As football is taking a new dimension in the country, more especially with more young people playing the game, another football enthusiast, Dauda Tombo Bangura has splashed Le 10, 000, 000 ( Ten million Leones) to promote and develop young football talents in the country.
Ambassador Tombo said, young people mean a lot to him and that he will do everything he can to contribute towards their development. He said the amount is to organize a football competition which he hope will transform and develop their talents.
Ambassador Dauda Tombo admonished the youth to play the game in accordance with the rules as it is aimed at engaging their minds from violence and other anti social vices.
“My involvement in football is to ensure that the youth of this country grow and have something that they can boast of; as a sports man, I always have the vision to promote sports because I believe over sixty percent of our youths are engaged in sports,” he said.
According to him, if what youth like best are promoted, that will go a long way in having their minds focused on development activities taking place around them,” he said.
“I am just a peaceful citizen who wants to see something good happening to the youth of this country. I intend to help the young people to develop their talents so that they too can contribute to the development of their communities and indeed the country,” Ambassador Tombo stated.