In 1967 the West African Championships were created with former British colonies Nigeria and Ghana also sending teams.

[3] Starting in 1991, the Sierra Leone Civil War caused a decline in cricketing activity, with the country's main ground Kingtom Oval used as a refugee camp.

Sierra Leone gained T20I status in 2019 and played their first match against Nigeria in 2021, securing a narrow win.

[10] In 2021 Sierra Leone was among five teams excluded from the ICC T20I Championship for failing to play enough fixtures in the relevant period, an effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[11] This lists all the players who have played for Sierra Leone in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.