A renowned philanthropist , Mohamed Kabba Massaquoi , has provided five sets of jerseys and two original footballs worth millions of Leones youth of Blama Massaquoi, Gallinas Chiefdom in Pujehun District.
Kabba Massaquoi, who is the Chairman and Manager of Gallinas Chiefdom Football Team also provided Le2, 500,000 for the team to open an account.
‘World Best’ as he is fondly called, said that his to his hometown was not for politics, but to promote young people in the chiefdom through football.
Addressing young people, Section Chiefs and other stakeholders in the chiefdom, he said he was asked by the youths in the chiefdom to be the Chairman and Manager of Gallinas Chiefdom Football Team, and as a son of the soil he accepted the request.
“The chiefdom is going to be number one in terms of football. There are talents in Pujehun and our role is to identify them and support them. I have passion for football, and I’m going to make you proud. You do not make any mistake in making me your Chairman and I’m assuring you that the chiefdom team is going to be one of the best in the district,” he stated.
Earlier, the Paramount Chief of Gallinas Chiefdom, Madam Wokie Jongo Massaquoi, expressed thanks and appreciations to Pujehun District Football Association (PDFA) for the role they played in uniting youth in the district.
She said that in the previous year an intra-district Football league in Pujehun showcased the talents of many potential footballers across the district and also created room for peace and unity among the people.
She used the opportunity to call on other people from the chiefdom to come on board and help the people of Gallinas Paradise, stressing that Kabba Massaquoi alone can’t do it all.
On his part, the Assistant Secretary General of PDFA, Mohamed Koroma disclosed that the district FA has Le2, 103,000 for the chiefdom team from Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) but will only disburse the said money into the account of the team after they had opened thus .
He stressed that they are not going to work with any parallel executive but the one headed by Mr. Kabba Massaquoi that has been endorsed by the Paramount Chief in the presence of the FA and chiefdom authorities.
By Mousa E. Massaquoi
19/11/2020. ISSUE NO: 7954