08/08/2025
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๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ
The newly elected President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Mr. Babadi Kamara, today led a delegation of his Executive Committee on a courtesy visit to the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ministry of Sports, as part of efforts to foster stronger collaboration between footballโs governing body and national sports institutions.
During the visit to the NSA, Mr. Kamara formally introduced members of his Executive Committee and emphasized the importance of partnership and transparency in the advancement of Sierra Leonean football.
Welcoming the SLFA delegation, the Executive Director of NSA, Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, congratulated Mr. Kamara and his team on their recent election victory. He pledged NSAโs unwavering support to work hand-in-hand with the SLFA, highlighting the importance of strategic planning, cooperation, and unity in sports development.
โ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐
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๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ,โ said Dr. Abdulai.
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๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ:
โข Alie Badara Tarawalie โ Vice President 1
โข Pastor Philip Buck โ Executive Member
โข Mohamed Sorie Jalloh โ Executive Member
โข Brima Jalloh โ Executive Member
โข Abdulai Osman Turay โ Executive Member
โข Mohamed Benson Bawoh- Acting General Secretary
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ:
โข Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai โ Executive Director
โข Abdul Rahman Swaray โ Deputy Executive Director
โข Lamin Lambert Sesay โ Senior NSA Official
โข Alie Sesay โ Senior NSA Official
โข Ibrahim Nyelenkeh โ Board Chairman
The meeting concluded with mutual assurances of cooperation and alignment on key priorities aimed at enhancing the football landscape across the country.
Later in the day, the SLFA delegation proceeded to the Ministry of Sports, where they were warmly received by the Minister of Sports, Madam Augusta James-Teima.
The Minister extended her heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kamara and lauded the new leadershipโs readiness to serve. She expressed the governmentโs full support to the SLFA and its programs, pledging continuous collaboration for the benefit of the sport and the nation.
โ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ,โ Minister James-Tehllma stated.
In both meetings, SLFA President Babadi Kamara reaffirmed his vision to transform football in Sierra Leone, stressing the need for unity and institutional support:
โ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ โ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง, ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐.โ
The series of high-level engagements marks a strong start to the Kamara-led SLFA administration and signals a renewed era of cooperation and shared ambition between footballโs leadership and key stakeholders in Sierra Leoneโs sports ecosystem.
