By Osasu Obayiuwana BBC Sport

Champagne wants information on the SLFA's dissolution

World football governing body Fifa has intervened in the dispute that led to last week's dissolution of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA).

The SLFA was disbanded by Sierra Leonean president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah who sought to end longstanding problems that have crippled football in the West African nation.

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Fifa deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne has asked Justice Tolla Thompson, chairman of the ousted SLFA, to furnish the world governing body with a written explanation of the problems that have led to the current state of affairs.

Justice Thompson is expected to send a response to Fifa headquarters in Zurich by the end of this week.

"I have been in touch with Jerome Champagne and we are preparing a submission which we hope to send to Fifa very soon," Thompson told BBC Sport from Freetown.

President Kabbah dissolved the body following a series of court battles on who had the legitimate authority to administer football in the West African nation.

There were allegations that the SLFA had three conflicting constitutions, which forced interested parties to seek a ruling from the high court as to which one governed the administration of Sierra Leone's game.

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No league football has been played in the last eight months as a result of the infighting within the SLFA.

Fifa, which has declared governmental interference in football matters as being a contravention of its statutes, could order a reversal of the dissolution.

But Thompson kept sealed lips on what he would be saying in his written submission to Fifa.

"I can't comment on whether I will be saying that the dissolution of our FA is in contravention of Fifa statutes," Thompson explained.

"Let us prepare the submission first and then we will be in a position to make further comments."