by FSL News | 14 Mar, 2021 | African News, Sport News
Véron Mosengo-Omba will leave his role as Chief Officer of the FIFA member associations (MAs) division with immediate effect to take on the position of CAF General Secretary.
Mr Mosengo-Omba initially joined FIFA in 2016 as Chief Member Associations Officer with responsibility for Africa and the Caribbean, and subsequently spent the past two years supporting all FIFA 211 MAs to implement the FIFA Forward development programme, as well as managing relationships with all FIFA MAs and continental confederations in his role as Chief Officer of the division.
A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr Mosengo-Omba was particularly involved in supporting the 54 African MAs in their FIFA Forward projects, in the development of youth and women’s football throughout the continent, and in the recent implementation of the FIFA Covid-19 Relief Plan.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura issued a joint statement expressing their gratitude for the work that Mr Mosengo-Omba has overseen at FIFA.
“On behalf of all of FIFA, we would like to thank Véron Mosengo-Omba for his excellent work and wish him the very best of luck in his next challenge as CAF General Secretary,” it read. “FIFA also looks forward to working with him on future projects in helping to project African football to the summit of world football.”
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by FSL News | 12 Mar, 2021 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News
- Sierra Leone FA president, Isha Johnsen, has been elected as one of the Confederation of African Football executive members to Fifa’s powerful decision body.
Johansen, who was the first woman to serve on FIFA’s Security and Integrity Committee, collected 28 votes surpassing Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera with four votes during the 43rd CAF General Assembly, meeting March 12, 2021, in Rabat, Morocco.
In 2013, Johansen, elected as the SLFA’s boss unopposed, will serve a four-year term in the new FIFA Council.
A total of 37 members will make up the new FIFA Council, one president elected by the FIFA Congress, eight vice presidents and 28 other new members, each serving a four years term.
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by FSL News | 12 Mar, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe was elected the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) president in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday.
The Mamelodi Sundowns owner will replace the outgoing Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar, who was elected four years ago but suspended last November on corruption charges.
Mamelodi Sundowns delighted the news as they tweeted, “Mamelodi Sundowns sends its congratulations and best wishes to Dr Patrice Motsepe after being elected CAF President. Mamelodi Sundowns supports you in all your endeavours.”
Only Egypt’s Hany Abo Rida kept his place in the Fifa council from CAF, with five new faces.
Mathurin de Chacus (Benin), Mamoutou Toure (Mali), Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco), Amaju Pinnick (Nigeria), and Isha Johansen (Sierra Leone) newly elected.
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by FSL News | 11 Mar, 2021 | African News, Sport News
- Confederation of African Football, CAF has open the door to Sierra Leone to host their final African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Benin at home.
- Officially, the contest is taken place in Freetown at the capital Brookfields deteriorated stadium instead of Guinea’s Stade Du 28 Septembre on March 30.
CAF says its reversed decision is due to ‘Covid-19 travel restrictions’ as they have decided to lift the ban on Sierra Leone Freetown capital stadium on exception.
Almost two weeks ago, the Confederation of African Football, CAF barred the capital stadium from staging foreign matches till it is up to International standards.
The Leone Stars goalless draw against Nigeria has exposed the reckless and fragile state of the Siaka Steven Stadium, many soccer pundits believe.
After the Nigeria game last year, we understand Caf warned the SLFA to improve facilities at the stadium, but little has been done since.
The Brookfields Stadium was built in 1979 and has been in existence for over 40 years.
FIFA suspended the venue in 1992 for one year due to overcrowding. The Leone Stars had to use the 28th September Stadium in neighbouring Guinea to play host to Senegal and Togo in qualifiers for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations.
In March 2008, FIFA banned the said venue due to poor dressing rooms and a sub-standard pitch.
In February 2017, the Presidential Pavilion of the Siaka Stevens Stadium was given a facelift with 950 chairs installed as part of the upgrade to an all-seater international standard.
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by FSL News | 9 Mar, 2021 | Players Abroad News, Sport News
Ishmael Koroma has left Vasalunds IF to join Eskilstuna City FK and has vowed to give his all for the new shirt.
The Sierra Leone defender, who last season made 16 appearances and was part of the Vasalunds side gain promotion to the Swedish Superettan, says he is delighted and hope to play more first-team football.
“I am pleased and can’t wait to get started in training with my new teammates,” Koroma told FSL News.
“I’ll give my best to revitalise my career. This upcoming season is about me making it good.”
Eskilstuna City FK is a Swedish Division 2 Södra Svealand based in Eskilstuna, competition in the fourth tier of Swedish football.
The club said they are pleased to signed Koroma and two other experienced players.
“Koroma, from Vasalund, has over 130 matches from division 1 during his tie with Åtvidabergs FF and Nyköping Bis,” the said on the website.
Koroma was part of the Sierra Leone side during the 2022 World Cup preliminary against Liberia in Sep 2019.
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by FSL News | 8 Mar, 2021 | International, National Sport News Sierra Leone, Sport News
Former Sierra Leone International Ernest Kamara has said he is pleased with the news of his appointment as Leone Stars new kit manager.
SLFA says all appointees expected to start work effective immediately.
His appointment comes almost a month after breaking his silence on the BBC, where he talks about how his playing career ended in disappointment.
Kamara was a pivotal player in the team when he fractured his right leg in October 2003 during Sierra Leone’s joint 2006 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo in Brazzaville.
The injury forced him to end his bright career abruptly.
“I am happy, to be honest, no one will be appointed to serve their national team and not be pleased,” Kamara told FSL News.
He went further to praise the Sierra Leone Football Association and the importance of his appointment.
Kamara, who made his first senior in a 2-0 away defeat to Sao Tome & Principe, said, ” I want to thank the SLFA for this appointment. I suffered a lot, and this appointment is a step further.
“I want to thank everyone for their support, and I wish God will put blessings into whatever I am going to do around the National team.”
In another development, SLFA confirmed Bo Rangers team manager Babadi Kamara as the new Leone Stars team manager.
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