Lone Star arrives in Namibia



By: Fombah Kanneh

Windhoek, Namibia - The Liberian Football delegation on Friday morning arrived in Windhoek Namibia as guest of the Namibia Football Association.

The Liberian Senior National Team widely known as the Lone Star will engage the Brave Warriors of Namibia in the second leg African Cup of Nations preliminary qualifying match on Saturday, June 16 at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek at 18 hours GMT about 5PM in Liberia.

The Liberian National Footballs team is currently camping at the SAFARI Hotel around the Independence Stadium in Windhoek.

Meanwhile, weather is very cool here in Windhoek about 0 degrees.

The Lone Star is in high form this weekend crucial 2013 Nations Cup qualifying match with the Brave Warriors on Namibia.

Liberia won the first leg 1-0 on February 29 in Monrovia. The decisive moment in the game came after Dioh Williams found the back of the net to convert one of a number of chances created by the home side.

The Lone Star needs to win or put up draw against Namibia to qualify for the group stage of the 2013 Nations Cup.

Liberia is ranked 124th in the global FIFA monthly Coco cola ranking and 37 in Africa. Namibia is ranked 134th in the world soccer ranking and 41 in Africa for the month of June. Indeed Liberia is above Namibia in latest FIFA ranking for the month of June. Both Liberia and Namibia are building their respectively national teams for future tournaments.
 
Meanwhile, Lone Star Coach Kaytu Smith is hoping that his team will put up a great performance against Namibia in the 2013 Nations Cup this weekend.

Coach Smith has named veteran defender George Gebro as the new Lone Star captain to replace expelled Anthony Laffor.

Geroge Gebro was part of the famous Geroge Weah Eleven that qualified for the 1996 and 2002 Nations Cup in South Africa and Mali respectively. The veteran Liberian defender is hoping to repeat that history.


Lone Star players on the Namibia trip

Nathaniel Sherman …..goalkeeper
Mulbah Urey……goalkeeper
James Galay ……. “

Teah Dennis………defender
Jimmy Dixon……… “
Omega Roberts…… “
George Gebro……….. “
Solomon Wesseh……."
Solomon Grimes........."

Theo Weeks-Lewis……. Midfielder
Zah Krangar…………… “
James Zotia……………. “
Alseny Keita……………… “
Martin Kandu……. ......."
Martin Kandu……. ......."
Abraham Brashall……. “
Marcus Macauley ….. “
Sekou Jabateh………… “

Perry Kollie………….... Forward
Herron Berrian …………“
Partick Wleh…………………”