By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)

Doubts over Sierra Leone’s female football national team participation in the 2025 West African Football Union (WAFU) women’s tournament is said to be growing as the national team finds itself stranded in Guinea barely days before the competition’s kickoff.

The Sierra Queens departed Freetown on Friday May 16 via Guinea, Conakry en route to Mauritania, where the regional tournament officially began on Sunday. However, inside sources say the team is yet to arrive at its destination as they are currently stuck in Guinea.

Thus, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) suggesting that financial constraints are the root cause of the team’s predicament.

Sources revealed that the team cannot proceed because there’s no funding to support their onward travel.

As the WAFU tournament gets underway in Nouakchott, the uncertainty surrounding Sierra Leone’s arrival casts a shadow over the country’s ability to participate. Fans and stakeholders are now calling for urgent intervention from the relevant authorities to ensure the team reaches Mauritania and compete.

Temporarily, neither the SLFA nor the Ministry of Sports has issued an official statement as at press time.