COFA engages stakeholders today
February 2, 2017 By Sahr Morris Jnr
Central One Football Association (COFA) will today, 2nd February, 2017 engage stakeholders and officials of the 32 communities that would compete in this year’s Super Inter-Community League at the Parade Ground.
With the league scheduled to kick-start on Sunday, 5th February, 2017, the COFA Chairman, Sama Sesay said the seminar was designed to lecture and update officials about the rules and regulations that will govern this year’s competition.
“This is one area that would be thoroughly addressed in the seminar so as to prepare the minds of the teams for them to refrain from violence and for us to have a peaceful competition,” Sesay said, adding that they would also discuss other relevant issues that have to do with security and morale booster to the competition.”
Before the one-day seminar, several meetings have been conducted by both the tournament organisers and the community stakeholders in which numerous assurances were made by both sides.
Already, the 32 participating communities have been divided into 8 groups of 4 teams.
Group A includes; Kroo Bay, Okaymorie, Brookfields and Mountain City, Group B involves;-Cole Farm, Aberdeen, Kissy Road and Black Hall Road. In Group C; Krootown Road, Mount Auroel, Wilberforce and Cline Town will battle for qualifications.
In Group D; Lumley Community will have to battle against newcomers Abacha City, Calaba Tong and Ascension Town while Group E includes; Foulah Tong, Dove Cut, Kingtom and Aberdeen Road
Bambara Town, Moiba Community, Kolleh Town and Thunder Hill are all in Group F while Magazine Community, Wellington, Central and Seaside are all paired in Group G. The last group comprises of Kuntorloh Community, Grass Field, Kossoh Town and Tower Hill.