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LFA National League First Phase Closes-In
… As Barrolle, Mighty
Blue Angels Lead
(Monrovia) May 29, 2006The
Liberia Football Association (LFA) national league,
first phase has reached its finishing touches with
several wrap-up matches played over the weekend.
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Liberia coach throws
in towel
Ledgerhood Rennie
BBC Sport, Monrovia
Mohmoud quit after just four months in charge Liberia
are looking for a new national coach following the
sudden resignation of Shawky Hussein Mohmoud. The
Egyptian is now making plans to return home after
spending just four months in Liberia.
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Sports Minister Reaches Out
… Tours Govt. Rural Sporting Facilities
Monrovia) May
26, 2006-In an effort to
decentralize and reawaken the old time soccer spirit in
the rural areas of the country, the Ministry of Youth
and Sports, under the leadership of Cllr. Jamesette
Howard Wolokollie, has launched an assessment tour on
all government sporting facilities outside Monrovia.
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Dismissed Chief Referee Opens Up
(Monrovia) May
26, 2006-Benedict Yarsiah has
spoken out for the first time since his removed as Chief
Referee by Idrissa Kaba, President of the Liberia
Football Referees Association (LIFRA).
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Eto’o, Other Soccer Stars Expected For
July 26
(Monrovia) May
26, 2006-Reports reaching our
sports desk indicate that Liberia’s Soccer Ambassador
George Manneh Weah is concluding arrangement for some
top African football stars to visit the country for this
year’s “26” celebration.
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LFA Opens Door for Competency
(Monrovia) May
26, 2006-The Liberia Football
Association (LFA) has opened its door to all Liberian
coaches, Administrative Managers, Doctors, Trainers and
Medics who wish to take over any of the various National
teams to send in applications.
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3rd Division League Kicks Off In Gbarnga
(Monrovia) May
25, 2006-Bong County
Sub-Association of Liberia Football Association has for
first time kicked-off its third National league
following the fourteen years civil conflict in the
country.
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Focus On Bassa Defenders
Jeremie Russell
(Monrovia) May
22, 2006-"The present dismal
performance of Bassa Defenders that has placed the team
at the bottom of the nine-team log and risking
relegation should be a major concern for the President
of the club, Jeremie Russell, than sitting on the fence
and criticizing without making input." These are the
actual words of the Chairman of Female Football
Committee, David Kortie.
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IE-Barrolle Reunion Match Draws
(Monrovia) May
22, 2006-The match ended 4-4
and was staged by the nation’s foremost soccer legend
George Oppong Weah so as to break the division that
existed among the former players during the 2005 General
and Presidential Elections.
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Barrolle Remains Unstoppable
(Monrovia) May
22, 2006-Mighty Barrolle
continued its fine run in the 2006 National League of
the Liberia Football Association (LFA) over the weekend.
On Sunday, May 21, 2006, the Red Boys, who are now being
headed by the former Chairman of the Grand Bassa County
LFA Sub-Committee, Garmondeh Karnga, overcame struggling
Mark Pros, who are just returning to the soccer pitch
after few years of absence.
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Athletics Coaching Course Begins
(Monrovia) May
22, 2006-The Liberia Athletics
Federation (LAF), under the leadership of Eric Williams,
is holding a two-week Level One Coaching Course in the
country. The course began on May 20, 2006 and will run
up to June 4, 2006.
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LFA Female Program Criticized
(Monrovia) May
22, 2006-Bassa Defenders
President Jeremie Russell has criticized the method
being used by the LFA on female football
decentralization. According to Mr. Russell, the idea of
forming female clubs in every county does not augur well
for the development of female football in the country.
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Egyptian Coach Failed To Adapt
-Assistant Sports Minister
(Monrovia) May
21, 2006-V. Murvee Gray, the Assistant for Sports, has claimed that
the recent threats by the head coach of the national football team
of Liberia was a result of his failure to adapt to the Liberian
society.
