Salone Premier League…Battle of the underdogs

By Zainab Joaque

Eight place Wusum Stars will engage relegated threatened Ports Authority in the Northern town of Makeni this evening. Both teams were defeated in their last matches, wherein Wusum Stars lost away to Old Edwardians 1-0, and the Waterfront boys where thrashed 2-0 by Freetown City FC.

With the current change in the technical bench, after the resignation of Ports Coach Christian Cole sighting lack of cooperation from the players and adding that he wants to go and visit his family in United Kingdom, Hassan Milla is set to take the hot job, having in mind that the defending champion have had a poor run since the start of the season.

The Waterfront Boys have lost four and draw two league matches, two weeks back they were axed out of the CAF Champions League preliminary round by Horoya of Guinea.

Wusum Stars on the other hand have lost their last three matches, with FC Johansen breaking their home record at Wusum grounds. Politico Sports asked the Bombali District Football Association Chairman Brima Jalloh for about the non-performance of the team, he blamed it solely on indiscipline among the players, "though they are blaming it on bad refereeing as we have received so many red cards in our last matches, but we will definitely meet with the Premier League Board (PLB)" he said.

In Freetown, Kissy All Stars will fight it out with Mighty Blackpool. Their last visits to the east in Tongo and Kono did not prove too kindly for them.

Friday 16 March, Diamond Stars are seeking to extend their winning spree home record when Old Edwardians visits them.

Freetown City reeling from their 2-0 drubbing of Ports will expect to have an easy ride over ninth place East End Lions.

2011/2012 PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

…as at Monday 12^{th February 2012}