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Stars En-route Home
Monrovia-June 28, 2006-All
is now set for the return of Liberia's Indonesia based
players into the country.According to Wleh Bedell, the
players will begin to arrive tomorrow June 29, and by
July 15, a huge number will be in town.
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Koko Wins MVP Award In South Africa
Monrovia-June 26, 206-Mvela
Golden League followers can brace themselves for a new
sensational striker tipped to follow in the footsteps of
his countryman, the legendary Liberian striker George
Weah.
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Lady Zico Wins Oilers Presidency On White
Ballot
Monrovia-June 26, 2006-What
many describe as a clear mandate was given over the
weekend when another corps of officers were elected on
white ballots on Saturday June 24 to take over the
leadership of the Oilers Sports Association (OSA).
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D-Day for Oilers!
Monrovia-June 21, 2006-Members
of the Oilers Sports Association (OSA) are expected to go to the
polls today to elect a new corps of officers. The OSA Elections
Commission Chairman Alexander Kojo Anderson has cleared four
candidates for the today's elections.
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World Cup Update: Ghana
Whips USA, Faces Brazil in Round II -
Goals from Haminu Draman
and Stephen Appiah send Africa's lone hope at FIFA's
World Cup into the second round.
Draman put the four-time
African champions ahead in the 22nd minute, breaking
in alone on goalkeeper Kasey Keller after colliding
with Claudio Reyna, who crumpled to the ground in
pain.
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The Black Stars Must Shine
June 21, 2006
The pivotal World Cup match this Thursday between Ghana Black Stars
and the United States soccer team has some historic underpinning as
well as psychological exponents, especially for the African
continent. It was in Berlin, the German capital, that Africa’s
colonial fate was decided about 122 years ago. In 1884 the then
European powers gathered in Berlin and concocted the partition and
exploitation of Africa.
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Oilers Set For Elections!
Monrovia-June 21, 2006-With
barely three more days to the holding of the Oilers
Sports Association (OSA) elections, the association's
Elections Commissioner Alexander Kojo Anderson has
released the names of qualified candidates for the
pending election.
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LFA Nominates 30 Persons for Top Posts
Monrovia-June 19, 2006
In
a bid to see qualified individuals take charge of the
various national teams ranging from U-23, U-20 male and
female to U-17 male and female, the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) has submitted 30 names to the Ministry
of Youth and Sports for the Ministry's approval.
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Africa Gets Frist World Cup
Win: Ghana 2; Czechs 0
Ghana pulled off the biggest upset of
this World Cup and might have helped the United States
along the way
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Oilers Sinks Without Kadalla, Barrolle
Stretches Lead
Monrovia-June 19, 2006
Current Premiership Champ LPRC-Oilers without Coach
Kadallah Kromah sank without trace when they lost 1-0 to
Musu Bility Watanga F.C in the opening match of the 2nd
phase of the Liberia football Association (LFA) national
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Good Start, Mustapha!
Monrovia-June 19, 2006-What
appears to be a good beginning for the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) was observed over weekend when the
Chairman on the Media Committee at the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) Mustapha Raji began his weeklong visit
to various media institutions in the country.
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Oilers Elections Guidelines Released, As
Madam Sheriff Looks Confident
Monrovia-June 15, 2006As
you may be aware, the Oilers Sports Association (OSA)
has named four-men Elections Commission headed by
Alexander Kojo Anderson to conduct the association's
elections next Friday, June 23, 2006 in Monrovia
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MYS Reaches Out
Monrovia-June
14, 2006
As part of its plan in
reaching out to assess sporting facilities in the
various counties, the Deputy Sports Minister for
Administration Marbue Richards left the Capital over the
weekend to visit Bong and Nimba counties.
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I.E. Officials On Rescue Mission
Monrovia-June 14, 2006
The Invincible Eleven Majestic Sports Association (IEMSA)
is said to be campaigning for support ahead of the
second phase of the Liberia Football Association (LFA)
championship league.
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Going for Power!
Monrovia-June 14, 2006
In other parts of the World the ladies are playing a key
role in developing the game at all levels; training in
the areas of coaching, management, medicine and other
areas are being put in the proper prospective.
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World Cup Update: Italy 2; Ghana 0
Ghana’s Black Stars marked their
debut appearance at football’s world cup on a dismal
note when they lost to Italy 2-0.
Ghana had looked fancied and in
formidable shape for the better part of the match.
And the defeat the sustained did not do justice to
their domination of the match according to the match
report.
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Olympic Conqueror takes Appeal Against
LFA Technical Committee
Monrovia-June
8, 2006-The Olympic Conqueror F C has taken an
appeal against the technical committee of the Liberia
Football Association (LFA) executive committee, on the
decision to have the match between the Olympic Conqueror
and Devereux re-scheduled for Thursday, June 8.
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Egyptian Coach Leaves Today
Monrovia-June 6, 2006
All is now set for the departure of Liberia's Egyptian
coach Shawky Hassien Mahmmoud Shedad Eldin to his native
land Egypt. The highly experienced tactician leaves the
country today after expressing frustration over the
unsatisfactory manner in which the country's sporting
authorities operated with regards his stay in Liberia
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knocks for former UConn star Forko
By ARTHUR SHERMAN
Norwich Bulletin June 6, 2006
The World Cup is a quadrennial opportunity for the
greatest soccer players to demonstrate their skills on
the ultimate stage.
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Kaba, Nagbo Complete CAF Course
(Monrovia)
June 6, 2006The President of
the Liberia Football Referees Association (LIFRA),
Idrissa Kaba, along with one of his board members, Alex
Nagbo, has completed the Referees Instructors Training
Course organized by the Confederation of African
Football (CAF) held in Ghana.
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IE Ends 16-year Championship Drought
…Launches
US$20,000.00 Fund-Drive - By Burgess Carter
(Monrovia)
June 4, 2006-Richard “The
Fish” Martin opened with a three pointer and closed with
a lay-up for his team’s first title in 16 years, and the
crowd held him high in appreciation He deposited a
long-range trade mark three pointer almost two minutes
in the first quarter and a lay-up in the last seconds of
the fourth.
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FCD's Gbandi, Rhine aiding attack
FRISCO, Texas June 1, 2006-
-- Before they ever donned hoops for FC Dallas,
defenders Chris Gbandi and Bobby Rhine played at the
University of Connecticut and were teammates in 1998,
when Rhine was the leading scorer for the Huskies while
Gbandi won newcomer of the year honors.
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LFA Knockout Draw Out
(Monrovia)
June 1, 2006-The long awaited
Liberia Football Association (LFA) Knockout draw has
finally been hailed at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS)
with both premier and first division teams being pair
against the 16 second division teams.
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