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Ethiopia scrap past Liberia in
Nations Cup qualifiers
March 30, 2003
Ethiopia
have moved top of Group 2 in the African Nations Cup
qualifiers after a narrow 1-0 win at home to Liberia in
Addis Ababa on Sunday.
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Commentary:
CAN THE LONE STAR SURVIVE AFTER ETHIOPIA LOSS?…..this
could be the million dollar question
March 30, 2003
Amid the threat of
insurgent attack on Monrovia and the government’s
confession of having broken a United Nations embargo on
arms purchasing, the national soccer team Lone Star, was
placed on the national stage, as the Football Association
and the Ministry of Youth and Sports traded accusations on
the team’s recent and future 2004 CAN participation.
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Bill Neewray Saves Lone Star From
Burden
-Presents Brand New Sets Of
Uniforms
March 29, 2003
With the retirement of
Liberia's Sports Ambassador, who at one time provided
uniforms and equipment to the Liberian national football
team, many people were wondering who could have step into
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"Ethiopia Will Play Liberia" EFF
March 29, 2003
The Ethiopian Football
Federation (EFF) Tuesday confirmed that the African
Nations Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa between Ethiopia and
Liberia will go ahead despite reports that the Liberian
Sports Ministry had disbanded the National team.
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Lone Star Participating Out of Fear
-Says Samuel Karn
March 28, 2003
The Lone
of Liberia is expected to meet Ethiopia this weekend in an
African Nations Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa. The two
teams are in Group Two along with Guinea and Niger with
each side possessing three points.
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SPORTS MINISTER SUCCUMBS TO FA
PRESSURE
March 28, 2003
As the mêlée for the
administration of the Lone Star drags on, it’s somewhat
apparent that the FA is the exclusive administrator of the
Liberia football team.
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20-Man Lone Star Delegation Off To
Addis
March 27, 2003
Following the Chief
Patron of Sports, President Charles Taylor's move to
overturn Youth and Sports Minister Max Dennis' decision to
withdraw the national football team, the Lone Star, from
the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, a 20-man Lone
Star delegation departs the country today for Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia via Ivory Coast.
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Liberia in U-turn-
Heads for Addis for Sundays Game
BBC Sport in Monrovia
March 26, 2003
Coach Kromah is on
his way to Addis In a dramatic but embarrassing turn of
events, the Liberian Government has overturned its
decision to withdraw the national football team from all
international competitions.
The Lone Star is now heading for Ethiopia for the
weekend's Nations Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa
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Teams in action this weekend for
2004 CAN
March 26, 2003
The
group qualification matches for the 2004African Cup of
Nations finals in Tunisia will continue this weekend at
various cities in the continent. There are 46 teams
fighting for a place in the finals. The participating
countries are divided into 7 groups of 4 teams and 6
groups of 3 teams. The 13 group winners and the best of
the groups formed of 4 teams qualify for the final
tournament in Tunisia
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Minister refutes Liberian FA claims
March 26, 2003
Coach Kromah has not been paid for eight
months Liberia's Sports Minister said the decision to
withdraw Liberia from international competition was
not unilateral.
Max Dennis said the Liberia Football Association (LFA) was
aware of the severe financial constraints that forced the
country into pulling out from international competition
for five years.
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NPA Pythons Swallow Barrolle Again
- Wins LBF Knockout
Champions
March 26, 2003
It seems the basketball squad of Mighty
Barrolle can not easily beat their NPA Pythons
counterparts.
On Sunday at the Sports Commission,
Mighty Barrolle fell to the deadly NPA Pythons in the
third game this season. It can be recalled NPA Pythons
beat Barrolle in a pre-season match and subsequently
swallowed the Rollers convincingly in the first round of
the LBF National League.
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Liberia in U-turn-
Heads for Addis for Sundays Game
BBC Sport in Monrovia
March 26, 2003
Coach Kromah is on
his way to Addis In a dramatic but embarrassing turn of
events, the Liberian Government has overturned its
decision to withdraw the national football team from all
international competitions.
