Prince Barrie: “It always a big honors to lead your national team”

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson

Friday, 19th August, 2022 remains memorable for skillful winger Prince Barrie as he was handed the national team captain band of Sierra Leone’s Home based team during their warm-up encounter with the U20 side in the eastern region city of Kenema which they won 2-0.

The East End Lions Football Club man who’s the Assistant captain of the National Men’s Home based team of Sierra Leone is currently leading his teammates in the absence of the team’s skipper and central back Abubakarr Samura who is ruled out of the current Leone Stars team-B squad in training camp in Kenema because he’s due to miss the team’s next match in the CHAN qualifiers after he received two successive yellow cards in their double headers against Cape Verde last Month.

In excitement, Barrrie whose maiden Leone Stars Team-B captaincy was polished with a very deserving win, loudly celebrated with his teammates at the Kenema city stadium on Friday evening and could not hold back from continuing to celebrate his latest achievement.

On Saturday afternoon, the former Bo Rangers man took to the internet to further share his excitements over the Leone Stars Team-B captaincy, called himself “Ola and the Ball,” as he show-off photographs in his national team colors, saying he’s honored to have captained Salone because “It always a big honor to lead your national team.”

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