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14/09/2022

*BREAKING NEWS*!!!!

Sierra Leone's Sara Haghighat-Joo 🇸🇱 qualifies for the final of the 2022 AFBC Men's and women's Elite boxing champion after defeating her Moroccan 🇲🇦 counterpart BERTAL Widad in the first-semi final on Wednesday evening in the Mozambique capital Maputo.

Sara won by a split decision from the judges score card after 3 rounds of heavy punches 👊 in the women's 52kg weight category.

Meanwhile, Sara is set to engage the winner in the second semi-final between BELE Phekie of Botswana 🇧🇼 and ABDELKADER HEDJALA Fatma Zohra of Algeria 🇩🇿 in the final bout for a gold medal.

*SLBA UPDATE*

05/08/2022

SIERRA LEONE REACHES A NEW MILESTONE IN THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN BIRMINGHAM 2022.
Sierra Leone athletes, technical staff, and government officials that left Sierra Leone for the Commonwealth with the hope of bringing the first ever medal in the history of the Commonwealth games didn't go as planned. However, some positive outcomes were:
To start with, for the first time in the history of this country, athletes were on stage to compete in the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals respectfully at the Commonwealth games. Zainab Keita and Sarah Joo from The Sierra Leone Boxing Team were in the Quarterfinals whiles George Windham and Ibrahim Karim Bangura all participated in the Quarterfinals. Bangura is now in the Semi-finals of the men's 200 meters after qualifying with a time of 21.28 seconds. Sara Joo was disqualified for a thumb injury. Her disqualification was a shock to the whole delegation. A close source is saying her disqualification was masterminded by a Sierra Leonean based in the UK. Sports-loving fans are patiently waiting to know the decision that is going to be taken by the Sierra Leone government after investigating the stage management claim behind Sara's disqualifications. The Ministry of sports and the National Sports Authority will have something to count on in all sporting activities in the country. The Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh has been very active in his ministry. Since his appointment in just a few years, Sierra Leone has been performing actively in the world with so many records. He has created that kind of momentum in sporting disciplines where all disciplines are trying to showcase themselves on the international stage. His activeness in sporting activities has just been demonstrated in the Commonwealth games where all disciplines that went to the Commonwealth games participated.
Hopeful medalist, Ibrahim Karim Bangura will be on track soon for the men's 200 -meters. Sierra Leoneans, both home and abroad are desperate with prayers

31/07/2022

*BOXING UPDATE*!!!!31/7/22
The SLBA is pleased to inform all, that Sierra Leone's light welterweight champion, John Browne has completed his weighing this morning and he is set to take on Alston Ryan of Antigua 🇦🇬, in the men's 63.5kg in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth at 19:15 UK time tonight.

Meanwhile, John will fight from the blue corner of the ring to represent our beloved Green White and Blue 🇸🇱.

©️ *SLBA MEDIA*

27/07/2022

*BREAKING NEWS*!!!!!

*Sierra Leone set new boxing record at the Commonwealth Games*.

Sierra 🇸🇱 Leone's Sara Joo and Zainab Keita have both qualified to the quarter-finals in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth games as they get bye in their respective draws in the 50kg and 70kg draws.

This is the first ever female representation of Sierra Leone at the Commonwealth Games and the first time, we are competiting in the quarter-final stage of the competition.

The boxing rules have also provided a qualification for 61-63.5Kg John Browne and 63-67Kg Yusif Deen Kargbo respectively to the round of 16 without throwing punches.

© *SLBA MEDIA*.

*TeamSalonewemove*

05/07/2022

IBRAHIM NYELENKEH, HAIL, AFTER FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE AS MINISTER

Fans of sports both in the country and Sierra Leonean Diaspora have praised the efforts of Sierra Leone's Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, who has been in office for just four years but has already helped the country's sports ministry accomplish a great deal in that time.

When I spoke to a few of the fans, they cited the following reason as one of the reasons for the band's success, along with a few specific examples:

1. After years of disagreement between football stakeholders and the SLFA officials, his first triumph was the restoration of the Sierra Leone Premier League.

