Sports

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 11^th and 17^th 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.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Sierra Leone’s division one side, Real Mack Football Club, has signed a five year partnership deal with Seedorf Soccerlink Academy and Agency, the club announced on Monday. The signing ceremony was done virtually between the Chief Executive of Real Mack and the management of the Soccerlink.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Kamboi Eagles have received a new team bus on Saturday in Kenema. The bus was donated to the team by Chief Minister Professor David Francis, who hails from the district.

Team officials say the bus will play a key role in alleviating the transportation expenditure on it.

Ali-el-Ali (Aliloma), team manager of Eagles, told Politico in an interview that "this will help us greatly in terms of expenditure on transportation, especially for away games."

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has appointed 48 people in different technical positions for all levels of the country's national teams. Coaches and other staff were appointed for different categories of the male and female national sides.
Secretary General of the FA, Christopher Kamara said these appointments were in line with an agreed structure designed to set up the national teams for success in the future.

By Francis H. Murray

President Julius Maada Bio has assured board members of the National Sports Authority (NSA) of his government’s willingness to support the development of the sporting sector of the county.

He made this assurance at the presentation ceremony of the newly constituted Board Members of the NSA on Wednesday at State House office in Freetown.