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Lamboi, Great Scarcies FC Show Class in National 1st Division Playoff

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson 


Lungi based soccer outfit Lamboi Football Club who finished as Runners-up of North West Region Football Association Men’s Super-10 maiden edition behind Kambia based Great Scarcies Football Club topped their group in the National Men’s 1st Division playoff with 10 points, three points higher than Group-B finishers Lauwa FC of Freetown.

Out of 4 group matches played in the eastern city of Kenema, the highflying Lamboi FC started off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Gulf FC(1-1) before stamping three successive victories against Lauwa-(0-1) Edmond Michael Foundation-(2-3) and Bombali Sebora-(0-1) to progress to the playoff semifinals which is set to begin this Tuesday in Makeni.

In the other group, Champions of the NWRFA Super-10 Championship Great Scarcies Football Club finished top of group-A with 7 points after one draw, a defeat and two wins against Freetown FC-(3-0) and Sahid Conteh-U FC-(0-1). They’re joined in the semifinals by three-time Sierra Leone Premier League Champions Real Republicans who were relegated several years ago from the National Men’s top-tier.

Meanwhile, the two giant teams from the Northwestern region Great Scarcies United and Lamboi F.C will this Tuesday at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni battle Lauwa and Real Republicans at 2:30pm and 4:30pm respectively in the semifinals as the race to secure the three available spots for next season’s Sierra Leone Premier League continues among the four determined teams.

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