This was his first success ever. As a minister, he was successful in persuading both sides to participate in a series of discussions together so that football could be played in an environment that was favorable. In the end, he was able to close those gaps through conversations that is participatory by all.

2. His ministry was also responsible for the massive record-breaking financial support that the government provided for the 2019 Sierra Leone Premier League, which helps to revive football within the country.

3. After an absence of elections lasting eight years within football, his ministry was instrumental in persuading the various football stakeholders and the SLFA to host the first elective congress, and today there is a new “football president” that is accepted by all football stakeholders within the country.

4. His ministry has been pivotal in ensuring that the national team's (Leone Stars) financial needs are meted in all competitions, and we see this as a novelty in the history of this country's football.

Such contribution and support helped the country's finest players qualify for the AFCON in Cameron after 25 years of absence as a country.

5. Furthermore, several sporting activities in Sierra Leone face additional obstacles.
His ministry has facilitated and supported the importation of a brown new bo

05/07/2022

IBRAHIM NYELENKEH, HAIL, AFTER FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE AS MINISTER

Fans of sports both in the country and Sierra Leonean Diaspora have praised the efforts of Sierra Leone's Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh, who has been in office for just four years but has already helped the country's sports ministry accomplish a great deal in that time.

When I spoke to a few of the fans, they cited the following reason as one of the reasons for the band's success, along with a few specific examples:

1. After years of disagreement between football stakeholders and the SLFA officials, his first triumph was the restoration of the Sierra Leone Premier League.

This was his first success ever. As a minister, he was successful in persuading both sides to participate in a series of discussions together so that football could be played in an environment that was favorable. In the end, he was able to close those gaps through conversations that is participatory by all.

2. His ministry was also responsible for the massive record-breaking financial support that the government provided for the 2019 Sierra Leone Premier League, which helps to revive football within the country.

3. After an absence of elections lasting eight years within football, his ministry was instrumental in persuading the various football stakeholders and the SLFA to host the first elective congress, and today there is a new “football president” that is accepted by all football stakeholders within the country.

4. His ministry has been pivotal in ensuring that the national team's (Leone Stars) financial needs are meted in all competitions, and we see this as a novelty in the history of this country's football.

Such contribution and support helped the country's finest players qualify for the AFCON in Cameron after 25 years of absence as a country.

5. Furthermore, several sporting activities in Sierra Leone face additional obstacles.
His ministry has facilitated and supported the importation of a brown new bo

30/05/2022

*FC KALLON THANK YOU MESSAGE TO THE FANS*

On behalf of the Chairman, executives, coaches, and players of the F.C Kallon, we want to thank our dedicated and outstanding fans for their support of this wonderful club throughout this season.

The passion in support is essential to our club and it has been an awesome experience the club very much appreciates the turnouts in our home and away grounds most especially in cases of crowd trouble from some of the matches away from home.

The club anthem songs sung by fans impacted our matches positively and the club would not have been great without our fans across. In 2019, we set an all-time club footballing attendance record of recent times at the Siaka Stevens Stadium and that tells how important and been an integral part of this club our fans are.

Despite a disappointing end of us not being able to be or finish where we wanted to this season, it has been a season to be extremely proud of for us all as there are a lot of positives taken from all the sectors in the club of which work started immediately on those for the next season.

Therefore, we are encouraging all our fans to be part of the club and be supportive so that the coming season will be an exciting one of the best talent to be seen and eventually execute our top priority of winning the title.

Thanks, God bless us all, and see you next season. TheCavaliers💪🏽

©️F.C KALLON MEDIA AND MARKETING.

09/05/2022

REASONS BEHIND BO RANGERS 68 YEARS LEAGUE TITLE DROUTH EDGING CLOSER.

*Clever signings,team spirit and the football lovers are all behind the team success* .

It is the fairytales that have gripped the imagination of millions around Sierra Leone and the world over, and like all other battles, this one will have a happy ending.

