Sierra Leone Sports: Anti-Drugs Strikers get Club Bus

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Newly promoted Premier League club in the country, Anti-Drugs Strikers has received big boost from the Chief executive Officer of the club, Alhaji Unisa Alim Sesay aka AWOKO by providing a bus for the club He said the bus will be used when the team has matches and sometimes for training. According to AWOKO, he has been in football for 40 years and today he feels very happy for what happened to Anti Drugs Strikers that started from a non-division team right on to the Premier team. He also mentioned that AntiDrugs strikers are a satellite team to East End Lions, but during the last league they played to a goalless draw. This time around, in the FA Cup, it is going to be a different situation. He also revealed that Anti-Drugs Strikers don’t need big players in the team; we need young players because we want to train them, when they are young. By that, the team will grow from strength to strength. He stated that come next year, they are going to have a soccer Academy that will give every player the opportunity to be part of it. He revealed that all the players have medical insurance and that every month; they are going to pay NASSIT for them all. He appealed to players not to misuse the insurance giving to them, and that if any player involves in an injury at any mini league the club will not be responsible. He thanked their sponsors: Aureol Insurance Company, Luvian Water, Shankerdas for their support to the team. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Momodu Kargbo while unveiling the bus said: “football is very expensive” that is why the players need to be committed to the team as the sky will be their limit. The coach of AntiDrugs Strikers, Raymond Lewis said that he joined the club in 2001 as a grass coach, a non-division team up to premier league, which was not an easy task, as he single-handedly promoted the team to the status they have now. He further thanked Alhaji Unisa Alim Sesay for the knowledge he has provided him through his participation in courses organized by the football Association. He stated that last season, they played with 25 players, but this year, they are going to play with 30, and they have signed 10 new players to strengthen the squad. He assured fans that they have come into the Premier League to stay and as a coach, he want to leave a legacy before his departure from the club. He advised the CEO ‘not to give up’ as he has spent a lot to put the team on the map. He thanked the CEO for the 100% salary increments for the players. By Bernard Turay Monday March 24, 2014

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