Babadi Kamara’s First Year: Financial Discipline Restores Confidence in SLFA

Babadi Kamara’s First Year: Financial Discipline Restores Confidence in SLFA

Financial discipline and institutional accountability have emerged as key features of Babadi Kamara’s first year as President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA).

According to the SLFA President, the Association inherited significant financial liabilities, including outstanding obligations to hotels, airlines, internet service providers, and other contractors.

Despite these inherited commitments, the administration says it has settled more than US$250,000 in outstanding liabilities within its first year in office while maintaining positive cash reserves.

As part of its commitment to equitable football development across the country, the administration increased annual financial support to the Regional Football Associations from US$15,000 to US$50,000 per region.

In line with FIFA’s financial governance requirements, the SLFA established a dedicated staff benefit account with the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank to strengthen financial transparency and safeguard employee welfare.

Another significant milestone during the period under review was the lifting of FIFA’s financial restrictions previously imposed on the Sierra Leone Football Association. The development has been widely viewed as an indication of renewed confidence in the Association’s financial management and governance framework.

The administration also says members of the Executive Committee have voluntarily refrained from receiving sitting fees from the Association’s operational funds despite holding more than twenty Executive Committee meetings during the year.

President Babadi Kamara has also stated that he declined travel allowances associated with official assignments, choosing instead to redirect portions of those resources toward football infrastructure development.

Taken together, these measures form part of the administration’s broader objective of restoring financial stability, strengthening governance, and rebuilding confidence in the management of football in Sierra Leone.