{"id":15702,"date":"2023-03-21T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/john-keister-heaps-praises-on-steven-caulker"},"modified":"2023-03-21T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:59:25","slug":"john-keister-heaps-praises-on-steven-caulker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/john-keister-heaps-praises-on-steven-caulker","title":{"rendered":"John Keister Heaps Praises on Steven Caulker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The Sierra Leone National team coach, John Keister has said that he admires team captain, Steven Caulker. <a name=\"aswift_1_host\"><\/a>Speaking to BBC Sport, the Leone Stars Coach revealed his admiration for Caulker and the experience he\u2019s introduced to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just pleased that he\u2019s back playing [with Wigan Athletic in England\u2019s second tier] as he\u2019ll give us a lot more when he\u2019s with the national team,\u201d Keister told BBC Sport.He added that the former Liverpool and Tottenham defender has been a wonderful leader to a new crop of young players in the national team.<\/p>\n<p>The coach said his task is to qualify Sierra Leone in a back-to-back African Cup of Nations (AfCON) finals after returning the nation to the competition last year in Cameroon after 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Keister said that he believes football is what unite Sierra Leoneans and that qualifying the nation last year was highest point working for Sierra Leone football.Leone Stars will play Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Principe\u0301 tomorrow and on the 26th March as they look to better their chances of qualifying for next AfCON in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\">Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The Sierra Leone National team coach, John Keister has said that he admires team captain, Steven Caulker. 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