BY BOCKARIE ALIEU (232news.com)
The President of the National Olympic Committee Prince Vandy Sualley in his speech at the SLFA Ordinary congress on the 5th July 2023 lauds the SLFA President and his executive members for their hard work to develop the game within the short time after they took over. He praised the executive for their sportsmanship among all other things at the ordinary congress that was organized at the Radison BLU Hotel at Aberdeen in Freetown. He went on to tell the football family members the need to showcase the spirit of sportsmanship now more than before. This he said should not only be exhibited in the field of play but also out of the field. Prince assure the president of SLFA that the NOC is committed towards supporting the game in its trajectory. He told the football family that NOC is an umbrella organization for all Olympic sports including football. Football all over the world he said is bigger than any other sporting institution in the world. He went on that he was happy that football is now run in a settled and peaceful atmosphere under the leadership of Thomas Daddy Brima. This said it took a rocky ride to reach where they are today. The issue of fair play he said should not just be implemented in the field of play but also out of the field of play. This he said should be not only done by the executive but also by all members and the players. He thanked the SLFA President Thomas Daddy Brima for the progress in the game and wish him a success in the coming years of his term of office. He told the FA President not to relent and appealed to the football family to always be on his side and he in return will give an open hands to all members. Also in the congress the SLFA President Thomas Daddy Brima clears the doubt as to whether there will be relegation and promotion of clubs after the premier league. In his statement he made it categorically clear that there will be relegation as it has been before. He went on that even his own club Wilberforce Strikers will relegate if they finish in the relegation zone. He talked about his remarkable achievement during his short time in office. He outline his road map for development for the game for the remaining years of his term of office.
