The President of the Liberia Football Association, Cllr. S. Izetta Wesley, could be one of the causes of the remaining professional players to stay away from playing for Lone Star, as a result of her alleged  comments that Liberian professional Players were “too demanding” when it comes to playing for their country.

  The LFA President’s statement is said to stir anger within some of the pros who honor the FA’s invitations to come down and play the Lone Star-Eagles match.

  Several sports fans who talked to our reporter have said they were disappointed that the FA President could make such remarks.

  They said the local football house boss should know that the game of soccer is very expensive and as such the professionals have all right to demand for any benefit that due them so long they are called upon to play.

  They also said that the LFA Boss should have known that professionals have scarified immensely to build the image of this country through soccer, and as such a statement of that kind has the propensity of discouraging the players in the campaign for the two prestigious competitions.

  They argued that why it is true that they were not down playing the local players, they indicated that they have made immense sacrifice.

  Mamie Snehnie, a student, noted, “If the President of the LFA could such uncomplimentary comments about professionals who sacrificed so much for this country, then I am quite surprise at Cllr. Wesley attitude.”

  She indicated that the sacrifices that the footballers are making must be recognized because their compatriots who are cabinet ministers are traveling daily with huge per diem.

  Agrees Mannie Paye-iey, an adept sports lover, said “how does Cllr. Wesley want the players to sacrifice? Is she saying that they do not have right to ask for their transportation allowance? Is it a curse to be Liberian and be a football player? Is it not true that other countries are paying thousands and millions to professionals just to get them together?”