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By Roland Mulbah, sportspromoter@gmail.com A 36-member Mauritanian football delegation has arrived in Monrovia ahead of the CHAN WEST Zone A qualifier against Liberia this Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS). The team, which is made up of local players, also includes officials and technical staff members. The Mauritanians will battle the Lone Star this Sunday at 4:00pm local time (that is 11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern Time in the U.S.) at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium. Meanwhile, match officials for the game have also arrived in the country. The match officials touched down Friday morning at the Roberts International…

By Roland Mulbah, sportspromoter@gmail.com The President of the Liberia Football Association, Musa Hassan Bility, has sent a message of condolence to the President and members of the Football Association of Malawi for the tragic loss of eight people in a stampede at the Malawian National Stadium. In his message to the President of the Football Association of Malawi, Walter Nyamilandu and the Government and People of Malawi, Mr. Bility expressed deep sympathy and regrets over the death of football fans, who had gone to “take part in the beautiful game”. The Liberian LFA President in his own name and on…

Press Release The Liberia Football Association (LFA) says due to the proliferation of social media and unauthorized sources, official information relating to the Liberian football Association can only be disseminated through its President, Musa Hassan Bility, Vice President Musa Shannon and Secretary General, Emmanuel Deah. All such communications will be channeled through its communications office through an official press release and its social media page. Any other person not named herein and making position statement(s) on football related matters should be treated as a personal view and not that of the LFA. The LFA is concerned that a lot of…

By Roland Mulbah, sportspromoter@gmail.com A special Independence Day tournament in honor of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf named and styled, “Who Owns The Land”, is expected to come alive next week at the Samuel Kanyan Doe (SKD) sports complex in Paynesville. According to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS), organizer of the two-day event, the semifinalists of the 2016/2017 National County Sports Meet will participate in the tournament between July 22nd and 23rd. The four participating counties include champions of the 2016/2017 National County Sports Meet, Montserrado County, finalist Maryland County as well as the other two semifinalists, Nimba and Margibi…

By Roland Mulbah, sportspromoter@gmail.com The local national soccer squad of Liberia, Lone Star, brace to do battle for their Mauritanian counterpart this Sunday, June 16, 2017 at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) in the first leg of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier. The red, white and blue outfit commenced training for the CHAN qualifier last week at the Liberia Football Association Technical Center in Careysburg, Montserrado County. The CHAN is a biennial football tournament exclusively featuring players from their respective national championships and is administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Expatriate players, regardless of where they play,…

By P. Lincoln Nyanrue, Jr., elincoln1986@gmail.com The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is seeking ways and means and holding consultative conference to carve a forest management and sustainability roadmap for the Sapo National Park. The national government, FDA and partners are holding three days of Sapo National Park Multi-stakeholders conference in Greenville, Sinoe County. The conference is been held under the theme: “Promoting Sustainable Management of Sapo National Park for Current and Future Generation.” The conference is taking place in the Greenville City Hall and brought together representatives communities in River Gee, Grand Gedeh and host Sinoe Counties. Local authorities, lawmakers,…

Police Order Wife To Turn Herself In By Our Correspondent in Monrovia When a local newspaper reported that he allegedly impregnated a 13-year old, Grand Gedeh Representative Morias Waylee denied he did. He claimed he did not know the rape victim. But tides are turning and the Liberia National Police has arrested the man who is allegedly fathering a four-month old baby girl born out of incest and rape. Morias Waylee is in the hands of the Liberia National Police. But he is not the only person the police wants. The police during a press conference this afternoon local Liberian…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor The Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has apparently scared ruling Unity Party stalwart and Nimba Representative Worlea Sawah Dunah, and he has predicted that the most fear political party ahead of the 2017 Representatives and Presidential election that would undermine the victory of Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai would be the CDC and its standard-bearer and Montserrado County Senator George Manneh Weah. Representative Worlea Sawah Dunah Profile The Nimba Electoral District #7 lawmaker recalls that in the both the 2005 and 2011 Presidential elections, the then Congress for Democratic Change,  and now Coalition for Democratic…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company (LPRC) Managing Director Sumo Kupee says the presidency of Liberia is for serious minded people, and not for just any “tom, dick and harry”. He urged qualified voters to make a wise choice. Speaking recently during an induction ceremony of officers-elect of the Liberian National Union, Mr. Kupee said that the presidency is for people who have dedicated their time, resources and commitment in serving and not just anyone who flies by night to be elected. The former Lofa County Senator also cautioned Liberians not vote for someone because he or…

By Sylvester Jallah Liberia international William Jebor could face FIFA ban if it’s proven that he previously agreed to a three-year deal with Wydad Casablanca before his reported move to Saudi Arabia. Supporters of Wydad learned with astonishment that the club top scorer in the Botola has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nasr, when fans were awaiting the return of the striker from his home country where he had gone to attend his mother’s funeral. A daily newspaper, Al Massage, reported on its sports page on July 11, 2017 that Jebor has sealed a US$3.4 million deal with Saudi Arabian club,…