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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...

A commentary By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) (Photo credit: Multimedia Journalist & Researcher A.R. Wilson) NP area in Makeni city has effectively become a clumsy traffic congested area with huge vulnerability to accidents. Visiting NP or passing through in a given day presents organized chaos and traffic disorder very much symptomatic of reckless and lawless conduct by drivers, Okada riders and Omorlankay pushers much to the discomfort, displeasure and calculated accident risks to other road users. What is more disheartening is the chronic lethargy of the Sierra Leone Police to control the reckless menace. I have brought this to the notice of the police via audio sometime in the remote past but no action was taken or attempted taken. As the Catholic mission is erecting a perimeter fence, some ill will and lawless drivers are backfilling the constrained and raped right of way to create a makeshift parking space. This is done in broad day light and at the glare of the police.  NP...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  After a weeklong of competitive football contests in Kenema and Makeni between 10 teams that respectively finished as the top two teams in the five administrative football regions, the race to secure a ticket as one of the best three teams from the ongoing Men’s 1st division playoffs to next season’s Sierra Leone Premier League has heightened. In the two groups A and B consisting of 5 teams each respectively based in the Northern and Eastern cities of Makeni and Kenema, the qualification hopes of two teams namely Freetown City Football Club with 5points and Edmond Michael Football Club have been shattered after losing their final group matches on Friday to Great Scarcies and Gulf 2-1 and 3-0 respectively at the Wusum and Kenema city Stadiums. As it stands, today’s matches to be played at the Wusum, Magburaka, Kenema city and Kay School playing groups between Group-A’s Real Republicans versus Sierra Rutile FC, and  Sahid Conteh-U FC versus Great Scarci...

​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Ivorian born defender Dosso Sidik who currently skips Freetown Football Club from Kenema made history on Tuesday evening as he scored twice against Conteh-U FC of Makeni to defeat the host 3-2 in the ongoing National Men’s 1st Division Playoffs. Sidik completed his brace in the 55 minute to become the first player in the tournament to score twice in a single game in the ongoing qualifiers that will determine the next three 1st division teams to be promoted to next season’s national Men’s top-tier. The central and defensive midfielder whose team now leads with 4 points and 4 goals earned from two of their four group-B matches is  also the leading goal score of the playoffs. He told AWE-Media.SL in a post match interview he’s delighted to become the first player to score a brace in this year’s playoffs, adding “apart from the excitement my brace brings, winning our first game in the playoffs excite us as well because it resonates with our team goal of...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Sahid Conteh-U Football Club’s Skipper and Forward Mohamed Koroma was the hero at the Wusum Stadium in Makeni on Thursday evening as his lone goal helped his team to beat Real Republican 1-0 in the 1st Division Playoffs. It’s the Makeni based club first victory after losing 2-3 to Freetown FC and sharing the spoils in a goalless encounter with Rutile Rangers on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The victory means, Sahid Conteh-U are now 2nd with 4 points, one point behind Freetown FC after three matches in Group-A but 3rd place Real Republicans FC Head Coach Mohamed ‘Cash’ Jabbie says “all is not lost for his team despite the latest defeat. “We’re 3rd with 4points and still have an important game ahead on Saturday against Rutile Rangers. It’s a must win for us and we’re determined as a team to collect all 3 points from that match to progress to the semifinals and duly pick up our ticket to next season’s National Premier League,” he added. In the other gro...

​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  On Wednesday,  Makeni based growing brand Apex Multimedia and Under-30 CEOs Africa jointly facilitated a day’s symposium for over sixty young people in the North to commemorate this year’s International Youth Day. The conference was hosted at the Makeni City Council Hall on station road in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone on the theme: “Integrating Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.” During the seminar, Former National Youth Ambassador Alusine Lulu Bangura and Shebora Samba Kamara, a Journalist and Lecturer moderated two panel discussions respectively on the topics: “Skills development and access to livelihood for youth, and Challenges for investing in Youth in Sierra Leone featuring Lucy Turay from Domestic Workers Advocacy Network, Musa Jawara from Global Youth Network, Nikken Palmer from Families Without Borders, Yayah Kargbo from Ministry of Social Welfare, Mohamed Mansaray from Get Properties Solution Limited, Emilia Kamara Jengo from WoFH...

By: Tejan Frederickson Fatorma Northeast Region Football Association (NERFA) Media and Marketing In the first match between Great Scarcies and Real Republicans was a must win for either sides to had increased their chances to progress into the semis.  For most period of the game, Real Republicans FC  looked out of sorts as they failed to stamp authority in a match that a first half goal ought to have given them the confidence to play better than they did. The goal by forward, Ibrahim Sorie was the only silver lining that the Republicans could hold on to in a match that was highly contested by their Great Scarcies  counterparts.  The Republicans forward was gifted the goal that separated the two sides from a volcanic error made by the goalie, Ibrahim Sesay who failed to place his glove from a  close range shot in the 17th minutes.  Second half action got heated as tentions were mounted on allegations based on fair play.  The Republicans were gifted a 62...