean international goalkeeper. Sesay played for Ports Authority F.C. in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and for the Sierra Leone national football team known as the Leone Stars. He was one of the best young goalkeepers in Sierra Leone.
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.
Mass media in Sierra Leone began when the first modern printing press in Africa arrived at the start of the 19th century. In the 1860s the country became a journalist hub for Africa with professional travelling to the country from across the continent. At the end of the 19th century the industry went into decline and when radio was introduced in the 1930s this became the primary communication media. Print media is not widely read in Sierra Leone, especially outside Freetown, partially due to the low levels of literacy in the country. In 2008 there were 15 daily newspapers in addition to those published weekly. Among newspaper readership young people are likely to read newspapers weekly and older people daily. The majority of newspapers are privately run and are often critical of the government.
Football is the most popular sport in Sierra Leone. The governing body is the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA). The SLFA was formed in 1960 and has been affiliated with FIFA beginning the same year. There has been and continues to be trouble within the sport in Sierra Leone. In the past, however, the country has achieved a modicum of success in international competition.
Kelfala Marah is a Sierra Leonian international footballer.
Union Trust Bank (UTB), whose full name is Union Trust Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Sierra Leone. It is licensed as a "commercial bank" by the Bank of Sierra Leone, the central bank and national banking regulator.
FC Johansen is a Sierra Leonean football club founded in 2004 and is based in the capital city, Freetown. The club is run by Isha Johansen and her Norwegian husband Arne Birger Johansen.
Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) is a commercial bank in Sierra Leone. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Sierra Leone, the national banking regulator.
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