African Sports Monthly Vol I. Issue II February 2018 | Seite 36

world class athletes from other countries, of US born Track & Field athletes; Will Claye
he see his nation which is teeming with and Jeneba Tarmoh, Tennis Ace and Rising
talents settling for less and going through Star Frances Tiafoe, it begs the question as
the motion to just simply show up at to why would such a nation be doing so
international meets as participants rather badly on the international stage?
than competitors.
Despite all of the obvious reasons why
A nation that has produced the likes of Sierra Leone has been underperforming for
World Track & Field Champion Eunice decades, Coach Duwai went to Freetown in
Barber and is the birthplace of the parents December (2017) to conduct a Coaching
clinic in collaboration with the SLAA (Sierra matter in the upper echelons of sports
Leone Athletics Association) for the local administration in Sierra Leone will be
coaches in the country. Unfortunately due receptive to the assistance being offered to
to bad planning the program fell through help lift the performance of the nations’
and never took place, nonetheless Coach athletes and change the overall picture of
Duwai would settle for a clinic with the sports in the country.
athletes instead. Hungry to teach and
share his knowledge with the next
generation of Sierra Leonean athletes
Coach Duwai conducted a successful clinic
at the national Stadium, which a
significant number of athletes in the
country attended.
He is back home in the UK after his short
trip to Sierra Leone and continues to be
optimistic and hopeful that those who