by FSL News | 8 May, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Isha Johansen, has been appointed as the head of the Confederations of African Football (CAF) Women’s football Committee.
Madam Johansen’s appointment came at the inaugural meeting of the CAF Executive Committee which took place on Monday in Manama, Bahrain, on the margin of the 67th FIFA Congress starting on Tuesday.
The SLFA boss was also named as the Vice Chair of the CAF Fair Play and CAF Social Responsibilities Committee.
It is the first time in CAF’s 60-year history that a Sierra Leonean has been appointed to head such a committee at CAF.
In August 2009, the then SLFA boss, Nahim Khadi was appointed as member of the CAF Organising Committee for the African Futsal Championship and in October 2013, Madam Johansen and the current CAF education officer, Abdul Rahman Swarray were both appointed as member of the CAF Organizing Committee for Management of CAF club licensing system and the CAF Disciplinary Board respectively.
Madam Johansen who is already months away to end her first term reign as President of the SLFA become the first Sierra Leonean to be elected to the CAF Executive Committee after defeating Lydia Nsekera by 23 votes out of 47 votes casted at the CAF 39th Ordinary General Assembly in Ethiopia this year.
Meanwhile, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick was appointed President of the CAF Organizing Committee for the Africa Cup of Nations – the most important committee in the workings of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) aside the Executive Committee while Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi was confirmed as the first Vice president of the Confederation of African Football.
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by FSL News | 8 May, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Newly appointed national home-based coach, Abu Bakarr Tostao Kamara, has released the names of 30 players, who will report for training camp ahead of July’s double header for CHAN in Kenya.
Sierra Leone will host the Teranga Lions of Senegal in the first leg knockout on the weekend of 14-16 July before travelling to Senegal for the return fixture the following week.
The winner of the double-legged tie will face the winners of the Guinea-Bissau and Guinea clash in the second round with the first leg billed to take place between 11 and 13 August, and those of the return leg the following weekend.
Kenya 2018 (also referred to as CHAN 2018) will be the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship.
The CHAN – a tournament for locally-based African players featuring in their own country’s domestic leagues – will be staged in Kenya from 12 January to 4 February 2018.
Sierra Leone was knocked out from the 2016 tournament in the preliminary round by Mauritania thanks to a 4-1 aggregate win. The Mauritanians won the first leg 2-1 at the Nouakchott Stadium and six days later they registered a 2-0 victory at the same venue.
The home-based Leone Stars chose to host their home leg in Nouakchott because Sierra Leone was unable to host international games due to the Ebola outbreak in the country which forced an international ban on all football and sporting activities in the country then.
In 2014, Sierra Leone was eliminated from the qualifiers in their own backyard by Guinea. The Guineans forced Sierra Leone to a 1-1 draw at the National Stadium in Freetown as the first leg in Conakry ended in a goalless draw.
Senegal, on the other hand, has participated in the final phases of CHAN in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2016. In 2014, they were eliminated by Mauritania (1-0 and 0-2) and in 2016; it was the Guineans who pushed them away.
Meanwhile, Coach Kamara, the former Leone Stars Captain will also use his groundwork for the West African Football Union (WAFU) competition.
Invited players are to report at the Sierra Leone Football Academy tomorrow 7 am.
Full List of invited players:
Goal Keepers: Unisa Koroma – East End Lions, Mohamed Rogers- East End Tigers, Issac Caulker- FC Kallon, Ibrahim Bangura- SL Police, Didi- RLSAF
Defenders: Yeami Dunya- FC Johansen, Kempson Fofanah- East End Lions, Yusufu Koroma- East End Tigers, Morie- Kamboi Eagles
Suma Abu- FC Johansen, David Janneh- RSLAF, Lacio- FC Kallon, Auwa- Ports Authority
Midfielders, Alfred Sakila- Central Parade, John Caulker- Blackpool
Mohamed Z. Kargbo- Real Mark, Attacking Midfielders, Abedi Abu Kanu- Blackpool, Gibrilla Osu- FC Kallon, George Matta- FC Johansen
Attackers: Strikers: Abdul Bangura- FC Johansen, Donald Wellington- East End Lions, Kabba Tucker- Anti Drugs, Mark- Freetown City Council, Issac Davies- Black Pool, Abu Komeh- FC Kallon, Kwami Quee- FC Johansen, Abdul Dul- East End Tigers, Prince Barrie- FC Kallon, Alimamy Kamara- RSLAF, Abu Bakarr Mansaray- Old Edwardians
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by FSL News | 4 May, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Brazos Valley Cavalry have confirmed the appointment of former Sierra Leone skipper and Inter striker Mohamed Kallon as an assistant coach.
Prior to his appointment, the former AS Monaco striker was the coach of Houston Dynamo Academy U15 team.
