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*President Bio Assures National Sports Authority**NSA MEDIA*The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone His Excellency, Retired Bragidier Dr. Julius Maada Bio has on Wednesday 5th August 2020 assured the NSA of his Government unflienching support *(moral and financial)* towards the activities of the NSA in order to develop sports in the country.President Bio gave this assurance during the official presentation of the Board Members at State House by the Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh.Presenting the Board Members, Minister of Sports, Ibrahim Nyelenkeh thanked the President for appointing competent Sierra Leoneans to serve as Board Members for the NSA. He described both the Ministry of Sports and the NSA as *The Brazalian Team*, noting that the two institutions are full of hard- working and committed staff who are always ready to improve the sports sector in the country.Minister of Sports described the occasion as symbolic as this was the first time the country was having an agency responsible for sports development.Chairman of the NSA Board, David Sengu Woobay thanked President Bio for appointing them as Board Members to rebrand sports in the country in accordance with the *New Direction Agenda*.He said that the President was known for playing successful roles in the country's sports history, taking into consideration the gains made in sports from 1992-1996, a period he described as the most successful era in sports in Sierra Leone.Executive Director of the NSA, Dr. Kenneth Brima said that sports stakeholders were proud of the sustained political will, commitment and dedication of the President to supporting sports in the country. "The NSA is thankful to the President and his Government for providing the much-needed resources for the roll-out and implementation of the activities of the Authority", he said.In his response, President Bio said that Sierra Leone was once known for her sporting prowess in all disciplines and that the *New Direction Government was about reviving sports and every other aspects of human endeavours in the country*. Congratulating the new Board Members for their resilient in rebranding sports, President Bio also challenged the Board Members of the NSA to identify the many untaped talents in the country in the various sporting disciplines.*We have great talents but we need to nurture them and I leave that task to the NSA to help the Sports Ministry to bring these talents together so that we can compete again at the international level**"As a Government, we are going to fight and make sure that the NSA get not only the moral support, but also the financial support to be able to move things,” the President concluded.*The NSA exists to coordinate, regulate, promote and develop sports in the country.