The Sierra Leone male national team on Tuesday beat Benin to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations.
After 25-years of absence, striker Kei Kamara scored the only goal to hand Sierra Leone the slot to Cameroun following a first half penalty kick. The game which had twice been postponed due to Corona Virus-test issues was played on Tuesday in Conakry.
Striker Kamara converted from the spot after 19 minutes and the Leone Stars held on for their famous victory to join the other 23 teams at the finals in Cameroon in January.
Benin needed just a point to seal second place behind Group L winners Nigeria but fell to Sierra Leone.
On Monday, the two teams were at the stadium poised for the game when Sierra Leone were informed that six of their players had tested positive of Covid-19.
All the players involved were re-tested on Monday with only goalkeeper Ibrahim Sesay returning a negative result on Tuesday.
The Leone Stars had a depleted squad of 20 players, including two goalkeepers, for the game. But still went ahead to fortified the game.
