Minister

In actual fact, the exact origin of Physical Education and Sports in Sierra Leone are lost in our remote pre-history and has been connected only with arrival of our colonial masters (Britain) in the 1800’s. During our pre-Colonial era, knowledge about Physical Education and Sports was totally scanty. In our traditional colonial settings, physical training took the form of cultural displays in different secret societies, purely for Supremacy in an exhibition for a show of strength. This gave a youthful character to our skillful and colonial society, a beautiful and strong character, skillful and dynamic, daring yet with little intelligence or educational base. In the hinterlands, physical activities formed a major part of the styles. Everything was done from a primitive standpoint and young men were trained for activities, which constitute their daily survival and the defence of their territories. Boys and girls were groomed into natural gymnasts unconsciously as part of their transformation into adulthood, through different cultural