The Lone Star is now heading for Ethiopia for the
weekend's Nations Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa
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Teams in action this weekend for
2004 CAN
March 26, 2003
The
group qualification matches for the 2004African Cup of
Nations finals in Tunisia will continue this weekend at
various cities in the continent. There are 46 teams
fighting for a place in the finals. The participating
countries are divided into 7 groups of 4 teams and 6
groups of 3 teams. The 13 group winners and the best of
the groups formed of 4 teams qualify for the final
tournament in Tunisia
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Minister refutes Liberian FA claims
March 26, 2003
Coach Kromah has not been paid for eight
months Liberia's Sports Minister said the decision to
withdraw Liberia from international competition was
not unilateral.
Max Dennis said the Liberia Football Association (LFA) was
aware of the severe financial constraints that forced the
country into pulling out from international competition
for five years.
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NPA Pythons Swallow Barrolle Again
- Wins LBF Knockout
Champions
March 26, 2003
It seems the basketball squad of Mighty
Barrolle can not easily beat their NPA Pythons
counterparts.
On Sunday at the Sports Commission,
Mighty Barrolle fell to the deadly NPA Pythons in the
third game this season. It can be recalled NPA Pythons
beat Barrolle in a pre-season match and subsequently
swallowed the Rollers convincingly in the first round of
the LBF National League.
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Ethiopia Nations Cup hopes for
balance after financial crisis
ADDIS ABABA,
March 25, 2003
(SW) -
Ethiopia’s hopes of qualifying for their first African
Nations Cup in twenty-two years received a major blow
after a current wave of financial crisis. The footballing
governing body in the country, the Ethiopian Football
Federation (EFF), is now asking for funds from benefactors
and sponsors alike to help complete the team’s Nations Cup
qualifier against Liberia this Sunday.
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Six Pros, 12 Local-Based Selected
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As Lone Star Departs for Addis Tomorrow
March 25, 2003
With just six days to
the crucial match involving the Lone Star of Liberia and
her Ethiopian counterparts, reports received by our Sports
Desk have it that the Liberia Football Association (LFA)
and the Government will only be in the position to
shoulder the expenses of six foreign-based players, while
12 local based have been selected to complete the 18-man
squad required by CAF to play the Ethiopia match.
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For Unilateral Decision On Lone
Star:
LFA Dissociates With Sports Ministry’s Decision
-Lone Star To Still Play Ethiopia
March 24, 2003
The
Liberia Football Association (LFA) has reacted with
disdain, the unilateral decision of the Minister of Youth
and Sports, Max M. Dennis to withdraw the National
Team of Liberia, the Lone Star from all international
competitions for a period of three to five years.
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Lone Star Will Honor Ethiopia Match
LFA Terms MYS
Decision "Unilateral"
March 23, 2003
The local football governing body,
the Liberia Football Association (LFA), has reacted
sharply to the March 21, 2003 Ministry of Youth and Sports
press release which called for the withdrawal of the
national soccer team for international encounters for the
next five years.
Also:
Lone Star in crisis
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Ethiopian National Soccer Team
suffers two friendly defeats
Addis Ababa,
March
23, 2003
As part of the preparation for the 24th African Nations
Cup Qualifier against Liberia, the Ethiopian National
Soccer Team has conducted friendly matches against three
Premier League sides.
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LONE STAR NABBING WAS ILL-OMENED
March 22, 2003
Liberia Government white paper, which has issued a
crackdown on the activity of the Lone Star for the next
few years didn’t educe any shocker as it may have done for
numerous football pundits.
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All Over For Lone Star
March
22, 2003
Matter
has become worse for the Liberia national team Lone Star
as far as international participation is concerned.
A press release from the Ministry of Youth and Sports
is quoted as saying that the Liberian government has
called for the withdrawal of the Lone Star from all
international engagements including the 2004 African
Nations Cup qualifying matches. The withdrawal takes
immediate effect.
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Commentary
This Time, Restructure Lone Star for Real
March
22, 2003
The March 21, 2002
Ministry of Youth and Sports press release was a hydrogen
bomb that rocked Liberians, especially fans of the
national soccer team, the Lone Star.
All across Monrovia people began venting their
frustrations when they heard that the government had
withdrawn the Lone Star from all international soccer
encounters for the next five years.
