Concord Times (Freetown)
Sahr Morris Jr
24 November 2008
Top hotels and guest houses which formed the Hotel and Entertainment Center Federation Association (HECFA) are set to take court action against the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) over alleged unpaid bills.
SLFA is said to own the hotels over Le80 million which saw the HECFA recently taking stringent measures against lodging any foreign team including Leone Stars.
Speaking to Concord Sports, Vice President of HECFA, Mohamed Umar Jalloh said; "Any time we make requests for our money they will say President Nahim Khadi is out of town. I think our last resort now is to take them to court."
He said, "It is a heart rendering situation to note that SLFA is still owing us," adding "how do they want us to sustain our business?"
Jalloh who owns the Hill Valley hotel said they should have taken such decisions earlier but seized due to the intervention of both the Vice president, Sam Sumana and the minister of education, youth and sports, Minkailu Bah.
"Even vice president Sam Sumana was angry with them. This time we'll contact the director of sports before taking them to court," Jalloh said.
He also revealed that few months back he refused to host The Gambian U-17 delegation after SLFA how owed him Le 53,455,400.
Meanwhile, members of SLFA contacted refused to make comments over the said issue.
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