Ports Authority Football Club, is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown

Freetown

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...

. The clus is a member of the Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...

 which is the top football division in Sierra Leone. The club is owned and run by the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA). Ports Authority play their home games at the National Stadium

National Stadium (Sierra Leone)

Brookfields National Stadium is a multi-use national stadium of Sierra Leone, located in the capital city of Freetown. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It is the largest stadium in Sierra Leone and has a 45,000 capacity...

 in Freetown .

One of the biggest and most popular football clubs in Sierra Leone, they won the Sierra Leone National Premier Leaguee in 1973 and again in 2008. They have won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup competition on two consecutive times in 1990 and 1991. Ports Authority have an intense rivalry

Sports rivalry

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 with East End Lions

East End Lions

East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. they are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history;East...

 but clubs come from the East End of Freetown.
In 1996, Ports Authority became the first and only Sierra Leonean football club to reach the Quarter-final of CAF Confederation Cup

CAF Confederation Cup

The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...

.

Ports Authority Football team executive have fired three from their technical team on 07/05/10 after an executive meeting.
The three fired are the technical Director of the team Akie Noah, head coach Abu Bakarr Kamara and one of is assistant Mohamed Kamara (Ahmed Central).
According to the chairman of the media team of the club Musa Sesay, he said the three were asked to quit the club with immediate effect.

For the moment the team will be coached by Hassan Milla a former player of the team and supervise by Harold Nat Johnson.
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Achievements

• Sierra Leone League: 2

1973, 2008

• Sierra Leonean FA Cup
  Sierra Leonean FA Cup
  Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association...
  
  : 2

1990, 1991

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
  The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
  
  : 2 appearances

2000 - Preliminary Round

2009

CAF Champions League 2009

The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 - Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1974

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1974

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1974 was the 10th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

 - First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
  The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
  
  : 2 appearances

2007

CAF Confederation Cup 2007

The CAF Confederation Cup 2007 is scheduled to begin with the preliminary round in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 26–28 January 2007....

 - First Round

2011

2011 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:...

 - Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup
  CAF Cup
  The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
  
  : 1 appearance

1996 - Quarter-Finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1991 - disqualified in First Round

1992 - First Round

Current squad

Notable players

Ibrahim "Inspector" Bah Kewullay Conteh

Kewullay Conteh

Kewullay Conteh is a Sierra Leonean footballer currently playing for Serie B side Piacenza. He is also a first choice defender for the Leone Stars, Sierra Leone national football team...

 Obi Metzger

Obi Metzger

Sam Obi Metzger, Jr. is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish second division side FC Viikingit and the Sierra Leonean national team.- International :...