CNN

FIFA bans Sierra Leone from world football over interference claims

FIFA has suspended Sierra Leone from world football over claims of government interference. The suspension comes after FIFA sent a letter to the country’s Minister of Sports expressing “grave concern” ...
Washington Times

Topic - Sierra Leone Football Association

The Sierra Leone Football Association is the governing body of football in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1960, and affiliated to FIFA the same year.It organises and runs the national leagues, ...
CNN

‘You’re not, you can’t, and I was always, I can, and I will’: Isha Johansen on rise to FIFA’s corridors of power

As a football official Johansen has already had an eventful career – she’s the long-serving president of the Sierra Leone Football Association after her election in 2013. During that time she’s had to ...

Hull girls’ football club link with sister club in Sierra Leone and form friendships over shared love of the game

C hanterlands Girls Football Club (GFC) have only been established for a few years, but already they have a sister club more ...
Black Enterprise

Women in Sierra Leone Prison Become Certified Soccer Coaches

A growing initiative is helping incarcerated women in Africa become certified soccer coaches An official soccer coaching program for incarcerated women is making waves across African correctional ...
The Economist

Two stupendous football scores raise questions in Sierra Leone

Unlike neighbouring Liberia (whose president, George Weah, was Africa’s first recipient of football’s most prestigious award), Sierra Leone is not known for its footballing talent. But it would take ...
AFP on MSN

Sierra Leone chases rare repeat in Breeders' Cup Classic

Sierra Leone vies for a rare Breeders' Cup Classic repeat at Del Mar on Saturday in what promises to be a compelling contest despite the late scratch of Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner ...