Last updated on .From the section Sport AfricaIsha Johansen will not stand for re-election as president of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) in Saturday's elections. With the remaining three candidates in the Sierra Leone polls all men it means Africa will be left without a female football association president. "As a recently elected Fifa council member, I will be required to play a higher level and more active role as a global ambassador for football and Fifa," Johansen said in a statement. Johansen has pledged to continue to supporting Sierra Leone's football development through her new role at Fifa. The suspension was only lifted in June 2019 after both Johansen and Kamara returned to their posts after they were cleared of all corruption charges by the Sierra Leone high court.

Source: BBC June 02, 2021 09:33 UTC