Middlesbrough midfielder Kamil Conteh is among 12 foreign-based players named in Sierra Leone’s provisional squad for their forthcoming AFCON qualifier against Nigeria.

In the just concluded season, the 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Gateshead where he made over 40 appearances, was named Supporters POTY and is rewarded with his ninth international call-up.

Kamil has already featured three times during Sierra Leone’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. Sierra Leone to host the Group A leaders at the SKD Stadium in Liberia on June 18th. This is a must-win for Leone Stars if they are to revive their qualification chances.

Nigeria won the first meeting between the two nations 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on 09 June 2022.

Sierra Leone Stars have played all their home games in the race to Ivory Coast on the road away from Freetown, with no suitable ground in their country to host international matches.

Nigeria topped Group A of the qualifiers with nine points after four games, followed by Guinea-Bissau with seven points, while Sierra Leone sit third with five points after the same number of games.

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Nigeria topped Group A of the qualifiers with nine points after four games, followed by Guinea-Bissau with seven points, while Sierra Leone sit third with five points after the same number of games.

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