By: Alusine Rehme Wilson
The first female Executive Committee member Haja Ramatulai Kamara who also doubled as the female football chairperson at the Sierra Leone Football Association-(SLFA) together with the vice president-2 among other members of the local football federation during a familiarization visit in the North-Eastern city of Makeni last Sunday, August 29 pledged to jointly uplift the devastating status of female football in the country
Kamara while addressing key female football stakeholders and other attendees at the Makeni city council conference hall during a brief engagement that was organized by the North-East Region Football Association following a warm welcome by players and officials of female football clubs based in Makeni and Magburaka said she is committed to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure female football becomes am envy of all.
She furthered and reveals her plan to organize the first ever National Women’s League in the country, confirmed October 3, 2021 as the date to commence the female top-tier and appeals for support from the public.
Other speakers who spoke at the brief engagement were SLFA Executive Committee Member Mohamed Sorie Jalloh, Female Football representatives, former SLFA vice chairman Alie Commoner Kargbo, the Bombali District Football Association Chairman Suleiman Sillah Sesay, the Chairman Tonkolili District Football Association Abdul Pascal Gbla among other chairmen made commitments to support the growth of female football in the country.
The day’s visit was climaxed by a friendly football encounter between the National Female Under-20 side and Best of North-East Females at the Makeni Wusum Stadium where the National U-20 side edged the host by four goals to one (4-1).
By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Claim: Soccer World HQ, in a Facebook post , claimed that Senegal is the first African team to beat England and the first to score three goals against them. Verdict: Partly True! Senegal is the first African team to beat England, but not the first to score three goals against them. Full Text The England senior men’s national football team, nicknamed the “Three Lions,” played their first match against Scotland in 1872. That match ended goalless but marked the beginning of an intense soccer rivalry between both nations, dubbed the “Auld Enemy.” Since 1872-2025, the England national team has achieved its 1000-game milestone in November 2019 when they played Montenegro at the Wembley Stadium. England's all-time head-to-head record shows that they’ve played a whopping 1072 matches against 100 countries, won 615 games, drew 255, and lost 200. Senegal, on the other hand, is one of Africa’s most famous football nations, nicknamed the “Lions of Teranga.” In 2002, ...
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