By: Alusine Rehme Wilson –
(AR-Wilson)
One amongst the hugest
challenge that has been affecting the Sierra Leone National Team (Leone Stars)
in away matches in one way or the other over the years is lack of enough
supporters at such games.
The Western Area Football
Association– (WAFA) in collaboration with other partners is working positive
behind the drops towards ending this age long deficiency on the September 4,
2019 away game of Sierra Leone to the Lone Stars of Liberia in the 2020
Preliminary World Cup qualifying which is expected to be played in the
Liberians’ Samuel K. Doe Stadium.
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| A sample of the Leone Stars WAFA Supporters Jersey. |
Turner explained that the
scheme is primarily set up to seek the interest of all and sundry who are
intending to pave their ways to Liberia for the game, to worry not much
anymore, but to only subscribe the any of the three already designed WAFA cost
recovery packages on prices ranging from Six Million Three Hundred Thousand
Leones (Le 6,300,000) on air economic class, Two Million Three Hundred Thousand
Leones (Le 2,300,000) by a bus on road first class, and One Million Seven
Hundred Thousand Leones (Le 1,700,000) second class by bus on road
respectively, as round trip fare, one Leone Stars Supporter Jersey, full course
meal, accommodation for two nights, match ticket, and internal transportation
to be fully covered by subscribers of any of the prices as stated by WAFA.
When asked about the trip’s
packages safety and benefits to the nation, David replied that: “all of the
three packages are very safe my brother. WAFA has a repetition to protect.
Thus, we have ensured that our supporters’ security and safety are guaranteed.
And as a nation this innovation from us WAFA as a body will benefit the nation
for its supporters to witness a world cup match qualifier that will motivate
the players to bring victory home.”
In a blanket call, David
Turner urged all supporters to take advantage of this first of a kind
opportunity WAFA is premiering in the country.
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| A sample of the Leone Stars WAFA Supporters Jersey. |
From forensic audits
carried out by this writer on the trend at which this WAFA scheme is moving along
with sports followers has it that despite the current crippling economic nature
of Sierra Leone, some supporters of Leone Stars have subscribed to the scheme already.
Nevertheless, it seems as
the words of the SLFA Secretary General, Christopher Kamara to Pressmen for:
“the entire football family to put all their individual differences aside and
come on board to support the FA in raising the country’s football flag higher
than ever” that was said few months ago is coming into reality”.
This is welcoming and it
will seemingly end the shock of loosing matches as a result of lack of fans
support as was experienced in the 2010 world cup qualifiers and in the Ivory
Coast versus Sierra Leone AFCON qualifiers final group game that was played on
3rd Sept
2016 in the Bouake Stadium but will pave way for smiles of victory to rise on
the faces of Sierra Leoneans and Leone Stars supports like others did in 1996
Africa Cup of Nations.
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