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Government Ban Community Football Competitions in Western Area After Deadly Violence
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Freetown, 17 September 2026 – The Ministry of Sports and the National Sports Authority have slapped an immediate ban on all community and school football competitions across the Western Area, including Freetown, following a sharp rise in youth violence and hooliganism linked to local matches that has claimed lives and caused widespread property damage. The [...]
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