The first round of the FA Cup has ended with eight division two teams, namely Nottingham, New Site, Ibrahim FC, Tombo, Lumley Academy, Goderich FC, Blackhall Strikers and Bolton National all going through to the second round .Each team will now face a division one side in the second round which kicks-off on Friday February 28. , Eastend Contractors will meet. Ibrahim FC at the Approved school field while Belvic United will lock horns with Angola United at the K-tee field. March 1 fixtures: Waterloo vs. Tombo, Kallon Junior vs. Obama, Brookfields vs.
Big boost for grassroots football
By Kemoh Sesay
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has received ten thousand United States dollars (US$10,000) from the football world governing body FIFA for the development of grassroots football.
The Media and Marketing department of the FA says they received the news with gratitude to FIFA in a bid to help them develop football locally.
Media Officer, John Konteh said “It is a welcome boost and it will be utilized efficiently for its intended purpose."
Western Area poised to retain Inter-Regional Volleyball Championship…
The reigning champions of the Sierra Leone Volleyball Association (SLVA) championship 2013, Western Area say they are poised to retain the title in the forthcoming inter-regional volleyball competition which begins over the weekend in Koidu City.
One of the players for Western Area Patrick Lombie bluffed saying "’we have gone through a lot of training for this competitions and we have a steady mind to play and we are set for a good match".
CBF to lunch Girls league
By Kemoh Sesay
The Craig Bellamy Foundation CBF Will launch the girls U- 19 league on Friday 21st February 2014 at the parade grounds with six female teams are expected to take part High Tension Queen, Amazon, Soccer Queen, Fan Kroobay, Mamoud FC, and Victory girls from Dwarzak.
League Manager Mohamed Sowe said "this will be the first time we are coming up with a Girls' League since the inception of CBF league as it's part of the sponsorship package presented to Mercury International.
Referees Refresher Course to Commence
By Kemoh Sesay
The Sierra Leone football Association will organize a two day football Referee’s refresher course at the SLFA Academy from Saturday 23 and Sunday 24th February 2014. The purpose of this course is to help Referees across the country improve their performance ahead of up-coming competitions.
According to Anabi Yusuf Kamara, a member of the Western Area Football Referees Association WAFRA, the two-day course will develop the Referees' mental ability to handle matches.
33 Referees are expected to take part in the course.
SLFA attacks sports journalist
Sahr Morris, Sports reporter with Concord Times newspaper has had his accreditation to cover the 2014 World Cup in Brazil cancelled by the SLFA. According to a letter addressed to his newspaper, the SLFA accused him of publishing "defamatory statements" about its president, Isha Johansen.
The letter, signed by General Secretary Abdul Rahman Swaray reads in part, "let me draw your attention to the fact that you dragged the name of FIFA, CAF and Government of Sierra Leone of having been involved in an electoral fraud in SLFA elections during the last congress".
