SLFA Appeals CAF Disqualification From WAFU U-17 Match

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) proclaims with deep remorse that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has knowledgeable the federation that 5 of our nationwide U17 gamers have failed the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) age screening performed in Senegal forward of the WAFU U17 event. As a end result, the Sierra Leone U17 staff has been disqualified from the competitors.

This information comes as a shock to the SLFA, provided that the staff underwent a pre- event MRI screening at EcoMed Advanced Medical Diagnostics in Freetown. The outcomes of this screening confirmed that each one members of the squad had handed.

The identical pre-test process was used in the course of the tournaments in Senegal (2020) and Mauritania (2022), the place the staff achieved a 100% move price.

In response, the SLFA has instantly launched an official attraction, requesting the names and scan outcomes of the gamers recognized as having failed the MRI checks. We have additionally requested a attainable retest to make sure the accuracy of the outcomes. In help of our case, the SLFA has offered the move outcomes from the preliminary checks performed on the total squad in Sierra Leone previous to their departure for the event.

The SLFA stays dedicated to making sure honest remedy for our nationwide staff and can pursue all avenues to resolve this matter transparently. We guarantee the general public that we’re doing all the things inside our energy to hunt readability and justice for our staff.

Further updates might be supplied as we proceed to interact with CAF on this subject.