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The commencement of the National School League after four years absence has been making the headlines all across the various regions as school going pupils are very enthusiastic to support their various Schools in the competition. Christian Dauda a popular sport philanthropist and also the substantive team manager of Leone Stars has added more excitement to the National School league by donating giant trophies to all the various regions where the School league competition is ongoing. The Team manager of Leone Stars supported the competition with trophies for the Football and Volleyball category for both male and female category. Tm Christian Dauda who is renowned for supporting youth football emphasized he has always been passionate about giving young people the opportunity to enjoy sports, and giving support to the school league will always be a continuous process in subsequent competitions. The donation package comprises of 100 balls, 30 volleyballs, 110 Bronze, 110 silver and 11...

The eight edition of the Ernest Bai Koroma trophy will kick start in the northern part of Sierra Leone on the 4th of November 2018 at the Wusum playing filed in Makeni. This year’s former President Koroma's trophy will feature 14 teams in the northern region and a representative club from the East, Kono district.  As a way to support and empower the clubs taking part in the competition Seed monies were distributed to all fourteen clubs on October 31, 2018 in Makeni. Giving his address,  The Chief coordinator of the EBK trophy Milton Koroma, said the Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma trophy is a platform created to give opportunity to football players to display their talent. He said  last year they assured  Sierra Leonean that even when the former president would have left office the trophy will continue. Mr. Milton, maintained that the EBK trophy will kick start  between Wusum Stars of Makeni and Bullom Stars of Lungi and  will be grace by the founder of t...

After his appointment as chairman of the Sierra Leone premier league Board legal Luminary, Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai has confirmed to this medium that he would resigned  as chairman of the old Edwardians football club. Barrister Saffa said there will be conflict of interest to serve as board chairman and also head a premier league football club.  He said he would step aside in the main time, So that some else can serve as chairman of the club. “I love old Edwardians, I don’t want to see the club go down the drain. Football is all about interest, those who have interest are the ones putting monies on it” Mr. Saffa said he would subsequently join old Edwardian after his term as Board Chairman Ends. He said it is a welcoming news for the football family to bestowed this responsibility on me. ”serving as the Chairman of the premier league Board will be  difficult due to the fact that Sierra Leone has not played a national football league for the past five years” Barrister S...

Ahead of the recommencement of the national school league football and volleyball competition former pupil of the Saints Edwards Secondary school Ahmed Sasso has on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 donated to the  School football team. The items were presented  at the School Compound which attracted pupils, teachers and Principal of the School. Ahmidu Freaky Koroma who present the donation on behalf of Mr. Sasso, said the donation came as a result of rumors going around that the school football team is facing challenged with jerseys and other football equipment to participate in the school league football competition scheduled to commence October 30th, 2018. He said the former Pupil who is base in the U.S.A, is committed to support the school when the needs arises.  Receiving the donated items the principal at the Saints Edwards Secondary School's Fredrick Wyse,  thanked Ahmed Sasso for supporting the school at a time when the school football team is facing Difficulti...

On October 9, 2018, the Chinese Ambassador Wu Peng, together with the Economic and Commercial Counsellor Zhang Xueqian, paid a visit to Sierra Leone National Stadium to inspect the National Stadium Reinforcement Project. The project was funded from the Chinese government grant. During the visit Ambassador Wu Peng said the National Stadium is a landmark project supported by the Chinese government in the 1970s and acts as a symbol of China-Sierra Leone friendship. The rehabilitation of the stadium will greatly improve the conditions of public activities in Sierra Leone and serve the exercise needs of Freetown. “The construction company should not only pay close attention to the quality of the project and safety in construction, but should also take care of legitimate rights and interests of the local employees while pushy to complete the project on time”. Said Peng Speaking to this medium the stadium manager Musa Sesay, said the project is progressing smoothly and the overall progre...

The honorable member of parliament for Constituency #75 in Port Loko district, Abdul Latif Sesay, has promised to transform Port Loko’s Bai Bureh Warriors football team. The Warriors have, for far too long, been inactive in football activities. According to Honorable Sesay, for a very long time the district football team has lacked behind in terms of football. He said that one of the major reasons responsible for that was the lack of financial support for the Warriors team. He confirmed that indigenes of Port Loko district who are in the diaspora have made commitments to support the team as a way of reviving sports in the district. “Football is dead in Port Loko district not only my constituency. People want to come around to support sports in the district but they are finding it difficult to channel their help to sport.” Honorable Sesay continued that he has a short-term plan from now to December to also construct basketball and volleyball courts in the central p...

The National School League of Sierra Leone will recommence across the country, after four years of no sporting activities for school going pupils. The new government decided to allow the school going pupils to again engage in their annual School League competitions to identify young sporting talent for the country. The assistant director of physical health education at the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Sahid Mohamed Conteh said that he has gone far with preparations for the competition to kick start this month. He said he has written letters to the various bodies concerned, so that they can have a successful school league competition after the long absence.   Mr. Conteh said he has written letters to the Inspector General of Police informing him about the kick start of the school leagues, so that the necessary security can be provided at the venues where the competitions will take place. He said he has also met with all physical health education teachers and...