The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced that its 2024 Ordinary Congress will take place on March 1, 2025, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Freetown. The announcement was made through an official statement issued by the SLFA Executive Committee on January 13, 2025, in accordance with Article 26, Paragraph 2 of the SLFA statutes. The statement emphasized the need for members who wish to submit candidates for SLFA...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone’s U-17 football team held the Central African Republic (CAR) to a goalless draw in the first leg of the FIFA U-17 World Cup AFCON Qualifiers at the Southern Arena over the weekend. Despite failing to capitalize on their home advantage, the team remains optimistic about securing qualification in the second leg scheduled for January 17–19, 2025. Preparations Underway The team resumed training on Monday,...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone has declared a Public Health Emergency following two confirmed Mpox cases. The announcement was made by the Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, on Monday, January 13, 2025. The National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported the first confirmed case of Mpox on Friday, January 10, 2025. This marks the country’s first case since the World Health Organization (WHO)...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Ministry of Finance (MoF), under the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project (RUSLP), supported the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning with various equipment on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. The items included one Trimble R12 GNSS System DGPA Receiver with a tripod, eight high-performance laptops, two smart televisions, and eight motorbikes, all aimed at enhancing the ministry’s monitoring capacity in the Western Area. The handing-over...Read More
John Capps-Jenner, a British-born cricket coach, arrived in Sierra Leone on Sunday, January 12, 2025, as a volunteer to help develop cricket in the country. According to Francis Samura, the Chairman of Cricket Sierra Leone, Capps-Jenner is dedicating his time to support underprivileged cricket players in Sierra Leone. These players lack the resources and facilities available to their counterparts in developed countries such as Australia, England, India, and South Africa....Read More
