By Alpha Abu
Various clubs in the top European leagues traded players in this summer transfer window; parting company with those not in their plans or recruiting footballers that they expect would improve team performance. The official European transfer window closed on Monday 5th October though in England clubs in the Premier League can still do business with teams in the English Football League until Friday 16th October.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Members of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) have called on the Electoral Committee of the association to start preparations for FA’s forthcoming elections for different executive positions. The calls come amidst five months of delay from the initial date set for the elections.
In a letter signed by a cross section of the association’s membership they also demanded that executive members of the FA be totally removed from the electoral process to ensure the integrity of the election is kept.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Leones Stars head coach, John Keister has called up 13 foreign based players to join the squad ahead of the Mauritania friendly next month. The names of the players were announced on the Sierra Leone Football Association’s Facebook page over the weekend.
The 13 players include Queens Park Rangers Defender Osman Kakay, who recently signed a contract extension with the English side.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ministry of Sports have given permission to national teams to resume training in preparation of forthcoming competitions. A press statement from NSA on Friday ended the almost five-month long ban that was put in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
NSA said they lifted the ban based on the advice of the National COVID-19 Emergency Response Center (NACOVERC).
Despite lifting the ban, they cautioned sporting disciplines to follow strict health protocols.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Nigeria and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is set to miss out on the double header against Sierra Leone in November this year. Ndidi has been ruled out for operation on his adductor injury.
The 23-year old will be out for 12 weeks, according to Leicester City. This means he will be midway through recovery when Sierra Leone faces Nigeria on the 11th and 17th of November in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Captain of the Sierra Leone Women’s Cricket Team, Linda Nyaje Bull, has said the Students Union Government (SUG) is trying to revive cricket and all other sports at Fourah Bay College.
Bull, who is also the Deputy Minister of Sports in the SUG, told Politico that plans are in advanced stages to develop a cricket pitch for the game and recruit interested women for the sport.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The owner of Dohas Hotel, Saleh Yahya, has taken the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to court over unpaid hotel bill. The hotel hosted players and officials during the WAFU Women’s tournament in Bo in February this year.
The tournament saw eight teams across the sub region take part; four of those teams: Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Senegal and Guinea were hosted at the hotel.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
