Sports

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The head coach of Kamboi Eagles, Francis Zappa Koroma, who doubles as the head coach for the Sierra Leone Home based National Team, has left the club on mutual consent.

Coach Zappa was said to still have two and half years left on his three year contract, but the club in a statement decided to go into negotiations with him. The statement narrated that he is 'desperate' to make a permanent move to Freetown, citing family reasons.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

In the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League, Bo Rangers who are debutants in the competition will host Algerian top side, CR Belouzdad at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Liberia, while FC Kallon will engage Les Buffles in Benin.

By politico staff writer

Bo Rangers skipper and forward Musa Noah Kamara (Musa Tombo) has returned to the team’s training ground after being absent for weeks.

Kamara removed himself from the team's preparation for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions league, after his proposed travel to Kaiser Chiefs in South Africa to secure a contract, was hampered.

He has been seen playing mini league football around Freetown ever since.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has appointed new Premier League Board (PLB) Executive for the 2022/2023 football league season.

In a release issued out on 8^th August, 2022, it stated that the football governing body in the country has again reappointed Lawyer Alieu Vandi as Chairman of the Board. He was the Chairman of the past PLB for the 2021/2022 premiere league season which ended successfully as Bo Rangers were crowned Champions.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) at Njala University, Ralph Simeon Sesay, says the decision to rusticate dozens of students from the institution was based on the evidence presented by the university’s task force after series of procedures.

By Alpha Abu

Team Manager of Home based Leone Stars, Alhaji Umar Bah on Monday 1st August 2022 formally handed over $10,000 to the players to honour the pledge he made to the boys for eliminating Cape Verde in the CHAN qualifiers played in Morocco last month.

Team Captain Abu Bakarr Samura and Coach Zappa received the cash equivalent of One hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand Leones (New Leone Currency) on behalf of the team. The cash presentation was done in the Freetown office of Bah who is also CEO of Sierramin Bauxite Company.

By Alpha Abu

Leone Stars Team B comprising home based players will meet Mali in home and away matches in the next seven weeks, for a place in the CHAN tournament in Algeria next January.

Leone Stars B defeated Cape Verde in their home tie 2-0 played in Morocco last week but lost the away leg played also played in Morocco 1-2 but qualified for the final knockout 3-2 on aggregate.

Striker Alie Conteh got the brace in the first leg whilst Prince Barrie netted the opener in the away game, which proved invaluable in the end.