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In LBF Knockout Competition:
IE, Barrolle In Q-Finals Showdown Today
-NPA Pythons, LPRC Oilers In Semi
Finals Tomorrow
-Grand Finals Slated For Sunday
March 21, 200
Once again the Sports Commission
will be jam pack to capacity this weekend when basketball
fans, lovers and followers throng there to watch the
quarter, semi and grand final matches in the Liberia
Basketball Federation Knockout Competition.
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For ‘2004 Nation’s Cup Qualifiers:
Doubt Still Hangs Over Lone Star’s Participation
March 21, 2003
From all
indications, it seems Lone Star’s campaign for the ‘2004
Nations’ Cup qualifiers is doubtful as there are reports
that there is no funds to enable the team continuing
training exercises, least to mention facilitating it to
Ethiopia next week.
More:
Liberia preparations halted
(BBC
Sport )
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For Ethiopia Match:
Janjay Innis Makes Services
Available
-Trains With Local
Players
March 21, 2003
One of Liberia’s
foreign-based players, Janjay Innis, has made his services
available to the national football team, the Lone Star, as
it prepares for the 2004 Nations’ Cup finals.
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Former IE Veep Wants LFA Scribe Out
March 21, 2003
A
former Vice President of the Invincible Eleven Majestic
Football team, Edward Forson is calling for the dismissal
of the General Secretary (Chief Scribe) of the Liberia
Football Association (LFA).
On FIBA Africa Zone 3 Executive
Board:
LBF Prexy Elected 3rd Vice President
March 21, 2003
The President of the Liberia Basketball Federation (LBF)
Philipbert S. Browne has been elected the Third Vice
President on the Executive Board of FIBA Africa Zone 3
Countries.
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CAF Action Brightens Barrolle's Hope
March 20, 2003
The ejection of
Mighty Blue Angels from the 2003 African Cup Winners by
African football governing body, CAF, has arguably
brightened Mighty Barolle's chance of signing young star
Takpo Sonkarliey.
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In Nations' Cup Qualifier: Big Test
for Referees
March
20, 2003
The credibility and competence of
Liberian referees have been tested by the Confederation of
African Football (CAF).
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REACTIVATE LIBERIA YOUTH TEAMS-
NAGBE WARNS
March
20, 2003
As the full
utilization of emerging Liberian football potentials is
being articulated, one blossoming Lone Star defender views
this tip-off as a moral jab to their fetching career.
Note:
Murphy
Nagbe Players card
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LFA National Congress Set For March
28-29, 2003
-To Determine Date For National League Commencement March
19, 2003
The long awaited Annual National Congress of the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) has been set to March 28-29, 2003.
The LFA made the pronouncement last Friday, 14, 2003 and began the
issuance of circulars under signature of the Chief Scribe Yanqueh S.
Borsay.
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For Ethiopia Match:
Bill Neewray
Selected To Replace Kelvin
-Vows To Serve To
His Best
March
18, 2003
| One
of the Liberia’s youthful midfielders, Bill Neewray,
alias “Sekou Bamba”, has been selected by the
technical staff of the Lone Star to replace midfield
maestro, Kelvin Sebwe, for the 2004 African Nations’
Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia. |
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“Kelvin said he is
justifying on his new team so he won’t be available
for the match,” |
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“Debbah Will Play Ethiopia Match”
-Says Josiah N. Johnson (JNJ)
March
17, 2003
“Liberia’s
Celebrated soccer star James Salinsa Debbah has commenced
training with the Lone Star and will play in Ethiopia,”
those were the words of former Lone Star coach and veteran
football technical Josiah N. Johnson, alias JNJ.
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Uhuru Kings Top
LBF League Round One
--As IE’s Coach Appeals To Fans
March
17, 2003
The Royal Boys of Liberian basketball, Uhuru
Kings are topping the first round of the Liberia Basketball Federation
National league following weeks of intense basketball action. At the end of six games played by each of the
seven teams in the LBF Premier League, Uhuru Kings won five games
against defending champions, LPRC Oilers, NPA Anchors, Invincible
Eleven (IE), Bushrod Bulls and Raiders. The Kings only lost to Mighty
Barrolle. The Royal Boys accumulated a total score of 471 points from
six games. |
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Commentary
LIBERIA
FOOTBALL HANDICAPPED BY OFFICIALS
March
17, 2003
As
Liberia’s third Qualifiers match with Ethiopia in
Adidas Ababa draws
faster, pessimisms are being expressed
as to how well the team will
flicker in this dicey encounter.
