22/08/2026
Education fosters intellectual development, while sports cultivate character; together, they produce confident, disciplined, and empowered youth prepared to contribute to a better future.
This is the goal we aimSport For Empowerment Foundation Sierra Leone Foundation Sierra Leone and our other initiatives across the country.
Currently, ninety-nine per cent of football players do not advance to professional levels. A comprehensive review of over 724,000 youth football players revealed that nearly one in four participants ceases organised football each year. Annually, thousands of players discontinue training, lose faith, or view football as less valuable than other pursuits. However, in Sierra Leone, thousands of children regard football as a path out of poverty.
At the Sport For Empowerment Foundation and FISA Foundation, we are committed to changing this narrative by emphasising education. We incorporate educational messages into our community outreach during our pitch-side talk shows.