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Why Is LIberia’s Weah Flirting With A Failed Legacy?
Why Is LIberia’s Weah Flirting With A Failed Legacy?
IN HIS PRIME, George Weah sat at the top of world football.
IN 1995, HE WAS NAMED FIFA World Player of the Year and won the covet Ballon d’Or, becoming the first and to date only African player to win the title. In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was also named the African Footballer of the Year, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century.
WEAH WAS CELEBRATED around the world for his acceleration, speed, and dribbling ability, complemented by his ability to score goals at will, leaving his opponents dragging at the tail end of his feet.
Flashback: Lone Star players at morning training session at the SKD sports complex. (Photo: Anthony Kokoi)
Liberia’s senior national football team is set to play two international against Saudi Arabia U-23 national team on March 27 and 30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Liberia Football Association (LFA) has said in a release.
The friendlies are part of Saudi Arabia U-23 team preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, which will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
This follows a technical cooperation agreement between LFA and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) during a meeting held on the sideline of the 43rd Ordinary and Elective General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on March 12 at the Sofitel Hotel in Rabat, Morocco.