The SLFA has officially welcomed the Sierra Leone U-15 National Team delegation at the SLFA Secretariat following their participation in the ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐-๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ฎ, ๐๐ณ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ง. The ceremony brought together SLFA officials, technical staff and members of the delegation to celebrate the teamโs achievement and commend their representation of Sierra Leone on the international stage.
Head of Delegation and Chairman of the Southern Region Football Association, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐, described the tournament as a valuable experience, praising the players for their performances. He expressed his intention to recommend continued participation in the competition, highlighting its benefits to youth football development. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ also congratulated the team and commended the delegationโs leadership and technical staff for their dedication, particularly in ensuring the welfare of the young players throughout the tournament.
Welcoming the delegation, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ก reaffirmed the Federationโs commitment to supporting the playersโ development and creating opportunities for them to progress to the senior Leone Stars. He also called for the expansion of youth development categories and commended the technical team for their efforts, noting that SLFA officials, including the President, closely followed the teamโs matches despite being away from Azerbaijan. โ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐. ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ ๐:๐๐ ๐๐, ๐:๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐:๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ,โ he said.
๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก, conveyed the Presidentโs greetings and reaffirmed his commitment to youth football development. He emphasized the importance of establishing a football academy to identify and nurture young talents, assuring the players of the Presidentโs continued support while encouraging them to remain disciplined, focused and avoid drugs as they pursue their football ambitions.
In his response, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฌรฉ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญรฉ๐ฌ thanked the SLFA, particularly President Babadi Kamara, for providing the players with the opportunity to compete internationally. He urged the Federation to keep the group together and sustain investment in their development, stressing that continuity and consistent support are essential to building a competitive national team for the future.
Also in attendance were SLFA Deputy General Secretary Ishmail Saidu Kanu, Womenโs Football Manager Madam Elizabeth Alberta Kailay, Safeguarding Manager Aiah Alusine Kabba and other SLFA staff members. The ceremony concluded with renewed calls for sustained investment in youth football and continued support for the young players as they work towards representing Sierra Leone at the highest level.
