Building on the momentum of an intense and fruitful 2023 – a further 71 FIFA member associations introduced the programme – the FIFA Football for Schools programme and its team have set off again on the road to meet schoolchildren eager to learn through football. There is still a long …
Read More »Football for Change initiative in Sierra Leone gets shot in the arm with CAF support!
The launch of the Football for Change Programme fund-raising campaign in Sierra Leone has received global recognition, with CAF recognising the role it will play in impacting communities. The programme is a Gender Empowerment initiative using football as a tool for rehabilitation and positive social change. The launch event of …
Read More »2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Sierra Leone withdraws from African qualifiers!
Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has withdrawn from the African Qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India. Sierra Leone was scheduled to face Senegal in the first qualifying round in January 2022. The double header between Sierra Leone and Senegal is therefore cancelled and Senegal is …
Read More »CAF changes date for Sierra Leone vs Benin fixture once more!
The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier fixture between Sierra Leone and Benin, initially scheduled for today, June 14 has been rescheduled for tomorrow, June 15. The match will be played at General Lansana Conte Stadium in Conakry, Guinea at 16h00 GMT.
Read More »CAF confirms new date, venue for Sierra Leone vs Benin fixture!
The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier fixture between Sierra Leone and Benin will be played on June 14, 2021 in Conakry, Guinea. The fixture is part of match day six matches of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers initially scheduled in March 2021, but it had to be …
Read More »Thomas Daddy Brima elected new Sierra Leone FA president!
Delegates on Saturday, June 5 during the SLFA 2021-Elective Congress in Makeni elected Thomas Daddy Brima as the new President of the Sierra Leone Football Association. Brima succeeds Isha Johansen after securing a total of 31-vote from the polls to defeat his opponent Sadick Deen-Nyarkoh who pulled 26-vote to begin …
Read More »CAF President concludes successful visit to Liberia & Sierra Leone!
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe has concluded a successful visit to both Liberia and Sierra Leone together with FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In Liberia president Motsepe met country head of state, President George Weah – the only African to win the FIFA World Player of the Year during his playing …
Read More »Football’s unifying power tops agenda during Sierra Leone visit!
The final leg of the joint CAF and FIFA mission to West Africa featured a visit Sierra Leone, where meetings with the Head of State Brigadier General Dr Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President Isha Johansen and national sports officials focused on the unifying power of football …
Read More »CAF president visits Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone & Liberia!
CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe will visit three West African countries from May 3-6, 2021, namely Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Liberia. On Tuesday, May 4 he will give an important announcement in Abidjan, which will particularly focus on the Pan-African inter-school championship. His delegation will be made up of …
Read More »Decision of the CAF Appeal Board on Sierra Leone vs Benin!
The CAF Appeal Board has delivered its verdict on the Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match of Sierra Leone vs Benin match. The Appeal Body upheld the decision of the Organizing Committee to postpone the fixture to the June 2021 International FIFA match window.
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