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Sierra Leone FA Bidding To Revitalize Women's Football With New League

Sierra Leone is "bidding to revitalise women's football in the country with the launch of a first ever league" under the leadership of the nation's first female FA President, Isha Johansen, according to Mohamed Fajah Barrie of the BBC. The league is the "first female domestic competition in the country in five years and also the first time teams outside Freetown are taking part." But there are "concerns about how the league will be sustained." The newest exec member of the Sierra Leone FA, Foday Turay, believes "a lot needs to be done to continue the female league in the west African country." Turay said, "We can only sustain the league and save the women's game from a total collapse if there is proper planning which is lacking at the moment. ... There won't be a good league without money and it comes from sponsorship." An owner of one of the teams participating in the league, Ansu Kassay, "expressed similar sentiments." Kassay said, "The SLFA also need to support the teams financially to help the game grow" (BBC, 7/3).

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