By Mada Augustine Ngombu
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has released an outcome of an investigation on controversies surrounding Musa Noah Kamara aka Musa Tombo, urging him to honour his contract with a Libyan club.
Swimming Association President eyes NOC leadership
By Saio Marrah
The President of the Sierra Leone Swimming Association, Mohamed Abul Turay has officially declared his intention of contesting for Presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC SL) with the promise to bring ‘’exemplary transformation into sports disciplines’’.
He made his declaration at the National Sports Authority (NAS) in Freetown on Friday 2nd December, 2022, ahead the of elections scheduled for the 10th December this year.
Sierra Leone urges Premier League to attract private sponsors
By Saio Marrah
Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh has called on the Premier League Board to seek sponsorship from the private sector, saying the running of the game is not the responsibility of Government.
Nyelenkeh made this statement at the handing over of a document to the board to enable it access the sum of Two million four hundred and sixty one thousand and three hundred Leones (Le 2, 461,300) new currency that government has already been sent to its account.
Sierra Leone’s parliament enters football controversy
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Parliament has summoned the heads of the main bodies supervising football in Sierra Leone to discuss matters related to a recent friendly between the national football team Leone Stars and the second string side of the Algerian national team in Dubai.
Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, National Sports Authority (NSA) Executive Director, Kenneth Brima, SLFA Secretary General, Chris Kamara, and President, Thomas Daddy Brima are due to appear before the Committee on Sports on the 30th November, 2022.
Sierra Leone Premier League is back amid challenges confronting the beautiful game
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Sierra Leone Premier League Board has recently announced the 18th November, 2022 as the commencement date of the 2022/2023 League Season. Football fans up and down the country had long waited for this. For a football league to begin in any country, certain criteria should be met for the league to be successful.
Sierra Leone FA trains coaches, ex-players
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has commenced a three-week Coaching Education Course for male and female premier League coaches as well as former national team players.
The training started on Friday 4th November, 2022 at the SLFA Secretariat at Kingtom, in Freetown. The exercise is being facilitated by certified instructors sent by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Budapest Rally to boost Sierra Leone economy
By Amanita Sameena Sesay
Some 600 participants in a motorcade of 250 Vehicles and 350 Motor Bikes in the Budapest-Bamako Rally will arrive in Freetown as their finishing line this weekend, the second time the event is hosted by Sierra Leone.
Director of Tourism, Mohamed Jalloh told Journalists during the weekly Government press briefing in Freetown that it is the largest amateur vehicle rally that creates room for people all over Europe to participate in Africa’s biggest humanitarian event.
