Coach Victoria Conteh, affectionately known as Coach Vic or “De Cox,” former Head Coach of the Sierra Leone Senior Women’s National Team, the Sierra Queens passed away in Freetown yesterday. Coach Vic was a true pioneer and trailblazer in Sierra Leone football, breaking barriers as the first female coach in the country’s history to manage a top-tier male club. A …
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