Didier Gomes Da Rosa Names Leone Stars Squad for 2027 AFCON Qualifiers.

Didier Gomes Da Rosa has announced his squad for the Leone Stars’ opening two matches in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 qualifiers.

Sierra Leone will begin their Group E campaign against Zimbabwe on 24 September 2026, with the match scheduled to be played in El Jadida, Morocco. The Leone Stars will then face Equatorial Guinea on 28 September in Yaoundé, Cameroon. 

The two fixtures will mark Da Rosa’s first competitive AFCON qualifying assignments since taking charge of the Leone Stars in June 2026. The French coach has been assessing both home-based and foreign-based players ahead of the qualifying campaign.