A bunch of us went to watch the Leone Stars play Egypt on Saturday. The game was actioned packed, and Sierra Leone actually dominated. Egypt hadn't sent down a full strength team (apparently it was the u23s!?), but I give the boys in Green, White and Blue a lot of credit. The final score was 2 - 1 to the home side. The scene afterwards was absolutely mental. People were dancing on the roofs of taxis while they were parading down the roads. I was thanked at least 10 times by random guys celebrating on the street for wearing a Sierra Leonean soccer jersey on my way back home that day. These kind of victories do an amazing thing for a country. There is so much patriotism, exuberance and unity around events like these.
On the side, don't you think that "Leone Star" rings a bell with the "Lone Star State??" Liberia like to call themselves that too. So do some other places...
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