Sierra Leone to launch Sierra Leone’s first-ever women’s football strategy in Freetown

Under the leadership of 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 and 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲, the SLFA will launch the country’s first-ever 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟖–𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, at the Freetown City Council Building in Freetown, marking a major milestone in the development of women’s football in Sierra Leone.

The landmark initiative reflects the SLFA’s commitment to transforming and advancing women’s football in Sierra Leone. It will provide a strategic framework for strengthening the structures of the women’s game, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲.

The launch will mark a significant milestone in the SLFA’s efforts to build 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. It also highlights the Association’s decision to place women’s football at the centre of its national development agenda.

Immediately following the launch on October 28, the SLFA, with support from FIFA, will commence 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 for Women’s Football Administrators, running through October 30, 2026. The workshop will strengthen participants’ 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 of women’s football programmes.

The initiative demonstrates President Kamara’s determination to empower football administrators and establish the institutional foundation required for the long-term development of the women’s game, with Manager Kailey leading the coordination and implementation of the activities. It also aligns Sierra Leone’s national priorities with global efforts to promote and advance women’s football.

Through the launch of the strategy and the accompanying 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞, the SLFA is setting a clear direction for the future of women’s football in Sierra Leone. The three-day event represents an important step towards creating 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 while building a more structured, inclusive, and progressive future for the sport.