By: Mohamed Abu Conteh
The Western Area Football Association ends its Division One League campaign with a grand finale at the KT Field between Bhantal Football Club and Correctional Sports Club. A league which started with 26 clubs on 6th August, 2023 climaxed with a 7-6 post match penalty shootout win by the officers.
It was a fantastic final which saw both clubs goalless throughout the 90th minute. Both finalists – Bhantal FC and Correctional Sports are this year’s Western Region qualifiers to the SLFA National Playoffs which will start on Wednesday 27th September 2023 in Kono and Makeni respectively.
At the end of the finals, WAFA awards trophies and medals to the champions and runners up. Correctional Sports Osman Thomas Munu wins Goalkeeper of the tournament, Abu Bakarr Kamara of Bhantal FC wins best defender, and Abdulai Kargbo of Correctional Sports wins both highest goal scorer and best player awards. He scored 10 goals out of 14 matches played.
The grand final ceremony was witnessed by the Vice President 1 of the Sierra Leone Football Association Harold Nat Johnson, WAFA Chairman Pastor Philip Buck, Former SLFA Team Manager Christian Dauda, Youth Football Cordinator, Alimamy Kuriash Conteh, Urban District Vice Chairman Salim Pokawa, Swimming and Water Pool Association President Mohamed Turay, Premier League Board Secretary, Sampha Hassan Kamara and a host of WAFA executive and football stakeholders in the Western Region.
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