Ex-Sierra Leone Football Star Dies at 39

Former Sierra Leone international midfielder Mahmadu Alphajor Bah at the age of 39.


Bah died after being involved in a road accident in Freetown on Wednesday.

The 39-year-old, who made 35 appearances for Sierra Leone, was driving when a truck coming from the opposite direction hit his car.

Bah was later taken to hospital in Goderich, where doctors pronounced him dead as a result of excessive bleeding.

Sierra Leone legend Mohamed Kallon, who was captain of Leone Stars when Bah was playing for the national team, said the death of the attacking midfielder is a great loss."I am still in shock and deeply saddened by the loss of our friend, brother and father Mahmadu Alphajor Bah," Kallon told BBC Sport.