1st SLFA Executive Committee Member Celebrates Int. Women’s Day in Grand Style

By David Emile

The first woman Executive Committee member in the Sierra Leone Football Association, Haja Ramatulai Kamara (RAM K), on the 8^th March 2022 joined women around the world to celebrate the 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) by organizing a one-day football match at the SLFA Academy at Kingtom.

According to RAM K, the essence of this year’s celebration was to celebrate all female footballers-both retired and active players. She added that despite the demise of female football for decades now, they as female football administrators will resurrect the game again so that female football will regain its past glories.

Haja Kamara assured young female players of their support; both administrative and technical adding that very soon followers of female football will start witnessing female leagues across the country.

She maintained that they have already constituted the Female Premier League Board headed by Madam Asmaa James, Chairlady of East End Lions FC, which means they are working assiduously to see female football league kick start in the country.

The SLFA Exco member thanked the Executive Committee of the Sierra Leone Football Association for the support given to her in order to organize the one day event. She assured everyone that she is going to continue with the celebration every year as a female Executive Committee member in the FA.

Trophy and cash prizes were distributed to the participating teams.

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