Ghanaian Sellas Tetteh has been named as caretaker boss of Sierra Leone as the search for a permanent coach is put on hold.<\/p>\n
Tetteh is the Ghana under-20 coach and will take the Leone Stars job after an agreement between the Sierra Leone and Ghana football associations.<\/p>\n
The 58-year-old has been contracted for three months.<\/p>\n
His first match will be an African Cup of Nations qualifier against champions Ivory Coast on 5 September.<\/p>\n
The venue for the match against this year\u2019s Nations Cup winners is yet to be decided as Sierra Leone is currently not allowed to host international games due to Ebola.<\/p>\n
Tetteh, who won the 2009 Under-20 World Cup with Ghana, will be assisted by a group of local coaches.<\/p>\n
A SLFA statement reads: \u201cThe SLFA is honoured to inform the general public that the Ghanaian FA in a solidarity gesture has agreed to a three-month loan with the SLFA for Coach Sellas Teivi Tetteh to serve in a caretaker capacity as national coach for Leone Stars.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ghanaian FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi was keen to lend support to the SLFA as a sign of support and solidarity towards Sierra Leone\u2019s determination to continue its participation in the games, despite tremendous mounting odds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leone Stars lost their opening Nations Cup qualifier 1-0 to Group I opponents Sudan in June, when John Jebbor Sherington was caretaker coach.<\/p>\n
Group I also includes 2017 Nations Cup hosts Gabon but their matches will not count towards qualification. Only the group winners advance to the finals.<\/p>\n
The former Black Stars and Rwanda coach will also be in charge of Sierra Leone\u2019s first 2018 World Cup qualifying fixtures home and away to Chad in early October.<\/p>\n
If Leone Stars progress to the second round Tetteh, will continue in the role against Egypt in November.<\/p>\n
The SLFA has put on hold the selection of a permanent coach for Leone Stars until further notice, citing \u201cdelays in logistical procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Six coaches have been shortlisted for the job including local trainer John Keister.<\/p>\n
The other five are all Europeans; Croatian Drago Mamic, Herzog Carsten of Germany, Belgian Luc Eymael, Serbian national Savisa Milosavljevic and Tahseen Jabbary of Netherlands.<\/p>\n
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