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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson   Bombali Sebora Acting Head Coach Having controversially failed to advance from the National First Division Playoff in the last two seasons, Makeni based first division side Bombali Sebora Football Club are on intensive preparation for their double header against former Sierra Leone Premier League side Golden Dragons Football Club in the North East Region Football Association (NERFA) Semi-Final tie. AWE-Media Sierra Leone's Alusine Rehme Wilson recently visited the team’s at their Wusum Stadium practising ground and interviewed the officials and the assistant skipper of Bombali Sebora Football Club about their preparedness for their crucial NERFA semi-final games against Golden Dragons of Magburaka. During the interviewer, Sidikie “Braboss” Mansaray, a former Sierra Leonean International who’s famous for his goal against Nigeria in Freetown 23 years ago when Sierra Leone beat Nigeria 1-0 in a 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, and currently serves as the acting He...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Eleven years since David Rothkopf coined the term Infodemic, Sierra Leone has since 2014 during the Ebola outbreak been battling to overcome banes of mis and dis-information. The struggles of Infodemic in Sierra Leone led to the widespread inaccurate information about the deadly Ebola virus as well as the COVID-19  pandemic leading to the loss of 100 of Sierra Leoneans between 2014 to 2022. As if that was not enough, the West African nation would go on to experience an alarming rate of fake News, mis and dis-information about politics and a wide range of issues through social media platforms primarily Facebook and WhatsApp leading to bloody combats between civilians and police. This Misnomer is becoming quite familiar in the country with the rise of self-acclaimed people's advocates polluting the information space through WhatsApp, Facebook and most recently Tick-Tok calling for faceless peaceful demonstrations that turned out to be politically motivated a...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Coach Mohamed Lamin Kamara Mohamed Lamin Kamara, the Head coach of the Makeni-based soccer team Wusum Stars has vehemently denied the accusations of contract breaches made against him by the club's management. His response came after the June 15, announcement by Wusum Stars management stating that Kamara was suspended from his coaching duties pending an investigation into alleged contract violations.  The club claimed that Kamara had signed a new contract with another top-tier team while still having several games left to coach with Wusum Stars in the ongoing Sierra Leone Premier League.  In a recent interview with AWE-Media Sierra Leone, Kamara contested the club's allegations, expressing his disappointment with the decision to suspend him based on mere rumors.  He insisted that he is a professional who has not breached any contracts and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the investigation process, and has challenged the Wusum Stars management...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  The Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) has declared that starting today, there will be power shortages in Freetown until Thursday, June 20.  The outages are expected to last for six hours each day, from 9:00 AM till 2:00 PM local time, between Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20, as stated in a public notice released on Monday by EDSA.   In the release, EDSA explained that the power cuts are necessary to facilitate the seamless extension and installation of the transfer bus for the newly installed 40MVA Power Transformer at the Freetown 161 substation.  Furthermore, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority also revealed that they have coordinated with the Electricity Generation and Transmission Company (EGTC)/Salini and Karpowership to temporarily disconnect their supply connection to the Transfer Bus during the specified dates and times.  However, EDSA expressed regret for any inconvenience caused by the situation and assured cus...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Amidst eager anticipation from supporters, players, and officials, the North East Region Football Association (NERFA) finally unveiled the highly anticipated fixtures for the semi finalists of the First Division League.   Although the fixture announcement brought a sense of excitement and drama, there's public outcry as the top two teams from each zone A and B have been drawn to face off in a double-header to secure their spots in the national first division playoff.  This NERFA playoff would also determine the qualifiers for the upcoming season of the Sierra Leone Premier League. The leaders of Zone-A, Bombali Sebora of Makeni, and the second-place team, Golden Dragons Football Club of Magburaka, a former Sierra Leone Premier League side are scheduled to clash on June 28 and July 10.  Meanwhile, in Zone-B, Kabala City from Koinadugu District would go head-to-head against Smart Foundation Football Club of Bombali District on the same dates, as the teams ba...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Kargbo, 24, celebrating his winning goal for Sierra Leone against Djibouti in the WCQ 2026. A total of 31 months and 29 days have passed since Augustus Kargbo first stepped onto the national team stage for Sierra Leone on October 6, 2021, during a 1-1 draw against South Sudan that the young forward made his debut. Fast forward to now, Kargbo has proven himself once again by scoring the winning goal in a thrilling 2-1 victory over Djibouti in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. At just 24 years old, Kargbo has wasted no time in seizing the opportunity presented to him.  In  his latest appearance for Sierra Leone, Kargbo's perfectly placed shot, found the back of Djibouti's net thanks to the assist from his captain, Osman Kakay. His game-changing goal came in the 51st minute of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers Group-A match, secured the much-needed victory for Sierra Leone who beat Djibouti 2-1 to register their first win in three of 10 games to play in the ongoi...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Men's 2026 WCQ Group-A current standings Record AFCON winners, Egypt, yesterday emulated Sierra Leone's winning pattern with a narrow 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso.  The hero of the night was forward Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan (Trezeguet), who scored a brace to secure the vital win for his team.  The decisive Group-A took place at the Cairo International Stadium, where the host started off by taking the lead within just three minutes, engineered by a brilliant partnership between the Egyptian captain Mohamed Salah and Trezeguet.  The home fans had barely stopped celebrating when Trezeguet struck again, scoring his second goal of the night just four minutes later to take his tally to five goals scored in three games played so far in the on-going 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Despite a consolation goal from Lassina Chamste Soudine Franck Traore in the 56th minute, Burkina Faso couldn't match the strength of the Egyptian team, who walked away with all ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  L-R: Augustus Kargbo and Emmanuel Samadia celebrating their latest achievement over Djibouti. Goals from 39-year-old Curtis Davis and 24-year-old Augustus Kargbo secured a historic 2-1 victory for the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone  over Djibouti in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers. Davis, who was born in England but recently received clearance to represent Sierra Leone, made his debut for the national team under coach Amidu Karim during a match day-3 match held the El-Abdi stadium in Morocco on Wednesday evening. The experienced Davis wasted no time in making an impact by scoring the opening goal in the 12th minute, courtesy of a brilliant assist from Emmanuel Samadia. His early goal boosted the confidence and teamwork of the Leone Stars, who controlled possession for much of the first half. However, a miscommunication between the Sierra Leone goalie Mohamed Kamara and his defenders led to a handball by Samadia in the penalty area, giving Djibouti a chance to equal...