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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Sierra Leone’s neighbour, Liberia, along with seven other lowest-ranked nations including Chad, Djibouti, and Eswatini, will face off against their respective opponents in a double-header from March 18 to 26, 2024 in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco Preliminary qualifier.  This preliminary qualifier is for a chance to enter the AFCON 2025 qualifiers group stage.  On Tuesday, the AFCON 2025 preliminary round draw, which took place at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, revealed the four lowest-ranked teams among the eight: Djibouti, Somalia, Chad, and Sao Tome.  During the FIFA Window, these teams will host the other four highest-ranked teams: Liberia, Eswatini, Mauritius, and South Sudan, who will host the second leg of the matches.  However, the overall four winners from this preliminary round will join 44 other nations, including Sierra Leone, in the group stage.  The 48 nations will then been placed in 12 distinct groups consisting...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The stage for an exciting revival of the Sports Writers Makeni Mayoral Trophy has been set following a successful meeting between representatives of the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL)-Northern Region Branch and the Mayor of the Makeni City Council, Abubakarr Lamtales Kamara. The meeting held at the Mayor’s pallor in Makeni city, Northern province of Sierra Leone on Tuesday has ignited anticipation for an exhilarating revival of the Sports Writers Makeni Mayoral event. During the meeting, His Worship Abubakarr Lamtales Kamara who succeeds Mayor Sunkarie Kabba Kamara assured his fullest cooperation for the revamp and sustainability of the Sports Writers Makeni Mayoral Trophy after five year hiatus. He expressed excitement about all the good work the association has been doing and is equally pleased with the idea and the long standing partnership between the Makeni City Council and the Sports Writers Association in the North which he ...