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Francis Koroma

Francis Koroma
Personal information
Full name Francis Zapa Koroma
Date of birth (1975-01-04) 4 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Koidu Town, Sierra Leone
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sierra Leone (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Diamond Stars
2001 Umeå FC
2002 Kamboi Eagles
International career
1996–2001[1] Sierra Leone 24 (3)
Managerial career
2018–2023 Old Edwardians
2023– Sierra Leone (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Zapa Koroma (born 4 January 1975) is a Sierra Leonean football coach and former player who is assistant manager of the Sierra Leone national team.

Playing career

Koroma was born in Koidu Town, Sierra Leone. He played as a defender for the Sierra Leone national team as well as the Diamond Stars in Sierra Leone and Umeå FC in Sweden.

Koroma was also a member of the Leone Stars' squad at the 1996 African Nations Cup in South Africa.[2]

Coaching career

Koroma was appointed manager of Old Edwardians who play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League.[3]

References

  1. ^ Francis Koroma at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ sierraleonefootball.com Gallery
  3. ^ Turay, Bernard (31 October 2018). "Sierra Leone Sports: Coach Zappa Koroma takes over Old Edwardians FC". Awoko Newspaper. Retrieved 28 March 2024.