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Troubled Jochen Figge Selects 25
Players for
Ethiopian National Team |
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Addis Ababa-
(Mensur
Abdulkeni)-March
14, 2003
Troubled Jochen Figge has named 25 players in preparation
of the
upcoming African nations Cup qualifier with Liberia
here on March 29,2003.
Also:
Ethiopian National Team Starts
Preparation
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Clubs Against Premier League In
Liberia
-But LFA Says Decision Was
Reached In Last Congress
March
11, 2003
Some officials of clubs in Liberia have
reiterated their
call against the holding of a Premier
Football League in the country.
The Presidents of some
first, second and would-be premier clubs
say the decision
by the Liberia Football Association (LFA) to run a premier
competition in the country is completely premature.
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Debbah Craves For Youthful Players
-To Play For Lone Star
March
11, 2003
Liberia’s celebrated
soccer star, James Salinsa Debbah, is craving for more
youthful players to be given the opportunity to play for
the National football team, the Lone Star.
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Following Disbursement Of
US$58,000:
Tension
Brews At Sports Ministry Over Television
Rights
March
10, 2003
Tension
is said to be brewing at the Ministry of Youth and Sports
(MYS) over the disbursement of that Ministry’s share of
the US$58,000 Television Rights given to Liberia by the
Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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In 2004 Nations’ Cup Qualifiers:
Liberians Want Lone Star Honor Ethiopia Match
-Appeal To President Taylor
March
10, 2003
Following media
reports that the Chief Patron of Sports, President Charles
Taylor, may not be in the
position to provide funds for the National football team,
the Lone Star to continue its campaign in 2004 Nations’
Cup qualifiers, Liberians have begun appealing to the
Chief Patron for support.
Also:
Liberia's
future in doubt
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Basketball League:
Mighty Barrolle Outclasses IE In
Traditional Showdown
March 10,2003
The traditional showdown between Mighty Barrolle and
Invincible Eleven (IE) as far as the Liberia Basketball
league is concerned ended the Rollers’ favor with an
emphatic 72-54 points victory over the Yellow Boys.
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A PREMIER LEAGUE NOT FEASIBLE NOW
March 8, 2003
The
ensuing development that the Liberia Football Association
is pondering the holding of a Premier League is an
exceedingly easier said than done initiative.But
conceiving a proposal is one thing and making it comes
into effect is another. After all, there have been several
other proposals of the Liberian FA that have failed to
yield realization.
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In Swiss League:
Bill Neewray Inspires BEX FC To 2-2
Draw
-Engineered Equalizer
March 8, 2003
One of the Liberia's youthful midfielders, Bill
Neewray, alias "Sekou Bamba", inspired his team BEX FC to
a 2-2 draw over the weekend in the Swiss league where he
plies his professional football trade.
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Looms Over Lone Star, Ethiopia Match?-As
"No Money Syndrome" Speculation Unfolds -But Local Team
Intensifies Training
March 7, 2003
There are speculations in
sporting circles that the 2004 African Cup of Nations'
qualifiers for Liberia's Lone Star is likely to come to an
end due to the "no money syndrome" that has engulfed
Liberia sporting programs for years.
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In LBF League: IE, Barrolle in
Traditional Showdown Sunday
March 7, 2003
Basketball lovers and fans are expected to jam the Sports
Commission this weekend to watch traditional arch-rivals
Invincible Eleven (IE) and Mighty Barrolle in a classic
showdown.
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HENRY BLAKE IN SWEDISH TRANSFER
FLING
March
6, 2003
Liberian
International Henry Advestus Blake has been transferred to
Swedish Superettan side, Vastra Frolunda, from Floda Bolf,
a Second Division side.
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Following Disqualification For
Cup-Winners-Cup:
Mighty Blue Angels Appeal To CAF, Blame LFA
-But Chief Scribe Borsay Rebuffs Claims
March 5, 2003
LFA’s
knockout champions Mighty Blue Angels, have appealed to
the Confederation of African Football (CAF), to reconsider
its decision not to disqualify the team from the 29th
African Cup Winners Cup Competition. |
