Leone Stars versus Nigeria in Freetown in 1987 in the 1988 African Cup of Nations second round second leg qualifying match.

Leone Stars won 2-0 with goals from John Dumbuya and Saidu 'Tibati' Kanu but had lost the first leg encounter in Lagos 3-0. 

John Dumbuya even missed a penalty that would have sent the match to a penalty shoot out.

If Leone Stars had crossed Nigeria they would qualified for their first Nations cup finals in Morocco 1988.

 Leone Stars eliminated Liberia in the Preliminary round and Ghana in the first round before facing Nigeria.

Leone Stars 1987  

Leone Stars 1995 

Leone Stars line-up picture against Niger in 1995 in
Freetown. It was Leone Stars last match in the 1996 African Cup of
Nations qualifiers. Leone Stars won 5-1.
 
In this photo: , Jebbor Sherington, Musa Kallon, Ibrahim Bah, John
Sama, Late Gbassay Bangura, Francis Zappa Koroma, Ahmed Kanu, Mohamed
Kallon Tamba 'Goat' Moses, Lamin 'Junior Tumbu' Conteh, Osaio Marah,
Amidu Karim, Lawson, Kemokai Kallon, Rashin Wurie, Ibrahim 'Junior
Parade' Koroma, Abu Bakarr 'Tostao' Kamara, Coach Abdulai Garrincha,
Trainer Abu Goalington

Leone Stars 1995 

Leone Stars players shaking hands with Julius Maada Bio deputy
chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) before
their match against Niger in 1995 in Freetown. 

Mohamed Kallon (Left) and Ibrahim Bah.
Picture taken just before the kick-off of the Leone Stars-Scorpions
of Gambia in Freetown in 1995 in the 1996 African Cup of Nations
qualifying matches. It was Kallon's first match for Leone Stars.