The High Court of Sierra Leone has cleared the way for the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Elective Congress to go ahead as planned. This news comes after the local court dismisses a legal bid made by the disqualified candidates Thomas Daddy Brima and Aminata Bangura.

In a ruling delivered by Justice Alfred Ganda at High Court No. 2 in Freetown, the court rejected an application that sought to halt the SLFA Congress pending the outcome of an appeal lodged by the two applicants.

The judge also ordered the deo to pay a combined fee cost of NLe240,000 to the respondents.

Brima, the former SLFA president, and Bangura had challenged their disqualification from the upcoming elective congress.

Brima was barred by the SLFA Ethics Board over allegations of passport forgery and document falsification, while Bangura faced disqualification for allegedly submitting false fingerprint information to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

The SLFA and its Acting General Secretary, Mohamed Benson Bawoh were named as respondents in the matter.

Their legal team argued that the applicants lacked the legal standing to bring the case—pointing to Bangura’s non-membership in the SLFA and Brima’s failure to present a valid clearance certificate.

Justice Ganda ruled that the applicants failed to meet the legal threshold for an interlocutory injunction, citing the absence of a prima facie case or serious issue to be tried.

He also noted that any potential harm to the applicants could be compensated by damages if their appeal succeeds.

With this ruling, the SLFA Elective Congress—an event crucial to determining the future leadership of Sierra Leonean football—will proceed without further legal obstruction.

Counsel for the applicants contended that the decision was made in error and confirmed that an appeal is pending.

However, the court stood by its judgment, thus reinforcing the SLFA’s right to continue with the electoral process.