Unheralded sierra leone premier league club Bo Rangers, dismissed as the non- starter to win the Sierra leone premier league decades ago.
This club was tipped in 2018 to relegate. As recent as four years ago Bo Rangers were seen as one of the teams to play in the second tear of the country's football, and the idea of winning the league was a distant dream.
*Administrative restructuring*
After a hell of bad results in the first face of the 2018/19 season, the people of Bo cried to the board members for an immediate intervention to restructure the administration of the team, in order to save the only Southern region premier league club from going down to the lower league.
Immediate action was taken by dismissing all executive members in the then executive; coupled with the cry of the fan club for an indigen of the land to spare head the reformation process.
Babadi kamara, amongst many others was tipped, and he had no choice but to take the responsibility given to him by the people.
His first job was to act as acting chairman of the club, where he recruited Abdul Karim Bangura and Others, who worked tooth and nail to return the team to glory, there and then, they were all made permanent in their respective positions.

*Players recruitment*.

The entire Bo Rangers squad then could not even cost a hundred million leones as compared to other competitors with a barrage of talents and big-name players.

The signing of Abu Balar Toma, Nathaniel Tongor Fullah, Alpha B Conteh, Omega Thoronka, Kabba Tucker,and coach konneh was a beginning of a new era, leading to the team 9 unbeaten runs with 9 straight clean sheets.

Chairman Babadi Kamara,

19/01/2022

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19/01/2022

SIERRA LEONE VS EQUATORIAL GUINEA PREVIEW

BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

Sierra Leone will play in this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Africa cup of Nations tied result against Ivory Coast. in that game sierra leone managed 39% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
For sierra leone, goals were scored by Bo Rangers striker Musa N Kamara in the 55th minutes and Randers striker Alhaji Kamara in the 93rd minutes.
On the other side, Ivory Coast got 18 shots with 8 of them on target. Ajax striker Sebastien Haller's 25th minutes and Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe's 65th minute's goals were scored for Ivory Coast.

Coach John Keister is likely to stick with the same side that has gotten him two points in their opening two matches.
Sierra leone arrived at the AFCON largely unknown.
They certainly weren't expected to perform well according to pundits and yet still they have done great against the two African giants and former AFCON Champions.

Victory in this final match will send them into the last 16.

Opponent Equatorial Guinea got into the final group match second on the table. A point should be enough to secure a place in the last 16 while victory could propel them to the top of the group if ivory coast fails to beat Algeria.
The tournament did not get off to the best for Equatorial Guinea in their opening fixture as they went down 1-0 to Ivory Coast.
They would have been proud of their performance in that match considering the strength of the opposition.
Equatorial Guinea got the rewards in their last though, causing a huge shock by beating Algeria 1-0.
Esteban Obiang scored the only goal of the match with 20 minutes left to play.
Both of these sides have a chance of qualifying for the last 16.
It should be a cagey affair, one which plenty are backing to end level.

sierra have drawn their last two in AFCON while Equatorial Guinea had a win and a loss in their last two matches.

Sierra Leone has won two of their last four matches against Equatorial Guine

17/01/2022

BABADI KAMARA INJECTS NEW ENERGY INTO LEONE STARS

BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

Leone Stars Team Manager, Babadi Kamara, has implemented a new bonus scheme for the national team as a boost to the players after their 2021 African Cup of Nations 2-2 draw with ‘The Elephants’ of Ivory Coast. Each player will receive a performance bonus of $1,000 totaling $28,000 for the whole squad.

With this action, the 28 players are now sure of receiving 5,000 as appearance fees, $1,500 as draw bonus, and $ 1,000 from the team manager as a performance bonus which sums up as $7,500 for each player after the Ivory coast draw.

According to the Team Manager, the performance bonus should be seen as a way to galvanize the team after the laudable comeback against the Ivory Coast, adding that this effort will inspire them ahead of the most important clash with Equatorial Guinea on Thursday, 20th January in Limbe, for a place in the knockout phase.

