By Samuel Serry When the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, recently launched the construction of a perimeter fence, a borehole and other facilities at Makeni’s Wusum Stadium, the announcement was met with mixed reactions. To some, it was a minor project unworthy of fanfare; to others, it was a long-overdue…
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has officially lifted all financial restrictions imposed on the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), effective Monday, 19 January 2026. In 2021, FIFA placed a financial ban on Sierra Leone due to governance failures, lack of transparency, and concerns over the misuse of funds within…
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, has firmly reiterated the independence of the SLFA as a non-negotiable requirement under international football regulations. Speaking at the Ministry of Sports’ two-day National Consultative Conference at Occasion View Resort, Lakka, President BBD stressed that Sierra Leone must uphold FIFA’s standards…
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, has officially launched the nationwide distribution of 8,420 footballs to schools across the country, beginning with the Western Area where 808 balls were handed over to 55 schools during a ceremony attended by pupils, educational authorities and football stakeholders. The project,…
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), steered by President Babadi Kamara, successfully secured a 20 percent increase in the Leone Rock Metal Group (LRMG) sponsorship for the 2025/2026 Premier League season, raising the package from $150,000 last season to $180,000 this campaign. Leone Rock sponsored the 2023/24 season with $80,000 under the Victor Lewis Board….
President Julius Maada Bio has formally received the Year-Two Report on the implementation of the Feed Salone initiative from the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, during a meeting with members of the Presidential Council on Feed Salone at the State House.
Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President Babadi Kamara held a strategic meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Kinshasa ahead of the 47th CAF General Assembly. The strong presence of the Sierra Leone team shows the country’s ongoing commitment to the development of African football through active participation in both CAF and FIFA structures. Leone…
SLFA President Babadi Kamara has taken his development drive to strengthen women’s football to the doorsteps of one of Sierra Leone’s biggest mining companies; Marampa Mines Limited.
President of the Sierra Leone Football Association, Babadi Kamara, celebrated with Leone Stars as they beat Ethiopia 2-0 on Tuesday in Monrovia, Liberia. Momoh Kamara put the West Africans in front in the 37th minute before Alhassan Koroma’s solo goal in stoppage time. President Babadi jubilated in the VVIP stands when both goals were scored,…
King David Kargbo, Country Director of HADA FC, on Friday morning presented $2,000 to the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) at the FA Secretariat.
