The Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA), says it has sought the services of Yemi Amusan, a grounds consultant from Nigeria to construct standard cricket pitches in the West African country.
The Chairman, of the Board of Directors SLCA, Francis Trevor-Samora, said the federation was impressed with what Nigeria has. He spoke on the sidelines of the just concluded Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s T201 Invitational, at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Cricket Oval in Lagos.
Only five teams from Ghana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, former champions Rwanda, and champions Nigeria participated in the week-long event, which ended on Sunday.
Trevor-Samora lauded the facility at the TBS oval, adding that his federation was looking forward to replicating the same in Sierra Leone.
“To develop our game in Sierra Leone, we are hiring the services of a Nigerian grounds consultant to help with the construction of pitches at Fourah Bay College, Niala University, and in the town of Sussex,” Trevor-Samora said.
“The whole idea stems from the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the SLCA and the NCF in 2021, during the Nigeria International bilateral series.”
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The Board Chairman of SLCA said Grounds Consultant Amusan was scheduled to leave with the Sierra Leonean team from Lagos to conduct an inspection on the identified grounds.
“Thereafter, he will advise the board on how to get state-of-the-art cricket grounds,” Trevor-Samora added.
“We hope that by the end of 2024, our country will be able to boast of a standard ground as part of efforts geared towards enhancing the high performance of SLCA and the standard of play as well.”
Also, Amusan, who is in charge of the TBS oval as well as other pitches in the country, said he would do his best to ensure that Sierra Leone gets value for their money.
