Isha Johansen has been the long-serving president of the Sierra Leone Football Association since 2013, and is one of the few women in the world to have headed a national football association. She is also the owner and CEO of Sierra Leone National Premier League club FC Johansen. Immersed in football from a young age, Johansen started her own club in 2004 seeking to provide guidance and opportunities to children whose lives had been disrupted by civil war. She has also been involved in campaigns to help and encourage women and girls to play football.