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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Sierra Leone captain Umaru Bangura said supporters will \u201ctorture you and vandalise your properties\u201d if you miss a penalty for the Leone Stars.<\/p>\n

Forward Kei Kamara\u2019s house was recently targeted after he missed a penalty for Sierra Leone against Equatorial Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

His side lost the match 1-0 in Limbe when a draw would have seen them reach the knockout stages. \u201cMost of the boys have told me they\u2019re now scared of taking penalties because of what has happened to two senior players in the team, myself and Kei Kamara,\u201d Bangura told BBC Sport Africa. Kamara\u2019s house has been under police protection since January 21.<\/p>\n

Bangura saw his house targeted after missing a decisive stoppage-time spot-kick in a 2022 World Cup qualifier in September 2019.<\/p>\n

It meant Sierra Leone failed to get through to the next stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. \u201cI backed off from taking penalties for Leone Stars because it\u2019s a matter of life and death for Sierra Leoneans,\u201d said the 36-year-old who handed over penalty duties to Kamara after his miss.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody is 100 percent sure of scoring a penalty, so why would you step forward to take a penalty when you know that if you miss you are going to get hurt by your people?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s normal for a player to miss a penalty, (Riyad) Mahrez, (Lionel) Messi and other big stars have missed penalties. (Franck) Kessie, who always scores a penalty for his club, missed against us when we played against Ivory Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sierra Leone boss John Keister said \u201cpeople didn\u2019t appreciate\u201d his side\u2019s achievement in reaching the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the Leone Stars\u2019 group-stage exit, a tearful Keister told BBC Africa: \u201cI think as a country, with the group that I have, we over-achieved in a short space of time. \u201cI worked so hard, but I found myself in an environment where I don\u2019t think people appreciate that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Walsall defender led Sierra Leone to their first Nations Cup appearance in 26 years. After group-stage draws with holders Algeria and two-time winners Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, ranked 108th in the world, needed just a point against Equatorial Guinea to reach the last 16.<\/p>\n

But Keister\u2019s side fell short, losing 1-0 with veteran striker Kei Kamara seeing an 84th-minute penalty saved by Jesus Owono. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t meant to be\u201d added the 51-year-old. \u201cExpectations became very high. We achieved too early, but it\u2019s a good problem that we have to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the next Afcon tournament in Ivory Coast in 2023, Keister added: \u201cOur focus has to be grassroots, our focus has to be development.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t get it right down there, we are not getting it into the national team.”<\/p>\n

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