The National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association of Sierra Leone (NOC/CGA-SLE) has commenced a four-day TAFISA Certified Leadership Training – Level II at the OlympAfrica Centre in Goderich, Freetown.
The training, which runs from October 6–9, 2026, is aimed at strengthening leadership capacity, improving sports administration and promoting sustainable “Sport for All” initiatives across Sierra Leone.
The programme has brought together sports administrators, executives and emerging leaders to enhance their leadership, management and organizational skills, while equipping participants with the knowledge to develop inclusive and sustainable community-based physical activity programmes.
The Level II training follows the successful completion of the inaugural Level I programme held from July 8–11, 2026, as part of the NOC/CGA-SLE’s broader efforts to strengthen sports leadership and expand inclusive participation in physical activity across the country.
Welcoming participants, NOC/CGA-SLE Chef de Mission Yayah Koroma encouraged them to remain focused and actively participate throughout the training.
Koroma also expressed appreciation to the international experts for returning to Sierra Leone to facilitate the second phase of the TAFISA leadership programme.
TAFISA course expert Dr. Katongo Bwalya of Zambia urged participants to be more interactive, stressing that active participation would make the training more beneficial to everyone.
“We really want it to be very contextual, very related to your environment and not anything that’s foreign. The more we bring it home, the easier it is to relate with. It is not something that we are memorising; it is something that we can relate to the different organizations we are coming from,” Dr. Bwalya stated.
Meanwhile, fellow facilitator Elvis Nshimba of the Democratic Republic of Congo expressed appreciation for the warm welcome extended to the facilitators, saying they were excited to be back in Sierra Leone.
“We are very excited to share more and learn more from you, especially about what happens in your communities. The training, the content, everything we say would have to be contextualized and applied to the local reality,” Nshimba affirmed.
The four-day Level II programme is expected to further equip Sierra Leonean sports leaders with practical leadership and management skills while strengthening the capacity of organizations to deliver sustainable Sport for All programmes at community level.