By: Mohamed Abu Conteh
The Sierra Leone Football Association has on 15th August 2023 through a presser made it clear that John Edward Keister and their current backroom staff are going to see their contract and be in charge of Sierra Leone Vs Guinea Bissau.
The Press Release state, “The Sierra Leone Football Association has noted with keen interest the Overwhelming rumors and gossip, particularly on Social media purporting the appointment of a new Head Coach for Leone Stars”.
The Sierra Leone Football Association made the following clarifications
1. Sierra Leone Football Association has not made any new Appointments for Coaches /Technical staff in the Sierra Leone National team.
2. The substance Head Coach of Leone Stars John Keister remains in charge as his three-year contract is still valid until the end of August 2023.
3. Since his contract will expire a week before the match-day (6) of the 2023 AFCON Qualifiers between Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone, SLFA has further temporarily engaged Keister and his backroom staff for their services for the said match.
The Sierra Leone Football Association would therefore like to assure the general public that it will Communicate through its official media channels, any further information regarding the status of the Leone Stars Technical Team after the Guinea Bissau Vs Sierra Leone encounter scheduled for early September in Bissau.
It could be recalled that there has been a lot of rumors that Mohamed Kallon is set to be appointed as head coach of the National Team Leone Stars.