Since he has been appointed Team Manager for the national team, TM Babadi, the Government, and SLFA have arranged a lot of friendly matches to prepare the players physically and mentally for the AFCON 2021.

He is not just a team manager that sits and watches games but he also adds his technical ability to the team through consultations and discussions on match days.
As one of the team officials on the bench, he has been very supportive of the decision-making of the technical team of the Leone Stars in their matches against Algeria and Ivory Coast respectively. The Nations Cup Group E final matches will be a destiny decider by each of the four teams on Thursday, 20th January, in Cameroon.

On their part, the players praised the technical team for their hard work, patience, and direction. They also appreciated the love and the passion that the Team manager has been showing towards their participation in the AFCON since his appointment to the position.

The players further assured him that with this kind of commitment by the technical team, they will

14/01/2022

MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH TO LEONE STARS PLAYERS AHEAD OF THE IVORY COAST CLASH ON SUNDAY BY MOHAMED KALLON FORMER LEONE STARS CAPTAIN AND AMBASSADOR FOR LEONE STARS IN THE TOTAL ENERGY AFCON IN CAMERON

COMPILE BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE STRONG, YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY TO ACHIEVE OUR RETURN TO AFCON .

ALL THE HARD WORK, ALL THE SACRIFICE YOU HAVE MADE, IT ALL COMES TO THIS 90 MINUTES
WHEN YOU STEP ON THAT FIELD, YOU'RE SPENDING 90 MINUTES.
90 MINUTES THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK,

THESE 90 MINUTES CAN DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE,

THEY CAN CHANGE YOUR WHOLE LIFE IF YOU USE THEM CORRECTLY.

DURING THIS LIMITED TIME YOU MUST WORK HARDER THAN THE REST,
YOU MUST DO YOUR BEST, NO MATTER WHAT THE SCOREBOARD SAYS. YOU MUST GIVE YOUR ALL NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

THIS SPORT IS UNPREDICTABLE, AT ONE MOMENT IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE LOSING...AND IN THE NEXT YOU MIGHT BE WINNING.

EVERYONE WANTS TO WIN, BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE.

WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THAT TUNNEL,
WHEN YOU STEP ON THE FIELD -KNOW IN YOUR HEART THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE WINNER.

THAT WINNER WILL SURELY BE YOU.
YOU ARE ALL STRONG TO ACHIEVE THAT,
WE DID IT AGAINST ALGERIA, BUT THAT GAME IS GONE, WE NOW WANT THIS IVORY COAST GAME,

WITH A VICTORY ON SUNDAY, YOU WILL SET A RECORD WE NEVER DID FOR THIS COUNTRY IN OUR ENTIRE CAREER, I MEAN WINNING AGAINST IVORY COAST MEAN YOU WILL MAKE IT TO NEXT ROUNDS WITH A DRAW IN OUR FINAL MATCH.
GO GO LEONE STAR , WE BELIEVE IN YOU GUYS.

14/01/2022

MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE FROM COACH JOHN KEISTER TO HIS SQUAD AHEAD OF THE IVORY COAST MATCH ON SUNDAY

COMPILE BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

"I AM NOT HERE TO JUST PARTICIPATE, I AM HERE TO WIN AND WIN ONLY.

I DON'T COME THIS FAR TO SEE MY OPPONENT WIN AGAINST ME.

YOU HAVE TO PROGRAM YOUR MINDS INTO VICTORY.

THIS GAME IS ALL ABOUT HOW BAD YOU WANT IT, IT IS ABOUT GRIT, IT IS ABOUT HEART, FORGET ABOUT WHO YOU ARE PLAYING, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING AND LOSING IS HOW FAR YOU ARE WILLING TO GO!

YOUR HUNGER WILL BE TESTED ON THE FIELD. YOUR DESIRE TO WIN WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME.

WE KEEP ON FIGHTING EVEN IF THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US.

THEY DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE HEART.
THE COURAGE AND THE WILL TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. WE WILL NOT DWELL ON OUR PAST PERFORMANCE BECAUSE NO TWO GAMES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.

