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*NSA MEETS WITH ASSOCIATIONS*

*Monday 14th September, 2020*

*NSA MEDIA*

The National Sports Authority on Monday met with Presidents and Secretaries of various sporting associations in the country. The Press also witnessed the event.

The meeting which took place at the Atlantic Hall in Freetown was for the Authority to do a power point presentation to the associations on the findings of NSA on the registration forms received and reviewed.

In his presentation, the Director of Participation and Sustainable Sports, Steven Keifala presented the registration statistics as follows:

1. No. of registration forms bought- 49

2. No. of forms returned 38

3. No. of forms not returned yet 11

4. No. of forms reviewed 38

5. No. of associations recommended so far to be registered based on the registration requirements met- 2 (Scrabble and Cricket)

6. No. of associations pending subject to submission of remaining documents 37

In his statement, the Executive Director of the NSA, Dr. Kenneth Brima noted that the associations have been given enough time to put their documents together for the registration process. He insisted that no association will be registered if the required documents are not available.

He entreated all executive members of the various associations to be steadfast as a grace period of 25th September, 2020 was given to all to submit remaining documents.

*President Bio Assures National Sports Authority**NSA MEDIA*The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone His Excellency, Retired Bragidier Dr. Julius Maada Bio has on Wednesday 5th August 2020 assured the NSA of his Government unflienching support *(moral and financial)* towards the activities of the NSA in order to develop sports in the country.President Bio gave this assurance during the official presentation of the Board Members at State House by the Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh.Presenting the Board Members, Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh thanked the President for appointing competent Sierra Leoneans to serve as Board Members for the NSA. He described both the Ministry of Sports and the NSA as *The Brazalian Team*, noting that the two institutions are full of hard- working and committed staff who are always ready to improve the sports sector in the country.Minister of Sports described the occasion as symbolic as this was the first time the country was having an agency responsible for sports development.Chairman of the NSA Board, David Sengu Woobay thanked President Bio for appointing them as Board Members to rebrand sports in the country in accordance with the *New Direction Agenda*.He said that the President was known for playing successful roles in the country's sports history, taking into consideration the gains made in sports from 1992-1996, a period he described as the most successful era in sports in Sierra Leone.Executive Director of the NSA, Dr. Kenneth Brima said that sports stakeholders were proud of the sustained political will, commitment and dedication of the President to supporting sports in the country. "The NSA is thankful to the President and his Government for providing the much-needed resources for the roll-out and implementation of the activities of the Authority", he said.In his response, President Bio said that Sierra Leone was once known for her sporting prowess in all disciplines and that the *New Direction Government was about reviving sports and every other aspects of human endeavours in the country*. Congratulating the new Board Members for their resilient in rebranding sports, President Bio also challenged the Board Members of the NSA to identify the many untaped talents in the country in the various sporting disciplines.*We have great talents but we need to nurture them and I leave that task to the NSA to help the Sports Ministry to bring these talents together so that we can compete again at the international level**"As a Government, we are going to fight and make sure that the NSA get not only the moral support, but also the financial support to be able to move things,” the President concluded.*The NSA exists to coordinate, regulate, promote and develop sports in the country.

*News Release*

*Wednesday 29th July 2020*

Pursuant to Sections 16(a)(b), 23, 24(1), 25(1) and 36(2) of the National Sports Authority Act 2017, the NSA is strongly *advising/warning* all individuals, associations or organizations that are in the habit of organizing *marathon (full or half), cross country, mountain run and other sporting activities across the country without clearance/permit from the National Sports Authority to stop forthwith*

Individuals or group of individuals, who fail to comply with this notice will have themselves to blame.

*You have been warned!!!*

Signed

EBF

NSA Media

The Executive Director
National Sports Authority
Dr.Kenneth Brima....

Staff of the National Sports Authority Sierra Leone...

*NSA SIGNS MOU WITH AYV TO DEVELOP SPORTS IN THE COUNTRY*

*NSA MEDIA*

The National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Africa Young Voices (AYV) Media Empire on Friday 17th July 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for an initial 12 month period, starting the date of the signing.

Moderating the signing ceremony at the Empire's Conference Room, Madam Stella Bangura described the occasion as symbolic, noting that this is the first time in the history of Sierra Leone a media institution was signing an MOU with a government agency responsible for sports development in the country.

She described sports as a game of unifier, saying it resonates with the programmes of the AYV, as both institutions will now work together to bring Sierra Leoneans together in spite of their political and individual differences.

"This MOU will bring huge media coverage to all sports and this will sell Sierra Leone sports globally", Stella added.

Steven Keifala is the Director, Participation and Sustainable Sports and Head of Programmes at the NSA, he thanked the AYV Boss and his team for promoting young people in the country. He said the MOU between the NSA and the Empire will bring more opportunities to the youth and young people of this country describing sports activity mostly done by youth and young people.

Director Keifala used the ceremony to describe the role of the NSA in regulating sports in the country.

In his statement, Executive Director of the Authority, Dr. Kenneth Brima thanked the Government of President Bio for making sure that the NSA becomes operational in the country. He said the NSA serves an opportunity for Sierra Leoneans to work together in sports development in the country.

"Although the country is fighting COVID-19, and the Government is paying serious attention to that battle, the GoSL through the Ministry of Finance was able to approve over Two Billion Leones for the Authority," Dr. Brima said.

The NSA boss thanked the CEO and staff of AYV Empire for their willingness to work with the NSA in the interest of Sierra Leoneans. Dr. Brima went on to note that other countries in African are far ahead of Sierra Leone in terms of sports, stressing this is due to the presence of their Sports Authority. He was however optimistic that Sierra Leone will soon match up with them especially with the media support from AYV, unarguably one of the best media institutions in Africa.

"NSA will be engaging other media institutions for similar partnership", Dr. Brima concluded.

CEO of AYV Media Empire Ambassador Anthony Jr. Navo commended Dr. Brima and the NSA for their commitment and resilience, as well as the Government of Sierra Leone for the establishment of the Authority.

"In the past, media institutions in Sierra Leone have not been quite respected by past governments, but their is a change now", the Vibrant CEO noted.

The AYV boss stressed that the MOU between the two institutions will be fully honored and each point in the document will be stoutly implemented.

"AYV have now secured over half a million dollar modern equipment purely for sports, with twenty (20) Outside Broadcasting (OB) Satellite to cover all sporting activities in the country"

Ambassador Navo urged the NSA to be steadfast and remain resilient because bringing change is not always easy, but AYV will always stand by the NSA, in ensuring that sport is developed in the country.

"AYV is ready to support the Government and the people of Sierra Leone in order for the country to become the Singapore of Africa", he ended.

The signing of the MOU was witnessed by:

Steven Keifala- NSA
Alie Sesay- NSA
Umu Kargbo- NSA
Eric Batilo Fomba- NSA
Lamrana Bah- AYV
Samuel W. Bangura- AYV
Stella Bangura- AYV
Ivan- AYV.