The founder and manager of non - division side FC Seattle has praised the discipline and commitment of his players. Speaking at a charitable programe organised by the club at the Lumley beach last weekend, Bambay Sawaneh said "as a team they are taking this objective very seriously so that we can build them for the future prospect both locally and internationally". He said every three months "we organise matches for them in all the categories we have just to keep them going... we preach and pray for the players to avert injuries from them before and after matches".
Sierra Leone FA HQ in a mess
By Kemoh Sesay
The recently-appointed General Secretary of the Sierra Leone Football Association has described the state of the facilities at SLFA headquarters at Kingtom as "a health hazard" and ordered its immediate closure. Christopher Kamara who took sports journalists on an inspection tour of the facilities last weekend said "even dogs cannot sleep here" and suggested that players who've been camping in the hostel for international matches may have contracted malaria and that "could be one of the reasons they lose matches".
Grassroots coaching course ends
A five day training course for forty-four grassroots coaches from across the county has ended In Freetown.
SLFA president, Isha Johansen thanked the participant for taking part "in a wonderful course that will up- grade their skills to develop kids in the country" because, according to her, "these young kids are the future of Sierra Leone football". She also thanked FIFA for "helping to make this course a successful".
FA Cup raches semis, as Edmund Michael crash out
By Kemoh Sesay
The ongoing FA Cup has reached the semi final stage with the only division one side left in the competition crashing out after being edged out by Kamboi Eagles of Kenema on post game penalties after 1-1 full time score line.
Speaking to Politico, Samuel Sesay, coach of Edmound Micheal Foundation Samuel Sesay said his boys put up a brave fight in the match but were unlucky to win the match. He said, in a "penalty shoot-out any team can win. Kamboi Eagles have won and are out, that is football. We must accept it".
Charlis Wins Freetown Marathon
By Kemoh Sesay
Osman Charlis of the Young Athletic Sport Club (YASC), has won the Freetown Marathon Sponsored by Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) in Collaboration with Freetown City Council.
Speaking to Politico after winning the 12 kilometer race Charlis said he wasn't surprised that he won and noted that "I have trained for it for the past few month so I deserve to win". He said he has also won the Makeni Marathon and represented Sierra Leone in Burkinafaso and Ivory Coast where he said he came third in the indoor competitions.
Shooting Stars Up Against Ghana
By Kemoh Sesay
The national Under-20 national team shooting has eliminated petit Syli National in the preliminary rounds of the African Youth Championship. Shooting stars go through on a 2-0 aggregate score.
Charlie Wright, the team's assistant coach told Politico on their return to Freetown that he was "very happy for such a big win for the team and for the country as a whole", noting that this win will be a turning point in Sierra Leone football because "it's been a long time since any national side won both legs in such a competition".
WAVA Beach Volleyball Championship Ends
By Kemoh Sesay
The Western Area Volleyball Association has ended its indoor and beach volleyball competitions at the Lumley Beach Arena. Young Stars Volleyball club dominated the indoor championship in both male and female categories.
In beach volleyball, Young Stars won the men's championship by defeating RSLAF by 2 sets to 1, while in the female category Solar Spikers won by 2 set to 0, against Super Six to emerge winners. The winners in the two categories received Le 500.000 while the runners up received Le 300.000.
