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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has suspended Premier League Referee Saiba N’jai also known as ‘Materazzi’ from all football activities for a period of one month.

The suspension came after his poor performance in a league match between Ports Authority FC and this year’s debutants from Lungi, Lamboi FC on the 27^th February, 2023 at the Brima Attouga Mini Stadium in Freetown.

The decision was disclosed in a press release by the FA.

With two crucial away fixtures looming, the Chairman of Mighty Blackpool Football Club has taken the unusual step of going on social media to urge their fans, elders, and patrons to urgently provide financial assistance for the club to be able to meet the rising cost of participating in the on-going Sierra Leone Premier League.

 Rodney Michael said the club needs ‘in excess of sixty million old Leones for only those two matches alone.’

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Fines have been imposed on eight clubs in  the Sierra Leone Premier League  after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Premier League Disciplinary and Protest Committee. Some club officials were also found culpable of similar offences and faced fine or match suspension.

 Bai Bureh Warriors, East End Lions, Old Edwardians, Bo Rangers, Wusum Stars, Central Parade, FC Kallon and FC Johansen are the clubs affected.

The world governing body of football, FIFA is reported to have opened an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former Sierra Leone Women’s coach, Abdulai Bah after an article published by London-based Guardian newspaper.

By Politico staff writer

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has conducted an inspection of the newly constructed 6,000 (six thousand) seater Southern Arena stadium in Bo Southern Sierra Leone, as the association has been mandated by CAF to explore possibilities for the hosting of upcoming International Matches. The country’s Siaka Stevens Stadium is closed to games as it is being extensively rehabilitated.

The inspection took place on Thursday 3rd February, 2023 in a bid to secure CAF certification of the facility. 

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

East End Lions Football Club has stopped its players and officials from participating in the upcoming Leone Rock One Nation Tournament scheduled to commence on the 28^th January, 2023.

According to a statement from the club, the was move due to the fact that organizers of the One nation tournament named several of its players and officials to represent the Western Region teams without any formal request or communication with them.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

 Premier League side Freetonians SLIFA has urged the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to put the league on hold, claiming bad refereeing in the ongoing premier league.

The club cited its premiere league match against Ports Authority as one example poor refereeing, hence the decision not to continue.