31/07/2025
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๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) wishes to inform the general public, its membership, and all football stakeholders that the SLFA Appeals Committee has officially rendered its decisions on a series of appeals submitted to it in connection with the ongoing SLFA Electoral Process.
After thorough deliberations and careful examination of all materials presented, the Appeals Committee has dismissed all the following appeals:
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๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ An appeal challenging the ruling of the SLFA Election Appeal Committee dated July 7, 2025, has been dismissed. The Appeals Committee upheld the findings and conclusions of the lower committee as valid and binding.
๐. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ โ The appeal contesting the SLFA Ethics Boardโs decision of July 18, 2025, which imposed a monetary sanction of Thirty-Five Thousand New Leones (NLE 35,000) for filing a malicious petition and acts of contempt, has also been dismissed. The Ethics Boardโs decision, including the condition that failure to pay the fine will result in disqualification from the SLFA Elective Congress, stands.
๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ โ A petition challenging the conduct and outcome of the North-West Region Football Elections held on July 12, 2025, in Port Loko City, filed by individuals claiming to be Chairmen of the respective District Associations, was similarly dismissed by the Appeals Committee for lack of merit and standing.
๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ โ Separate appeals submitted by the disqualified presidential aspirants, contesting the SLFA Ethics Boardโs ruling of July 18, 2025, were both dismissed. The original decision disqualifying them from contesting the upcoming Elective Congress and barring them from all SLFA-related activities for one year remains effective.
๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ง.
The SLFA continues to affirm its commitment to a transparent, accountable, and rule-based electoral process, in line with its statutes and FIFA governance standards.
