SLFA President and others to face the Ethics Board for breach of ethics code

Freetown | 19th May 2023 | Vertex Media

The Ethics Board of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is set to probe the President of the SLFA Thomas Daddy Brima for allegedly participating in a political function in Sierra Leone, thereby breaching the ethics codes, regulations and statues of the SLFA.

In a letter in circulation on social media, dated 11th May 2023, the Ethics Board headed by Lawyer Drucil Taylor referenced a video where the SLFA boss was seen participating in the nomination of the SLPP flag bearer at the Attouga Stadium on the 2nd May 2023. The Board says his action amounts to a breach of Article 5 (1), (2), (3), (4), (7) and Article 6 (1) of the Ethics Code and Regulations 2020 edition and Article 3 of the SLFA Statutes. Mr. Brima is expected to provide a written explanation within 72 hours, failing to do so, the Board can suspend him from the SLFA Executive.

Meanwhile, it is also rumoured that two other Executive Committee members of SLFA have received the same inquiry letter from the Ethics Board for their alleged involvement in national politics, thereby breaching SLFA ethics codes and regulations. The two exco members are the 2nd Vice President Alie Badara Tarawally and Executive Committee member Lawyer Kweku Lisk.

It is worthy of note that FIFA, CAF, and SLFA have zero tolerance for political interference in football, and football administrators are barred from participating in politics.

As a well constituted body, with powers from FIFA to uphold the integrity of the game, the Ethics Board has the authority to probe into such allegations and eventually punish anyone found guilty of such allegations.

Ibrahim Sorious Samura