WE ARE GOING TO PREPARE TO DESTROY EVERYTHING THEY COME WITH.
I BELIEVE IN YOU, I KNOW YOU WILL DO IT, YOU ARE FROM THE LION MOUNTAIN.
THE LION IS NOT THE STRONGEST ANIMAL ON EARTH BUT THE LION HAS THE HEART TO DO WHAT THEY WANT AND GET IT WITH PATIENCE.

I BELIEVE YOU WILL DO THE SAME ON SUNDAY, VIVA LEONE STARS.

14/01/2022

BABADI KAMARA TEAM MANAGER OF LEONE STARS MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH TO LEONE STARS PLAYERS AHEAD OF THE IVORY COAST CLASH IN DOUALA ON SUNDAY

COMPILE BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

"WHEN YOU GO OUT ON THE FIELD ON SUNDAY, YOU GO OUT TO WIN, YOU GO ALL IN!

YOU KEEP PUSHING YOURSELF TO YOUR LIMITS, YOU KEEP ON PUSHING WHEN EVERYONE HAS HAD ENOUGH!

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH THE SCORE IS, WE NEVER QUIT, WE NEVER GIVE UP!

A CHAMPION IS SOMEONE WHO KEEPS GOING EVEN IF EVERYTHING SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE!

WE WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN OUR WAY BECAUSE WE WERE BORN TO WIN, WE WERE BORN TO DOMINATE!

WE MIGHT BE THE UNDERDOGS, WE MIGHT BE THE "weaker "TEAM ACCORDING TO PUNDITS.

WE WILL PROVE THEM WRONG AGAIN, WE DID IT AGAINST A MORE FORMIDABLE ALGERIAN TEAM. I KNOW IVORY COAST HAS A STRONG SIDE BUT I BELIEVE WE WILL DO BETTER ON SUNDAY TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM THREE POINTS.

ONE THING IS FOR SURE: WHEN WE STEP ON THE FIELD WE WILL FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER. YOU WILL NEVER PLAY THIS EXACT GAME IN YOUR LIFE. YOU WILL NEVER HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY ON SUNDAY IN YOUR LIFE TO PLAY IVORY COAST IN DOUALA IN THIS STAGE OF THIS COMPETITION.GO OUT AND SURPRISE THE WORLD, GO OUT AND SHOCK IVORY COAST, GO OUT AND MAKE HISTORY TEAM LEONE STARS".💪💪💪

14/01/2022

LEONE STARS DECIDE AGAINST IVORY COAST ON SUNDAY

BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

Sierra Leone will be looking to get their Nations Cup up and running when they square off against Ivory Coast at the Japoma stadium in Douala on Sunday January 16th 2022.

This will be the first encounter between the two sides since 6th September 2015 when they ended in a goalless draw, after having lost six straight times in their previous meetings with the Ivorians. The Leone Stars will be desperate for a repeat of the same result or even hope of grabbing all three points.

Sierra Leone got their Africa Cup of Nations off to a brilliant start, against the 35 matches unbeaten Desert Foxes of Algeria who carried the crown of defending champions of the tournament, with a goalless draw on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022.

It was an impressive performance by the Leone Stars in an encounter where their goalkeeper Mohamed N Kamara grabbed the Man of the Match award. The team will be looking for a similar performance from their shot-stopper plus a more improved performance from their team overall.

After a hard-fought win against Equatorial Guinea in their opening match, Ivory Coast will head into this game seeking an immediate qualification to the next stage if they have a win against Sierra Leone.

Ivory Coast is hoping to bring in star players Nicolas Pepe and Wilfred Zaha for this most anticipated must win group E encounter.

Sierra Leone star striker Alhaji Kamara is a doubt for this match after picking up a knock against Algeria in the 75th minute in their first match leaving three strikers in contention for that position. Augustus Kargbo, Augustine Williams, and Musa N Kamara are all possible players that John Keister can select from if he wants to do a straight swap.

