Freetown | 3rd July 2024 | Vertex Media
By Mohamed Fajah Barrie
Musa Noah ‘Tombo’ Kamara, a celebrated striker in the Sierra Leone premier league, has achieved an incredible milestone in the history of the competition.
He has clinched the highest goal scorer award an impressive three times making him the only player to achieve this feat since the inception of the national top flight league in 1980.
In the just concluded 2023/2024 season, Musa Tombo secured the coveted Golden Boot by scoring an outstanding 15 goals, including two hat-tricks for Ports Authority, despite joining the team midway through the season.
What sets Musa apart is not only his remarkable goal-scoring abilities but also his consistency in achieving this feat with different clubs. He initially claimed the top goal scorer title with East End Lions in 2019, contributing 15 goals to the team’s unbeaten league victory.
Subsequently, in the 2021/2022 season, he achieved the same feat with Bo Rangers, scoring 19 goals and guiding the team to their first premier league title. Now, with Ports Authority FC, Musa Kamara has once again displayed his exceptional talent.
In another success story, Bo Rangers were officially crowned champions of the 2023/2024 Sierra Leone Premier League after a resounding 5-1 victory over Lamboi FC of Lungi, securing their third consecutive league title and their third championship in the club’s history.
The grand celebration at the Southern Arena was a fitting conclusion to their exceptional season, having clinched the title with three games to spare.
On the other hand, newcomer Kahunla Rangers of Kenema bid farewell to their debut season in the Premier League after being relegated before their final game of the season over the weekend.
Shifting the focus to the women’s category, Mogbwemo Queens of Rutile mirrored Bo Rangers’ success by retaining their women’s premier league title, maintaining an unbeaten record throughout the season.
A standout individual achievement in the women’s league was witnessed with FC Kallon’s Kumba Zainab Brima securing the league’s best player award and claiming the Golden Boot for the second season in a row with an impressive 39 goals, setting a new record for the highest goal tally by an individual in a single season across all categories, 13 more goals than last season.
