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SIERRA LEONE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

NORMALIZATION COMMITTEE

31 Battery Street, Kingtom, Freetown

PRESS RELEASE ON THE SCREENING OF NOMINEES FOR VARIOUS SLFA EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

Authority

I am instructed by the Chairman of the FIFA appointed Sierra Leone Football Association Normalization Committee to convey to the public and the football stakeholders the decisions of the Normalization Committee on the screening of nominees for various Executive Positions in the Sierra Leone Football association.

The Process

The Normalization Committee received a total of 13 nominations for 5 SLFA Executive positions:

President of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mrs. Isha Abiodun Johansen
2. Mr. Rodney Edmond Michael
3. Mr. Mohamed Kallon
4. Mr. Foday Ibrahim Turay

Vice President (1) of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mr. Brima Mazzola Kamara
2. Mr. Mohamed Jabbie

Vice President (2) of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mr. Alie Mohamed Kargbo
2. Mr. Idrissa Tarawally

Executive Members of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mr. John Dee Dissa
2. Mr. Alie Badara Tarawalie
3. Mr. Umaru Jogor Barrie
4. Alhaji Nasiru Deen Othman
5. Mr. Sadiq Deen Nyakoh

The Committee, in reaching its decisions, carefully reviewed the Nomination Forms received, assessed the merits of all petitions received, and took into consideration the responses of each nominee during the screening test. Where applicable, the Committee consulted FIFA and other relevant statutory bodies in Sierra Leone.

The Decisions

President of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mrs. Isha Abiodun Johansen is qualified to vie for the position of President, SLFA.

1. Mr. Rodney Edmond Michael is not qualified to vie for the position of President, SLFA. The reasons for this decision are as follows:

Mr. Rodney Michael contravened Article 25 of the FIFA code of Ethics which states that:

“Person bound by this code shall be forbidden from taking part in, either directly or indirectly, or otherwise being associated  with betting, gambling, lotteries and similar events or transaction connected with football. They are forbidden from having stakes either actively or passively in companies, concerns, organization etc that promote, broker, arrange or conduct such events”.

Mr. Michael admitted to the Normalization Committee during the integrity test held on Tuesday, 23^rd July 2013 and also in a popular Saturday Radio Programme (Monologue hosted by Star Radio - FM 103.5) on Saturday, 20^th July 2013 that he provides consultancy services to a Betting Company in Sierra Leone, Mercury International on behalf of Nationwide Logistics Supplies and Construction Company Limited. Mr. Michael also acknowledged that he has helped people to secure Betting machines from Mercury International and that, if he had the opportunity, he will recommend more people to secure betting machines from Mercury International. The Committee also noted that one of the two Shareholders of the Company Nationwide Logistics Supplies and Construction Company Limited is a close relative of Mr. Michael. The Committee further noted that the Brother of Mr. Rodney Michael in the person of Mr. Martin Michael is the Managing Director of Mercury International.

1. Mr. Mohamed Kallon is not qualified to vie for the position of President, SLFA.

This is because Mr. Mohamed Kallon has not met the requirement of Article 32 (4) of the SLFA Constitution which states that:

“The members of the executive committee shall be citizens of Sierra Leone            and shall have resided in Sierra Leone for a period of no less than five (5) years prior to the congress of which they seek to be elected.”

Mr. Kallon presented his passport to enable the committee verify his status. The passport presented shows that Mr Kallon had obtained a residential status and not merely a work permit in another country between 2008 and 2011. In addition to that, Mr. Kallon signed a one-year contract in 2010 with a Chinese Super League side, SHAANXII CHANBA FC and fully honoured that contract for the stipulated period which makes him contravene Article 32(4) of the SLFA Constitution.

1. Mr. Foday Ibrahim Turay is not qualified to vie for the position of President, SLFA. The reasons for this decision is as follows:

Mr. Turay was disqualified because he admitted to the Normalization Committee that he entered into a contract with Mercury International, a Betting Company for a betting machine, an action which contravenes Article 25 of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

 

Vice President (1) of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mr. Brima Mazzola Kamara is qualified to vie for the position of Vice President (1), SLFA.

1. Mr. Mohamed Jabbie is qualified to vie for the position of Vice President (1), SLFA.

Vice President (2) of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mr. Alie Mohamed Kargbo is qualified to vie for the position of Vice President (2), SLFA.

1. Mr. Idrissa Tarawally is not qualified to vie for the position of Vice President (2), SLFA.

Mr. Tarawally was disqualified because he admitted to the Normalization Committee that he entered into a contract with Mercury International, a Betting Company for a betting machine which contravenes Article 25 of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

Executive Members of the Sierra Leone Football Association

1. Mr. John Dee Dissa is not qualified to vie for the position of Executive Member, SLFA.

Mr. Dissa was disqualified because he admitted to the Normalization Committee that he entered into a contract with Mercury International, a Betting Company for a betting machine which contravenes Article 25 of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

1. Mr. Alie Badara Tarawalie is qualified to vie for the position of Executive Member, SLFA

1. Mr. Umaru Jogor Barrie Executive Member, is qualified to vie for the position of Executive Member, SLFA

1. Alhaji Nasiru Deen Othman is qualified to vie for the position of Executive Member, SLFA

1. Mr. Sadiq Deen Nyakoh is qualified to vie for the position of Executive Member, SLFA

THE PUBLIC IS TO NOTE THAT ALL DECISIONS ARRIVED AT IN RELATION TO THE VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 25 OF THE FIFA CODE OF ETHICS IS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLICIT AUTHORIZATION OBTAINED FROM FIFA FOR THE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS CODE AND ITS APPLICATION IS ADHERED TO THE FULLEST.

Signed:

 

Mamadi Gobeh Kamara

Member and PRO, Normalization Committee, SLFA

Dated:  27^th July 2013.