Meet Madam Augusta James Teima the newly appointed Minister of Sports replacing Ibrahim Nylenkeh. The announcement was made on the July 15, 2023 by the Office of the President State House.

Her appointment was confirmed by public notice that Teima will be serving as Sierra Leone’s new Sports Minister.

Madam Teima is the first woman to be appointed as Sports Minister since the inception of multi-party democracy in Sierra Leone.

She is the treasurer of the Sierra Leone Athletics Association and a lecturer at Milton Margai University.

The mandate of the Ministry of Sports  is to design and develop appropriate policies and programmes that will ensure, and promote Sports throughout the Country; to promote the physical and psychological wellbeing of Sierra Leoneans, to develop the capacity of youths and young adults engaged in Sports to attain excellence at national and international competitions, and to engender the spirit of healthy competition, unity and love among the citizenry.