In a statement on their website, the club said: “The Brazos Valley Cavalry FC are happy to announce that the assistant coach for the inaugural season will be Mohamed Kallon. The Cavalry FC is also excited to announce that Andy Rios, Brandon Guhl, and Dominick Falletto have joined the roster.
“Mohamed Kallon has been with the Dynamo Academy serving as the U15 Head Coach. Kallon had a 20-year professional playing history before retiring. The Sierra Leone native became the youngest player to ever play for the Leone Stars at the age of 15.”
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by FSL News | 30 Apr, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Thanks and appreciation message by Sahr Morris Jrn. NEA’s Award winner for Best Sports Journalist 2017.
“It is a truism in mere constancy that a society that fails to applaud good actors is on the brink of extinction” and on that note, it is with immeasurable joy, punctuated with a deep sense of humility and pride that I want to express my profound thanks and appreciation to Almighty God for the gift of life and guidance towards journalism as a career path. Without this Supreme Being, I would not have been here today to have been recognised as the NEA Sports Journalist of the Year for 2017.
I am eternally grateful and forever indebted to my family, friends and well-wishers who in diverse ways have contributed immensely towards my “Journalistic” career thus far. You people have a special niche in my heart for your trust and belief in me.
This achievement would have been impossible without you the voters and I am inspired and motivated by the confidence you people have reposed in me and as the public judge of this award, I will not let you down.
I hereby dedicate and share this award to my fellow nominees who in diverse ways have helped to shape my career in journalism and I am of the firmest belief that all of you guys deserve this award like me. Thanks for being healthy, friendly, and above all honest competitors. May God/Allah bless our journey towards promoting sports journalism in Sierra Leone? I have nothing but respect and admiration for your achievements fellow nominees.
I am grateful to the following groups, in whom I have seen a family and new found hope in what I am doing because you guys spurred me to this height. Thanks to the Liberals Brotherhood, Empirex Club, Masscom family, Prince of Wales Alumni Association, Generals Entity, New Apostolic Choir, Concord Times and Radio Mercury, Mercury PR Department, Nurses Association in Makeni, Friends of 2Together, Rendezvous, and all other social media outlets and groupings I have been privileged to be part of. From the remote part of my heart, I thank you all for being there for me.
Special thanks to LAKE Production for this honour and I must state here that despite the challenges in organising such event of grandeur and prestige, you were able to organise a program worthy of remembrance.
It has never been easy studying and balancing journalism. Sometimes publishing two or three articles a day and also combining it with academia is no easy feat. But, I am grateful for arriving thus far.
Thanks to all the numerous institutions that are always willing to help me with information such as FIFA, IAAF etc. You guys made me a better researcher in the quest to attain objectivity.
I will be remiss in my appreciation message if I fail to recognise the invaluable role of my wife and daughter in this journey of journalism. Sometimes, I will stay so late in the office that I will forget I have a family at home. Had it not been for an understanding wife whose support can only be compared to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I would have crumbled under pressure many times. I love you honey and thanks for supporting my career journey.
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by FSL News | 29 Apr, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and the new Premier League Board (PLB) are expected to meet next week to reschedule a new National League start date.
The 2017- 2018 Sierra Leone National Premier League season that was expected to kick off April 14, 2017, is now put on hold pending further talks.
An announcement by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) on Saturday confirmed additional talks will be held.
The last edition of the Premier League was suspended through the season in 2014 because of the Ebola epidemic. East End Lions was topping the 2014 campaign prior to its suspension.
The Football Association’s official statement reads: “The Premier League Board (PLB) is meeting again on Friday the 5th May 2017 for further deliberations. Thereafter, they will then face the clubs the following day, for all the necessary protocols and the official date for the start of the league shall be announced there and then.
“The board members, led by Mr J.S Kelfala, were able to clearly establish their willingness and readiness to work assiduously towards a successful league this year.
“The five renowned football administrators have agreed to run a two-legged league with a break to be observed in August.”
Meanwhile, the SLFA has increased funds for the Premier League clubs from the Le 215,100,000 to Le 300,000,000.
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by FSL News | 8 Apr, 2017 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone
Appeals to raise funds for an urgent surgical intervention to save the life of a former national team cook continue to mount.
Yainkain Kargbo was the former chef of the national team under Nahim Khadi over four years.
According to sources in Freetown, She was hit in the eye by a football over a year and her condition has deteriorated. A surgical procedure is now more urgent than ever to save her sight and her life.
Madam Kargbo urgently needs surgery, this means her only hope is to raise money, examine the eye and have the operation performed either in Sierra Leone or abroad.
For further information and to make a donation please CONTACT the Deputy Sport Minister, Al-Sankoh Conteh on +232 76 472 372 Or +232 79 918139 + 232 78903977
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