Sports

The Former All Peoples Congress Party Member of Parliament of Constituency 127   Siraji Rollings-Kamara has described the new Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, as a foreman who has the qualities of a good leader.

The former opposition law-maker, a football fan, expressed this kind sentiment on Salone Players Watch (SPW), a popular social media sports forum, early on Saturday 29th June, 2024 following reports on the developmental strides undertaken by Abdulai.

By Alpha Abu

Thousands of supporters of Bo Rangers Football Club were in a celebratory mood inside the ultra-modern Southern Arena in Bo on Sunday evening well before the kick-off  in the match between their club and Lamboi FC.

They were justified in their action as it was a mere formality to bring the curtains down in a successful league campaign-they had already won the trophy.

By Alpha Abu

In June 2025 Football Stakeholders from across the country will attend the congress of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and the obvious high point of that gathering will be the election of a president and an Executive Committee to run the affairs of the game for the next four years.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Men’s national football team rose to 122^nd from 126^th in the latest FIFA world rankings after securing four points from two matches in the recently played African World Cup qualifiers in June.

A slow improvement also saw the national team move from 35^th in Africa to 34^th place.

Neighbors Liberia made the biggest climb in the latest FIFA Rankings, jumping 10 spots from 152 to 142.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced the postponement of its Ordinary Congress which was initially scheduled to take place in the first week of July 2024.

A press release issued by the Association on the 24^th June, 2024 stated that the decision to postpone the Congress comes in light of the prevailing court issue that has recently resulted in the closure of the SLFA premises, thereby barring the secretariat from operating.

By Alpha Abu

An upbeat Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai of the National Sports Authority (NSA) has told representatives of dozens of sporting disciplines in Sierra Leone that his institution will be so innovative and focused that they were going to embarrass sports enthusiasts with development initiatives.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The football fraternity in Sierra Leone has been inundated with condolence messages and tributes on both social and traditional media following the death of one of the country's top Coaches, Abdulai Kaloga Bah. He died in the early hours of 14th June, 2024 at the Connaught hospital after a short illness.

Kaloga as he was popularly known coached FC Johansen, East End Lions, the Women's national team and recently Bhantal FC presently second in the men’s premier league table before his demise.