Mohamed Fajah Barrie BBC Sport, Freetown

Khadi believes that unity is the way forward for Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone FA (SLFA) chairman Nahim Khadi has called on his opponents to work together for the good of the game in the country.

The 60-year-old was re-elected on Saturday for a second four-year term following an acrimonious election campaign.

Khadi was declared the winner after his only contender Dr. Foday Bangura stepped down after the first round of voting.

The ex-Sierra Leonean international says the election should put an end to the wrangling has torn the country's football community apart.

"My priority now is to make sure I re-unite the family that has been bitterly divided and take the game forward," Khadi told BBC Sport.

"Let bygones be bygones. I am urging stakeholders to put all their differences aside and work together to improve the game in the country."

Bangura quit the race just before the second round of voting since Khadi failed to get the required two-third majority in the first round.

Khadi edged out his rival by nine votes.

My priority now is to make sure I re-unite the family that has been bitterly divided and take the game forward Nahim Khadi

Bangura pledged his support for the Khadi-led administration saying he will work for the betterment of the game in the country.

Khadi says that he will not be willing to use the FA's funds to subsidise the expensive trips that clubs make to play in the Champions League and Confederation Cup.

The continental competitions can bring glory, but are extremely costly for clubs that don't have sponsors.

"One thing I'm going to discourage is for us to be paying for clubs to go and play matches abroad," said Khadi.

"The money we get will be put purely to the development of football - female football, Division One, Division Two, youth football - these are the areas I think my executive must concentrate on.

Khadi has previously served as the team manager of the Sierra Leone national team as well as the junior side, the Sierra Stars.

The former defender represented the Leone Stars in the sixties and seventies, and counts leading sides Mighty Blackpool and East End Lions among the five Sierra Leone clubs he played for.