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Amateur football: Health-Ports match postponed in Sierra Leone

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The opening match between Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and the Sierra Leone Ports Authority has been postponed in the inter-ministerial football championship. The fixture, scheduled for 18 October 2026, is now awaiting a new date, which the National Sports Authority has not yet announced, reports Sierraloaded.

Sierra Leone’s National Sports Authority postponed the opening match of the inter-ministerial football competition between the Ministry of Health and the Sierra Leone Ports Authority, scheduled for Sunday 18 October 2026, according to Sierraloaded.

The Ministry of Health had presented its team’s home and away kits two days before the match, for its first participation in the competition. The National Sports Authority has not announced a new date.

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