{"id":56719,"date":"2026-04-25T13:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win"},"modified":"2026-04-25T14:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:02:23","slug":"noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win","title":{"rendered":"NOC President Praises Secretary General After U-17 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The President of the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC), Prince Vandy Sualley, has commended Secretary General Ahmed Khanou for his leadership and contributions to the growth and development of the Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sualley made the remarks during a presentation on the performance of Sierra Leone\u2019s U-17 wrestling team, which won five medals at the 2026 West African Championships. He noted that Khanou\u2019s administrative leadership has been instrumental in strengthening the Committee\u2019s operations and enhancing its international profile.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NOC President, recent successes across multiple sporting disciplines reflect the effectiveness of the Secretariat\u2019s strategic direction and coordination. He stated that under the current leadership, the Committee has improved its capacity to support athletes and boost Sierra Leone\u2019s participation in global competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Sualley added that the progress within the NOC signals a renewed sense of purpose and professionalism, positioning the institution to play a more impactful role in national sports development.<\/p>\n<p>The commendation comes as the National Olympic Committee continues efforts to build a more structured and competitive sporting environment in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The President of the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC), Prince Vandy Sualley, has commended Secretary General Ahmed Khanou for his leadership and contributions to the growth and development of the Committee. Sualley made the remarks during a presentation on the performance of Sierra Leone\u2019s U-17 wrestling team, which won five [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":56718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-56719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-sierra-leone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NOC President Praises Secretary General After U-17 Win - Sierra Leone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The President of the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC), Prince Vandy Sualley, has commended Secretary Gen ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NOC President Praises Secretary General After U-17 Win\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The President of the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC), Prince Vandy Sualley, has commended Secretary Gen ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sierra Leone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T13:54:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-25T14:02:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/sm_1777113010.554393.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"NOC President Praises Secretary General After U-17 Win\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-25T13:54:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-25T14:02:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win\"},\"wordCount\":198,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/sm_1777113010.554393.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Sierra-Leone\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/noc-president-praises-secretary-general-after-u-17-win\",\"name\":\"NOC President Praises Secretary General After U-17 Win - 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