{"id":890,"date":"2026-06-24T19:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybreaknewspapersl.com\/?p=890"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:50:01","slug":"on-national-stadium-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daybreaknewspapersl.com\/?p=890","title":{"rendered":"On National Stadium Rehabilitation\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parliament Summons MOS and NSA<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parliamentary Committee on Sports summoned the Ministry of Sports and the National Sports Authority on Tuesday, 23rd June 2026, at the Administrative Building, Tower Hill, Freetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the summon was for the NSA to provide a status update to the Committee on the ongoing National Stadium rehabilitation project being undertaken by Chinese contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her opening statement, Hon. Racheal Pessima congratulated the NSA Executive Director, Mohamed Alphaka Conteh, Esq., on his appointment. She welcomed the delegation and assured them that the Committee\u2019s aim was to receive a status report on the project and to identify areas where the Committee could intervene where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hon. Pessima commended the Ministry and the NSA for what she described as renewed synergy and collaboration between both institutions. \u201cThe Committee has observed, through the media, that the Ministry of Sports and the NSA are working closely together. I urge this sector to sustain this momentum with the objective of developing sports in the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Sports at the Ministry Haroun Mustapha Korgie commended the Committee\u2019s leadership for consistently bringing the Ministry of Sports and the NSA together, especially on issues of national importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Abdulai Rahman Swaray, Deputy Executive Director of the National Sports Authority, gave a detailed status update to the Committee. He said the project, which was launched in February 2022, has exceeded its implementation timeline, attributing the delays to a lacuna in the project agreement document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have been disadvantaged by the delay in the project. We missed out on hosting matches in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers because of the stadium rehabilitation. For the first time in our nation\u2019s history, we accumulated up to 15 points in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohamed Alphaka Conteh, Esq., Executive Director of the NSA, told the Committee that the completion of the rehabilitation project requires two things: political will and practical action. \u201cWhat we need for the stadium completion at this moment is decisive political action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conteh used the opportunity to formally present himself to Parliament and apologised for the past misunderstandings between the Ministry and the NSA. \u201cUnder my leadership, decorum will be maintained within the sector. The mandate I have is to restore professionalism and unity in the sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Executive Director called on the Sports Committee of Parliament to intervene in the rehabilitation project, and suggested three practical solutions for the completion of the stadium rehabilitation including;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Identifying private partnership involvement, presentation of supplementary budget to government and a political willingness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alie Sesay, Director of Corporate Operations, presented a detailed brief to the Committee on the current status of the rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament Summons MOS and NSA The Parliamentary Committee on Sports summoned the Ministry of Sports and the National Sports Authority on Tuesday, 23rd June 2026, at the Administrative Building, Tower Hill, Freetown. 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