Leone Stars delegation landed safely in Tunisia
Sierra Leone’s advance delegation of five people landed safely in Tunis on Sunday ahead of the Tunisia-Leone Stars 2013 final round return leg qualifying match in Monastir on Saturday. (Photo: Ishmael ‘Jaw Jaw’ Koroma (left) with Goal Keeper Christian Caulker (Right) at the Tunisia Carthage Airport (Photo Credit: Mohamed Fajah Barrie))
The delegation comprises of three officials and two players. The officials are the Public Relations officer of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Sorie Ibrahim Sesay, coordinator of Leone Stars James Fofanah and Team doctor John Ansumana.
The players are Goal Keeper Christian Caulker who is expected to be between the posts for Leone Stars and defender Ishmael Koroma alias ‘Jaw Jaw’.
Two Sports Journalists representing the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) Mohamed Fajah Barrie and Alhaji Komba who travelled on the same flight with mentioned people also arrived safely in Tunis and are in the same hotel with players and officials.
The small delegation arrived at the Carthage Airport at around 5:30 local time (16:30 GMT) and were received by a representative of the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF) after a long trip from Freetown via Casablanca.
They spent two hours at the airport trying to sort out their visas before they finally departed for the El Mouradi Hotel where all players and officials will converge before leaving for Monastir.
Two other officials Alphan Coker, deputy Director of Sports and SLFA Acting General Secretary Abdul Rahman Swarray had arrived in Tunis two days before as fore-runners.
The Leone Stars technical team headed by the Swede Lars Olof Mattsson and some foreign-based players are expected to arrive in Tunis from their respective locations on Monday 08/10/12. Others are scheduled to be in Tunis on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Officials and Players in Tunis up to Monday afternoon
Alphan Coker (Deputy Director of Sports) Abdul Rahman Swarray (SLFA Acting Secretary General) Sorie Ibrahim Sesay- SLFA PRO James Fofanah – Team Coordinator John Ansumana- Team Doctor Christian Caulker (Goal Keeper) Ismail Koroma (Defender) Mohamed Fajah Barrie (Sports Journalist) Alhaji Komba (Sports Journalist)By Mohamed Fajah Barrie in Tunis (Credit: SWASAL , Sponsors: Mercury International)
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