Sierra Leone Football Association places life ban on 19 officials

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has issued immediate life-time bans for 19 officials.The sanctions are for violating SLFA and Fifa statutes concerning taking football related cases to civil courts.
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The group went to court last month to seek an injunction to stop the current executive running the SLFA.

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In July Fifa indefinitely postponed the SLFA congress and elections while integrity checks on candidates were carried out.
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Among those banned is Sanusi Bruski Kargbo, who had declared his intention to run against Isha Johansen in the next SLFA elections.
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On Thursday the country's Anti-Corruption Commission indicted Johansen and SLFA secretary general Chris Kamara on six charges of abuse of office and public funds.
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Both Johansen and Kamara have denied any wrongdoing.
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The term of office of the current SLFA led by Johansen, came to an end on 3 August.
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A delegation from Fifa is due in Freetown next week to try and resolve issues at the SLFA relating to integrity checks and a match-fixing inquiry.
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Fifa took the decision based on recommendations by its member associations committee of which the President of the SLFA, Isha Johansen is a member.

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