There are wild wingers like Sulaiman B Kaikai and Issa Kallon to come in if Coach Keister opts to go with Kei Kamara up front.
Sierra leone will be without right back Osman kakay and center back David Sesay after both players te

11/01/2022

Algeria vs Sierra Leone preview

BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

All eyes are on Algeria, the defending champion Algeria is attempting to successfully defend their AFCON championship; a challenging task that only three countries have accomplished since its commencement namely Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon.

For the first time since 1996, Sierra Leone also known as Leone Stars will compete in the AFCON tournament. They are currently rated 108th in the world. Leone Stars have failed to go past the group stage in both of their previous attempts at the AFCON.
Algeria vs Sierra Leone will take place today at the Japoma stadium on at 1pm.

Algeria will play Sierra Leone with a star studded side with only Soffian Feghouli suffering from muscle bruise but he might be fit on time before the match. Algeria will likely start with 4-2-3-1

Algeria predicted lineup

Goalkeeper: Abderrahmane Medjadel, RB : Ilyes chetti ,LB: Reda Halaimia ,CB: Aissa Mandi, CB Mehdi Tahrat.CDM :Adam Zorgane,CDM: Soffiane Bendebka, CAM: Haris Belkebla, RW Farid Boulaya, ST: Baghdad Bounrdjah, LW: Riyad Mahrez.

Sierra leone predicted line up.
Sierra Leone will play with the 4-2-3-1 formation too.

Goalkeeper, Mohamed N Kamara, RB: Osman Kakay, LB: Kelvin wright, CB : Steven Caulker, CB: Umaru Bangura, CDM: John kamara, CDM : Mohamed Kamara, CAM:Kwame Quee, CAM Kei Ansu Kamara, RW:Issa kallon,ST Alhaji Kamara,LW: Sulaiman B Kai Kai.
The two teams will depend on a very strong substitute bench to end the match high.
Last time AFCON winner Algeria are expected to rule this game but Sierra leone will surely give them a run for their money.

10/01/2022

NEWS BRIEF

NEW 46-SEATER BUS FOR FC KALLON JUNIOR AND FEMALE TEAMS

The management of FC kallon has brought in another 46 seater bus for the junior male and female teams.

The bus will be exclusively used by the two teams for all their functions, including training and match day events.

The CEO of the club, Mohamed Kallon, believes that the players deserve this facility and thinks that it will not only help the club to minimize transportation costs but will also serve as a source of motivation to both teams while targeting to improve on their performance.

The management of FC Kallon has been working very hard over the past few months to see how to achieve this specific goal.

The 46-seater bus will be used tomorrow by the U15 team in the WAFA U15 International Tournament when FC Kallon takes on their Liberian counterparts, Africa Sports Academy at exactly 9:45 am at the Siaka Stevens Stadium.

The focus of the Kallon FC management focus is to continue developing the club with all facilities available as they move forward to attain 60% of issues of compliance as stated in the Bamoi Declaration, before July 2022.

© FC KALLON MEDIA

10/01/2022

BIG BOOST FOR SLE SWIMMING AHEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES AS FINA AWARDS TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP TO TITY DUMBUYA

BY ALHAJI H KOROMA

Swimming World governing body FINA has awarded a one-year training scholarship to Sierra Dolphins female Olympian swimmer, Tity Dumbuya, to train in the high facility FINA Development Center in Dakar, under the FINA 2021-2022 FINA Scholarships Programme.

In a communication addressed to the President of the Sierra Leone Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Association, FINA Development echoed that through this program a limited number of athletes are provided the opportunity to train and to prepare their qualification for the 19th FINA World Championships to be hosted in Fukuoka (JPN) in May 2022 and for other major swimming events in 2022.

FINA has created a personal offer for Ms. Tity Dumbuya to provide the most suitable services for her needs and goals and so the above-mentioned training Centre has been selected to enhance the potential of the athlete.

