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​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  With the earliest kick off date for this season’s Sierra Leone Men’s Premier League annulled, the football family in the soccer nuts nation remains in the dark after all parties in charge of running the much awaited National men’s top-tier has chosen to remain tight-lipped on the expected kick-off date. Supports, Players, Managers and Sports Journalist nationwide were eager for the 2022-2023 Sierra Leone Men’s Premier League to have kicked off on Friday, 18th November, 2022 but their hopes were shattered having noticed there was no league fixtures unveiled nor did the League Board, the local football governing body-(SLFA) and partners made any public attempt to notify that general citizenry that the long awaited championship will not commence as planned. It’s gone pass a week  now since the national Men’s Top-tier to be contested by 18 teams across all regions in the country has not kicked off as earlier trumpeted to commence by the Premier League B...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Mena Queens Football Club of Makeni, the current 3rd place occupants of the ongoing 1st ever National Women’s Top-Tier will later today welcome Mogbwemo Queens Football Club from Bonthe District, the current league leaders as both side clashes at the Wusum Stadium in a top of the table clash. Seated third on the log, the host who had won the last four games say they’re upbeat to secure all three points to mark their third home win out of seven games played so far in the competition’s first round. “We’re upbeat not to suffer any other defeat in the League, especially to bow at home again having suffered a late 0-1 defeat in our opening game. We respect Mogbewemo Queens, they’re a good opponent but we’re ready to give them a good run for their money,” Mena Queens Skipper Mariatu Haja Conteh told AWE-Media.SL in a pre-match interview. On the other hand, the high flying visitors from Bonthe District, Mogbewmo Queens who are leading the League with 16 points ea...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  One of Sierra Leone’s most successful models Abubakarr Tarawalie, the owner of Kish Leone and President of the Makeni Models Union who doubles as a baker at the United Bank of Africa Makeni branch is set to host this Friday, 25th November, 2022 at the Garden State complex “the Faces of High School” inter-secondary academic and modeling contest for boys and girls attending nine secondary schools in Makeni city, Northeastern Sierra Leone. The event has been segmented into two, an inter-secondary brain challenge and modeling contest amongst 40 school going pupils representing the Birch Memorial, United Methodist, Makeni Comprehensive Academy, Saint Francis, Saint Joseph Convent, Benevolent Islamic, Every Nation Academy, Finoh International High School, Modern High School, International College of Makeni and the Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood Secondary School. According to the Model turned banker and former Mr. Supernatural Poland Sierra Leone representative,...

​ By:  Amadu   Wurie   Timbo Hosted at its office located at  Nicol  Street in Makeni, the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms on Thursday 17 th  November 2021 officially launched the Northern Region office.  The daylong event attracted many dignitaries including  Honorable  David Panda Noah, Minister at the Ministry of Internal Affairs,  Honorable   Sahr  E. Juana, Member of Parliament representing the people of Constituency 002 in  Kailahun  District who doubles as the Chairman of the  Defense  Committee at the Parliament of Sierra Leone united   with the Resident Paramount Chief, PC  Bai   Shebora   Kasangha  II, Forces Representatives and other prominent stakeholders  grace the event that gears towards to the security and well-being of Citizens living in the country. In his statement,  Rtd .  Colonel  Binneh  K.  Konteh , the National Comm...

​ By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  Algerian Team-B on Saturday evening hammered a humiliating 0-3 defeat on the Sierra Leone senior National Men’s team “Leone Stars” at the Fujairah Club Stadium in Dubai. The team from Sierra Leone which had traveled way over to Dubai to host the said encounter lose grip of the match in the 57th minutes and Algeria’s Shoaib Kdad took advantage to net the day’s opener. His goal opened the flood gate as his teammates Ahmed Qandousi and Abdul Rahman Mezian increased the visitors lead to 3-0 after netting respectively in the 71st and 77th minute. Host Sierra Leone could not replied the visitors and things became worse for them when their skipper Steven Roy Caulker was red-carded. The result has been described by sports pundits and followers of the Sierra Leone senior team as “humiliating” advancing that “the local football federation-(SLFA) and their partners who’ve initiated the said match have just thrown the Nation’s pride on Algeria’s senior national team...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  The Sierra Leone National Men’s Football Team “Leone Stars” together with other officials of the Sierra Leone Football Association-(SLFA) plus representatives of the Ministry of Sports and other government officials are in Dubai for doubtful friendly matches, the National Sports Authority has announced on Tuesday. According to the NSA announcement, the Leone Stars team plus other members of the delegation has since touched base “in Fujairah, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for a week long training camp as part of their endless preparations for the Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.” NSA further announced that “the team is being lodged at the Concorde Five Stars Hotel and Resort in the city of Fujairah and will engage in friendly matches but that the Leone Stars proposed match for Wednesday, 16th November, 2022 has been annulled due to administrative and technical challenges beyond the control of agent. "The Sierra Leone - Algeria Team-B ...

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