Sports

By Alpha Abu

2022 is far spent and drawing to a close, with 2023 already around, about to be ushered in. As we look forward to the New Year, there were some moments of Sports worth mentioning, or should I say reliving, in 2022, depending on the spectacle that was played out!

Undoubtedly the most popular sporting discipline in Sierra Leone and the world over, football continues its slow rebirth after torturous years of unprecedented intrigue, infighting and shenanigans that got played out by those considered administrators of the game.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Confederation of African Football Association (CAF) has suspended Head Coach of FC Kallon, Mohamed Kallon and Team Doctor, Chernor Cidy Bah for their next four inter-club matches of CAF, for indiscipline.

The suspension came after FC Kallon’s confederation Cup away match defeat to Future FC of Egypt.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

This will be another busy weekend of matches in the Sierra Leone Premier League. After the first round of matches it’s beginning to look like the era of business as usual on the field of play is over.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The yearly Lunsar cycling that always showcases riders’ talents has ended in Kono.

Mohamed L. Kamara of the Lunsar Cycling Team emerged victorious for the men’s. Minkailu Malam Conteh and Sorie Koroma came second and third respectively. In  the women’s category, Blessing Jabbie from the Kono cycling team topped  after competing against three of her teammates .

By Mada Augustine Ngombu

The Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA) has apologized to the Government of Sierra Leone for what it described as inappropriate behavior of players who traveled to Rwanda for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa B Qualifier.

By Mohamed F. Conteh

The defending champions in the Sierra Leone Premier League will be aiming for all three points in their next outing after going winless opening match at home turf.

The PK Boys are set to play Old Edwardians on Sunday, 18^th December this year.

The champions were held in a one all draw against debutant, Real Republicans in Bo with opening goal coming from Republicans’ Ibrahim Sorie Conteh in the second-half. However, the match was levelled after Jumu Kamara scored for Bo Rangers.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The much-anticipated Sierra Leone Premier League got off on Friday 9th December, 2022 at the Bo coronation stadium where defending champions Bo Rangers hosted this year's debutant Real Republicans.

The match ended with a goal apiece with Republicans first netting only for Rangers to equalize late in the second half.

Rangers goal poacher, Musa Noah Kara (Musa Tombo) whose suspension  by the FA for abandoning his club contract in Libya was seen crying in the stadium after his former club drew.