By Amin Kef Sesay
As part of their support towards the fight against the coronavirus in the country, Champions of Sierra Leone Premier League 2019, officials of the East End Lions Football Club, has on Saturday 9th May, 2020 donated the sum of Twenty Million Leones, 20 Bags of Rice and 200 bars of Soap to the Government of Sierra Leone, through the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). The donation was done at the forecourt of the Emergency Operation Centre at Cockerill in Freetown.
Present during the donation were the Spokesperson for the Covid-19 Response, Solomon Jamiru Esq, Chairlady of East End Lions Football Club, Asmaa James, Membership Global Coordinator and Sponsorship East End Lions Football Club, Dr Fatou Taqi, Technical Lead Covid-19 Response -Brig. Prof Foday Sahr, Member of Strategic Planning Covid-19 Larry Bassie, Head Coach East End Lions Football Club, Coach John Keister, officials of the club Festus Sowa, Abdul Karim Kabba (AKK), players and Staff of the EOC.
In her presentation, Chairlady East End Lions Football Club, Asmaa James, said that East End Lions Football Club as the Champions of the Sierra Leone Premier League decided to donate to the Emergency Operation Centre in order to show their solidarity with the Government, People of Sierra Leone and to give their support in the fight against COVID 19, adding that they are aware about the constraints the EOC is facing in trying to curtail the spread of the virus in the country. She maintained that it was against such a backdrop that they thought it fit as a football Club to give support to the fight which she said could only been won if all hands are on deck so that the country will resume normalcy and get their boys back to the pitch.
She expressed appreciation to their Elders and the Chairman of East End Lions Football Club, Amb Junior Navo, Executive, fans and players for the support they have been giving towards the development of the club.
Receiving the donation on behalf of the EOC, the Spokesperson for Covid-19 Response, Solomon Jamiru Esq, applauded the East End Lions Football Club for their support towards the fight against the Covid-19 in the country.
He admonished all to adhere strictly to the practices and measures instituted by the Government, through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and other stakeholders in order to curtail the spared of the virus in the country.
He called on other football Clubs, individuals or organizations to support the fight with whatever little they can offer noting that nothing is too small for a national fight like this.
He promised that he will present the donation to the Head of EOC Retired Brigadier Hassan Kellie Conteh and his team underscoring how he knows they appreciate their gesture ending up, on behalf of the Emergency Response Center, by extending thanks and appreciation to the East End Lions Football Club.
