FREETOWN – 1 July, 2010 A WARM welcome awaits the first generation of Academy boys from the Craig Bellamy Foundation and official partners Security Support Group International (SSGI) when they return to Freetown from Ghana on 1 July, 2010. Youngsters from the first ever Football Academy in Sierra Leone, who went through a vigorous selection [...]
Craig first visited Ghana to spend time with his first generation of academy boys and then travelled onto Sierra Leone to see the progress of the academy, meet the boys parents, local press, partners and watch league games. Both the Times newspaper and the BBC travelled with Craig – here are their excellent features: The [...]
80 teams have taken part in the first season of Sierra Leone’s first ever youth league. The finals were played in Freetown on 6/7 Feb. Champions at U12 level were Syke Rangers – who also won the fair play trophy.
Last night in Manchester players, friends and legends gathered to support the Craig Bellamy Foundation. Craig spoke passionately about the reasons why he had started Sierra Leone’s first elite academy and development league.
In one of the world’s poorest countries an innovative new sports foundation led by a premier league player is changing more than just perceptions. *** “The rebels were at our door. They came in with their guns. They wanted my baby son. I pleaded no, that he had a stomach sickness. The female rebel told [...]