Bai Bureh Warriors Explained

The Bai Bureh Warriors of Port Loko commonly known as Bai Bureh Warriors is a Sierra Leonean professional football (soccer) club based in Port Loko, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone.^[1]

The club is currently playing in the Sierra Leone National First Division, the second highest football league in Sierra Leone.. Bai Bureh Warriors spent many years in the Sierra Leone National Premier League before being relegated to the second division in 2005.

The club is named after Bai Bureh, a great Sierra Leonean warrior and military strategist who led the Temne Uprising against the British in 1898.

Bai Bureh Warriors won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup Cup^[2] in 1978 and 1982 and their best performance in any Caf competitions came in 1979 when they reached the second round of the CAF Cup Winners' Cup.

Achievements

• Sierra Leonean FA Cup

2

1978, 1982

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup

2 appearances

1979 – Second Round

1983 – First Round

Notes and References

1. News: Sierra Leone Police prevent opposition leader from entering Port Loko. Kemo. Cham. The Bai Bureh Warriors of Port Loko town and the Freetown-based FC Johansen were playing a friendly match at the Old Port Loko Mini Stadium.. 17 June 2019. 19 November 2021. Politico SL.
2. Web site: Legendary Soccer Maestro Abdul Muckni joins the race for parliament. Prior to joining the national team, he led the Bai Bureh Warriors to victory, emerging as champions of the FA Cup.. 20 February 2012. 19 November 2021.