Sports

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Men’s national football team rose to 122^nd from 126^th in the latest FIFA world rankings after securing four points from two matches in the recently played African World Cup qualifiers in June.

A slow improvement also saw the national team move from 35^th in Africa to 34^th place.

Neighbors Liberia made the biggest climb in the latest FIFA Rankings, jumping 10 spots from 152 to 142.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced the postponement of its Ordinary Congress which was initially scheduled to take place in the first week of July 2024.

A press release issued by the Association on the 24^th June, 2024 stated that the decision to postpone the Congress comes in light of the prevailing court issue that has recently resulted in the closure of the SLFA premises, thereby barring the secretariat from operating.

By Alpha Abu

An upbeat Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai of the National Sports Authority (NSA) has told representatives of dozens of sporting disciplines in Sierra Leone that his institution will be so innovative and focused that they were going to embarrass sports enthusiasts with development initiatives.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The football fraternity in Sierra Leone has been inundated with condolence messages and tributes on both social and traditional media following the death of one of the country's top Coaches, Abdulai Kaloga Bah. He died in the early hours of 14th June, 2024 at the Connaught hospital after a short illness.

Kaloga as he was popularly known coached FC Johansen, East End Lions, the Women's national team and recently Bhantal FC presently second in the men’s premier league table before his demise.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

For the third consecutive season, Bo Rangers have been crowned Champions of the Sierra Leone male premier League.  Mogbwemo Queens have also lifted the Women’s premier league champions for the second time running.

Bo Rangers are said to be the first provincial team to win the league three times in a row. The other Freetown teams to have won the league three times are East End Lions in the early 1990s and Ports Authority. 

By Alpha Abu

National football teams across Africa are engaged in qualifiers for World Cup 2026 to be hosted by Mexico, Canada and USA. Already it’s not looking good for a Nigeria who must drastically improve on their performances if they are to make it through. As usual there are also surprises with countries considered as minnows showing positive intents.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

In their third Group A’ African World Cup qualifier, the National Team, Leone Stars defeated their opponents Djibouti by 2 goals to 1 in El Jadida, Morocco.