October 20, 2021
Sierra Leone senior female national team (Sierra queens) has on Monday 18th October 2021 lost to the Scorpions of the Gambia by two goals to nil (0-2) at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia Liberia.
Sierra queen’s put up a poor performance in the second half which cause them to suffer two goals that has given the Gambia two away goals going to the return leg in two weeks’ time.
The first goal came in the fifty-four minutes through a loose ball in the second half and it was scored by Ola Buwaro and the visitors grab the second goal in the seven-seven minutes of play and that sealed the Victory for them.
Sierra Leone Senior National female team has a daunting task now in two weeks’ time to overturn a two goal lead; they now need to score four valid goals without conceding to progress to the next rounds of the Qualifiers.
The winner of this tie will face either Central Africa Republic or Cameroon; the tournament is set to take place in Morocco.
Over the years Sierra Leone female national team have a poor record against the Gambia National teams the last time these two sides met was in a Qualifiers when the Gambia won the first leg away from home and Sierra Leone won the return leg, but went out through away goals advantage in the Qualifiers.
Sierra Leone Senior National team went into the Qualifiers with no structured female football in the Country and Sierra queens have not been good in the past matches they, lost against their Liberia Counterparts in a Mano River peace Gala Competition, and the technical team did not invite any foreign based players that are playing out of the Country.
Experience again is another key factor that affects the team as they were not clinical in front of goal as compared to the Visitors who were well composed throughout the match.