Bahlodi/Liberia CEO Hails Lone Star’s Victory

By Julu M. Johnson, Jr.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bahlodi/Africa/Liberia has congratulated the national football team of Liberia, for the victory it achieved on Sunday against the Amavubi Stars of Rwanda.

Bahlodi, with the headquarters in South Africa, is the current sponsor of the Liberia National Team.

Mr. Steve B. Davis was not present to watch the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifying match between his country and Rwanda due to official engagements abroad.

However, upon hearing the news that Francis Grand Pa Forkay Doe, Oliver Makor and Dioh Williams had given the national team the needed victory by scoring a goal each, Mr. Davis said he was grateful to the President of Liberia, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for not only supporting the team financially but also attending the match.

Speaking from South Africa via cellular phone on Monday, the Bahlodi CEO stated that the presence of President Sirleaf at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) to watch the match was an indication that she is interested in seeing to it that sports get developed in the country.

Also the International Coordinator for Youth and Sports in Liberia, Mr. Davis lauded the foreign-based players, led by skipper Kelvin Sebwe, for accepting the invitation to play for the national team.

He believes that it was because of the patriotism shown by the country’s overseas players that produced the result.
Mr. Davis asked the local players on the national team to do more by emulating the example of their professional colleagues so as to improve their talents.

The Bahlodi CEO then extolled the national team’s technical staff for responding to the pleas of the citizens by inviting foreign-based players for the match.

He argued that if more foreign-based players are called all of the time for the national team, then positive things would continue to occur for the Lone Star.

Mr. Davis has vowed to still be supportive to the activities of the national team in all its endeavors.

He expressed regrets about not being present to add impetus to the Lone Star’s quest for victory against Rwanda, but promised that he would be available for subsequent matches.

His company Bahlodi has been supplying the Lone Star with football materials as part of a US$250,000.00 agreement with the Liberia Football Association (LFA).