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By: Paul Kamara In a significant development, Radio New Song 97.7fm-Bo on Saturday 17th February, 2024 officially dedicated and unveiled its new downtown studio at its coordinating office at 2 Prince Williams Street in Bo. The brief ceremony was led by the CEO of the Radio, Rev Shodankeh Johnson who doubles as the Global Team Leader of the New Harvest Ministries and other senior Gospel Ministers. Reverend Johnson while dedicating the studio thanked God almighty for the provision. He prayed that the radio continue to serve it purpose of reaching out to the unreached, bring comfort to the discomfort, salvation to the unsaved, edify believers, glorify the name of God, contribute to national development and serve as a source of accessing credible information. He called on the radio management to make good use of the facility and ensure that the values of the radio are upheld. Apostle John Papani Kargbo a veteran and former presenter at the radio who now resides in the United States did the...

By Martin Wusha Conteh Sierra Leone will entertain their bitter rivals, Cape Verde in the Sydney-World Cup semi final on Sunday at Potts Park complex, Yagoona. Sierra Leone skipper Ibrahim Kamara does not believe there is any fixture like Sierra Leone against Cape Verde. Kamara scored a hat-trick to lead his team to a 5-3 victory against Lebanon in the quarter-final. Both teams will be focusing on the match, and the players Hassan Jalloh (Cape Verde) and Kallie Bangura (Sierra Leone) will be looking to win the Golden Boot Award, having scored five goals each. Cape Verde is a team made up of Sierra Leonean players who felt they had been abandoned by the technical team back in 2020. Sierra Leoneans living in Sydney are advised not to miss this exciting match on Sunday. However, captain and leader of Cape Verde, Foday Kamara speaks to this press that "it's clear that there is confidence in the Cape Verde camp ahead of the derby." He said: "Maybe this game will b...

By: Martin Wusha Conteh Sierra Leone's skipper, Ibrahim Kamara, scored a hat-trick to lead his team to a 5-3 victory against Lebanon in the quarter-final of the Sydney World Cup. The match took place on Sunday at Potts Park complex in Yagoona. Kamara's performance was a timely return to form for him and Sierra Leone after their Sydney Nations Cup final defeat to South Sudan. Kellie Bangura, who had also scored a hat-trick in the previous quarter-final against Syria, added another goal to his tally, making it five goals in the tournament so far. Sierra Leone will face Cape Verde, their biggest rivals, in the semi-final on Sunday. Both teams will be focusing on the match, and the players Hassan Jalloh (Cape Verde) and Kallie Bangura (Sierra Leone) will be looking to win the Golden Boot Award, having scored five goals each. Cape Verde is a team made up of Sierra Leonean players who felt they had been abandoned by the technical team back in 2020. Sierra Leoneans living ...

By: Martin Wusuha Conteh Kallie Bangura marked a sensational fashion hat-trick to give Sierra Leone a pulsating 3-2 win over Syria in today's second rounds at the Potts Park complex. Sierra Leone were in danger of being held to a draw when Syria equalised (2-2) just after the interval but Bangura provided a neat finish ten minutes from time to earn his side victory. Sierra Leone will face Lebanon in the quarter-finals of the competition on Sunday at Potts Park complex, Yagoona. Head coach Yusuf Kamara has warned his side of the dangers of complacency following their poor performance against Syria despite securing a quarter spot. He said: "Satisfaction can lead to laziness," he warned when addressing his players after the match. He added: "It's going to be a fight and we have to get ready for that fight to get a win in Sunday's fixture. We want to win every game, we want to win this competition but today's performance was below my expectation"...

By: Martin Wusha Conteh Former Sierra Leone 100, 200 & 400 metres runner, Albert Kobba aka 'Marlo' was unanimously appointed as the new President of one of Sierra Leone top Athletics Club, Camp Canada. Marlo replaced former president of Sierra Leone Athletics Association (SLAA), Alhaji Abdul Karim Sesay, who held the position since the inception of the club. The other elected officials are: former Sierra Leone fastest Ibrahim Karim Bangura as Vice President, Sylvino Kamara– Secretary, Alusine Deen Sesay –Cordinator, Haja Fatmata, Sesay Treasurer, Misbao Jalloh– Financial Secretary, Joseph Pakinson, Assistant Secretary, Martin Wusha Conteh, Public Relations Officer, Daddy Alie Bangura, Coordinator, Idris Kabia Auditor 2, Micharl Kobba, Chief Whip (1), Isata Kamara, Chief Whip (2), James Lemon, Welfare Officer (1), Mamie Konneh, Welfare (2), Mohamed Lamin Bangura, Organizing Secretary (1), Amie Lash, Organizing Secretary (3), Marie Suma, Women's Wing (1), Mariatu K...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Highly respected Moroccan coach Walid Regradui, 48, has expressed his disappointment over his team after they’re being knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 by South Africa on Tuesday. Beyond the expectations of many, the match which saw an enticingly competitive first half that ended goalless took a different turn in the 57th-minute forward Evidence Makgopa strike from the 18-yard box and slotted the ball into the right corner of the Atlas Lions igniting celebrations for the Bafana Bafana fans. The goal saw the Moroccan coach introducing new players to furnish his team’s attack adding pressure on the opponents until they won a penalty in the 83rd-minute when they were awarded a penalty after VAR review that found that the ball had hit the hand of Teboho Mokoena in the South African 18-yard box, but Morocco’s star man Achraf Hakimi thunderous strike from the penalty fly over the crossbar. After Hakimi failed to convert the penalty to a goa...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Unlike the seven other nations ready for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 quarterfinals, hosts Cote D’Ivoire are still celebrating their 5-4 post game penalty home triumph over defending champions Senegal at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro. It’s the first win for the hosts under their interim coach Emerse Fae, a former “Elephants” international following the termination of contracts for his former Boss Jean-Louis André Lucien Gasset and his first assistant coach Ghislain Marie Joseph Printant, due to insufficient results. It was indeed a historic comeback for the host who were earlier shocked by the defending champions in the fourth-minute when their youngster Habib Diallo hastily chested a pass from Sadio Mane, and slotted it home to put his country ahead. The defending champion’s early lead got the Ivoirians energized as they dominated ball possession and new manager Fae’s triple substitution ten minutes on to the end of the match pa...