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Sport For Empowerment Foundation: Driving Community Transformation Through Sport in Freetown

The Sport For Empowerment Foundation, in collaboration with Friends In Sport Academy, is making remarkable progress in changing lives through its Community Social Change Program in the vibrant Vincent Drive Lumbly area of Freetown.  Over the past five years, the foundation has harnessed the profound potential of sport as a catalyst for transformation, delivering well-structured training programs and invaluable educational opportunities for children and youth throughout the region. What began as a humble grassroots initiative has evolved into a robust community development effort. Today, the foundation proudly operates a fully established school that caters to students from nursery through senior secondary levels, providing essential education to families in and around the Kamayama community.  This educational institution has consistently produced outstanding results in both public and internal examinations, reflecting the comprehensive support that nurtures students academically and pe...

Mena Queens Gear-up for First Home Game with New Head Coach Hassan "Zenette" Mansaray

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Mena Queens Football Club of Makeni, under their new head coach Hassan Malik "Zenette" Mansaray, is gearing up for their first home game on Sunday, May 11, at Wusum Stadium.  They will be facing Vem Buck Football Club, a team fighting against relegation, in match day 16 of the 2024/25 Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League. The said match would be Mansaray’s fourth fixture since he took the reins as head coach of Mena Queens alongside joined the club's new Technical Director, Abdul "German" Bangura, who succeeds Alusine "Abega" Conteh in this position.  So far, coach Mansaray has made an impressive impact, leading Mena Queens to three remarkable away matches, achieving victories against Sierra Leone Police (1-4), Koya Queens (2-4), and a draw with Mogbwemo Queens (2-2).  Deservedly, his team collected seven points out of a possible nine from their last three games, instilling a winning spirit within the squad and propelling the cl...