James Salinsa Debbah and George Oppong Weah  both played for Mighty Barrolle in 1984 as youngsters in their twenties before Oppong switched to Invincible Eleven. Salinsa and Oppong on opposite side of Liberia's two premier league long-term champion rivals helped to push soccer to its emotional height in the '80s.

Little did the two young men, George Oppong Weah and James Salinsa Debbah, who started off in the backyards of Monrovia's slums, know they would have emerged as world class footballers in demand from Africa to Europe and to the Middle East. The leaping and skillful James Salinsa Debbah,  was the first to be spotted and transferred from Liberia as a professional player. His stint with Union Doula of Cameron soon sent coaches from there flying to Liberia to examine this country for another Salinsa. They found one and more.

Salinsa followed his boyhood friend to France and captured fans everywhere. His record has been exemplary with various European teams, including Alès, Monaco, Paris SG, Lyon -Derle of Belgium, ending with Iraklis of Greece since 1999.

Name:                                    James Salinsa Debbah

Date of Birth:                        December 14, 1969

Nationality:                            Liberian

Position:                               Striker

Present Club:                      Retired

 Previous Club:                   Mighty Barrolle (Liberia), Union Douala (Cameroon), AS Monaco, Vallauris, Lyon, Nice, Paris St. Germain (France), Ankaragucu (Turkey) Iraklis (Greece), Al Jazirah( Dubai).

Clubs Honors:                    LFA league champions 1986 Mighty Barrolle, French FA Cup Winner, Nice. 

Personal Honors:               LFA League Top Scorer 1986 Mighty Barrolle (16 goals)

 International Debut:           Liberia vs. Cote d’Ivoire 1986

Caps:                                      73

Goals:                                     42