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Eight Sierra Leone Premier League Clubs face disciplinary measures

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.

Top Sierra Leone coach faces FIFA probe

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.

SLFA inspects Southern Arena Stadium

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. 

EE Lions boycott One Nation tournament

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 28th 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.

SLIFA calls for suspension of league

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.

Referees vow to boycott FC Kallon matches

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Members of the National Football Referees Organization have put on hold their officiating of all FC Kallon games involving both the male and female teams with immediate effect.

This was disclosed in a press release issued by the referees on the 20th  January, 2023.

Controversy rocks One Nation football tournament

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Divisions have emerged among the ranks of Sierra Leone Premier League (SLPL) administrators over the proposed One Nation Football Tournament funded by the mining giant, Leone-Rock Metal.

According to Eric Batilo Fomba, head of media at the National Sports Authority, NSA, the two week tournament opens at the end of January 2023 in Makeni is part of programs under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) portfolio of Leone Rock.

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