The national U-19 cricket team has commenced training at the Kingtom Oval for their participation in the upcoming U-19 cricket world cup championship schedule to take place in August, in Kenya, Nairobi.
According to the Francis Trevor Samura, president of the Sierra Leone cricket Association (SLCA) he said that he is happy with the progress of the training and that his players seem determined to fly the country’s flag high in Kenya.
By Kemoh Sesay
The grand final of the Fourahbay AmateurFootball Association (FAFA) none division league is scheduled to take place on Sunday 12th May 2013 at the Fourahbay field, with Med Mans FC locking horns with Ibrahim FC in the grand finale.
Med Mans sailed through to the final by defeating the tournament’sfavourite Pizzo FC by 1-0 in semi-finals, while Ibrahim FC also defeated Bonka FC by 1-0, to reach the finals.
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) will hold their elective congress at Goderich on Saturday 11th May 2013. Both the presidents of the Handball and Wrestling associations Dr. Patrick Coker and PrinceSualley are seeking to replace Henry Moore.
Sualley will have to battle it out with Coker, who has served the outgoing executive as Vice president.
By Kemoh Sesay
The deputy Minister of Sports Ishmael Al-Sankoh Conteh has told Politico that his ministry will promote sports at grassroots level.He said ‘’I see that most of the youths in this country love football which is the most popular sport”.
Sankoh said his ministry is doing its best to improve football countrywide “which is whyPresidentErnest Bai Koroma decided to have a separate ministry for sports”.
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has set aside Friday 26April as deadline for all clubs to register for the start of the Sierra Leone Premier League (SPL).
According to the Public Relations Officer of the SLFA Sorie Ibrahim Sesay, “this delay in registration is one of the unforeseen circumstances we have been referring to, which has resulted in the postponement of the premier league on several times”.
Asked if letters of notification are normally sent to the clubs, he replied that they inform them by calling their Secretaries and Team Managers.
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