Sierra Leone retires No. 5 in honor of late legend Sesay
During a Premier League match between Mighty Blackpool and Wusum Stars at the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced that no player of the national senior menâs team (
Leone Stars) will again don the number five (5) Jersey.
The decision according to SLFA is to honor the late Umaru Din Sesay, the iconic ex
Leone Stars captain for his tremendous services to the nation.
Umaro donned the said jersey number (5) while representing the Green, White and Blue nation from 1975-1979, when he eventually announced his retirement some four decades ago.