The scholarship award came because of her remarkable performances recently in FINA sanctioned competitions in Ghana where she set a new national record in the 50m Freestyle event in October this year, and in, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE where at the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships she performed outstandingly in the 50m Butterfly event with one more event left for her.

The scholarship is for twelve 12 months starting 1st January 2022 and ending on 31st December 2022.

The female Olympian swimmer is expected to return to Sierra Leone from the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships on the 27th of December from where she will depart to stay in Dakar for the one-year duration of the training.

This is the third swimming athlete to be awarded FINA Training Scholarships over the past years, the others being Joshua JJ Wyse and Mohamed Kamara.

10/01/2022

FC KALLON U 12 WINS SUMMER VINTAGE U 12 COMPETITION

FC Kallon U12 won the Summer Vintage U12 Competition yesterday, September 19th, 2021, at the MAFA Playing Field Freetown beating Angry FC 1-0.

Coach Mata, FC Kallon Head Coach, selected young and dynamic players to face Angry FC in the grand final in which people were expecting a lot of talent exhibitions and competitive football to be displayed.

At the sound of the referee’s whistle to kick off the match, the lads of FC Kallon exhibited their passing and pressing game while at the same time trying to create chances to find the back of the net, but the well-organized Angry FC team repelled all their attacks skillfully converting their defensive position into an attack against FC kallon. While both teams were very impressive in their displays, the first half ended in a stalemate.

At the pep talk during the break, Coach Mata inspired her boys to play with more intensity in the second half in order to achieve the victory.

Kallon FC came out blazing in the second half, dominating possession of the ball for half an hour but could not score a goal.

After piling up pressure on the Angry FC team resilient players, Kallon FC, got a breather through Abdulai Kallon's effort in the 35th minute. The goal was enough to give Mata’s FC Kallon U12 side the giant trophy.

Individual Awards were given to different players with FC kallon players grabbing majority of the awards.

Yusif Sesay of FC Kallon emerged as the top scorer of the competition with 6 goals; Emmanuel Combay was named as the midfielder of the tournament, and goalkeeper Alfred Jones named best goalkeeper of the competition.

Four of these lads will join their seniors in today's semi-final match against Wilberforce FC in the WAFA searching for talent U15 competition at the Stadium Practicing Field at 4:30 pm with Coach Mata spearheading the campaign once again.

© FC KALLON MEDIA AND MARKETING

10/01/2022

SIERRA LEONE SWIMMING , DIVING AND WATER POLO ASSOCIATION ARE SET TO RETURN HOME AFTER 15th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

By ALHAJI H KOROMA

The Sierra Leone Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Association delegation comprising four swimmers, Joshua J.J. Wyse, Isha Kanu, Tity Dumbuya, and Mohamed Kamara, and two officials, Head Coach Sheku Conteh and Association President Mohamed Abdul Turay are set to return home at the end of the week after a commendable representation at the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships hosted by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council at the Etihad Arena, in Yas, Island, Abu Dhabi.

The four swimmers, who were given commemorative medals by the Local organizing committee, each competed in all the swimming strokes in the 25m swimming pool and performed to expectation as all of them made big improvements on their swimming times and world rankings, with Tity Dumbuya being awarded a technical training scholarship for twelve months and will be trained at the high facility FINA Development Center in Dakar.

This event also saw the holding of the FINA Extraordinary General Congress to deliberate on governance reforms proposed by the FINA President and members of the FINA Bureau, at the Hilton Abu Dhabi, Yas Island., on 18th December 2021.

Being classed by FINA as an Association with a High Level of Governance structure, Mohamed Abdul Turay, the President of the association made a speech to the congress, which was applauded by everybody present when he congratulated Captain Husain Al Musallam, FINA President for keeping to his promise on the innovation to reform and restructure FINA and all NFs all over the world and expressed among other matters, the desire and interest of the Sierra Leone Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Association for the digital promotion of Sierra Leone’s athletes pledging that his federation will endeavor to share all information of their social media platforms with FINA's Digital World. All the reform proposals were endorse