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Steve
Davis Not Deterred
(Monrovia) May
21, 2006Despite the disastrous defeated suffered by the national
female under-20 team of Liberia last weekend, the National
Coordinator for Youth and Sports, Steve Davis, is still making
strives for the group.
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Two Sports Journalists Punished
(Monrovia) May
20, 2006-The leadership of the
Sports Writers Association of Liberia (SWAL) has
temporarily suspended former SWAL Vice President Horatio
Bobby Willie of Star Radio, and Peter N. Toby of The
Analyst newspaper for violating the media blackout
imposed on David Kortie.
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Heart Problem Retires Female Captain
(Monrovia) May
20, 2006-The sad news that
female soccer star Florence Monbo will no more be
playing the game was released on Thursday by both the
Deputy Sports Minister Marbue Richards and the national
team Doctor Philderald E. Pratt. They made it known that
after series of tests since the female under-20 team’s
return from Nigeria, a heart problem is what she is
suffering from.
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2006 Football League Continues
(Monrovia) May
20, 2006-More 2006 league
matches of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) will
take place this weekend around the country. On Saturday,
May 20, 2006, there will be three matches at the ATS.
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Nigeria to go far in women's World Cup,
says Liberian coach
May
19, 2006-
Nigeria's national team Falconets will make great impact
at the women's U-20 World Cup in Russia, according to
Liberia coach Lucretius Togba.
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Preston Papie Corporal celebrates his
third hat trick
May
19, 2006-Liberia Former MVP
Preston Papie Corporal on Tuesday, May 16 celebrated his
third hat trick against Kosas KL in a 11-0 victory. The
Liberian striker scored 3 goals and created 4 other
scoring opportunities for teammates. Meanwhile the
striker now has 19 goals.
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After apology, Gbandi ready to move ahead
FRISCO, Texas -May 18, 2006--
After a week when he publicly feuded with head coach
Colin Clarke and demanded to be traded, FC Dallas
defender Chris Gbandi said he has put those events
behind him and is focusing on working his way back into
the Hoops defensive rotation.
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Min. Richards Rates Nigeria High
(Monrovia) May
17, 2006-Briefing reporters on
the recent trip to Nigeria where the Liberia National
Female U-20 were trounced 9-1 by the Super Falconets of
Nigeria on Saturday in the final round of the Russia
2006 qualifiers, Min. Richards indicated that the
Liberia female U-20 lost to a much more organized and
determined side at the Abuja National Stadium.
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Barrolle Leadership Gets Blessing
(Monrovia) May
17, 2006-The Interim
leadership of the Mighty Barrolle Sports Association (BSA)
headed by Garmonda Karnga has received the blessing of
the BSA Board Directors.
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SWAL Hits Hard On Kortie
…Places Media Blackout On
Him
Monrovia) May 17, 2006-The
leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Liberia
(SWAL) has placed a media blackout on David Kortie of
the Liberia Football Association (LFA).
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Mustapha To Boost Referees Capacity
(Monrovia) May
17, 2006-One month after
taking seat as an Executive Committee Member of the
Liberia Football Association (LFA), the President of
LISCR Mustapha Raji, will shortly boost the capacity of
referees in the country.
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Liberia's wild ride comes to
an end
PRETORIA May 14, 2006-- The long shot bid by the
Liberian women's under-20 soccer team to participate in
the world championships later this year ended in
emphatic fashion yesterday. The Nigerian national team
routed the Liberians, 9-1, in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Falconets Maul Liberia
9-1
(Monrovia) May
14, 2006-The
Nigerian female under-20 national team, the Falconets,
yesterday at the National Stadium, Abuja, mauled their
visiting Liberian counterparts by 9-1 to pick one of the
two African tickets for the under-20 female World Cup
fiesta billed for Russian later this year.
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FIFA U-20 Women's qualifier
TOTAL WAR!
(Monrovia) May
13, 2006-There would be no
hiding place for the Liberian Under-20 women national
team when they meet the Falconets this weekend. Both
teams clash at the Abuja National Stadium in the return
leg of the third round fixture of the African qualifiers
for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Championship (WWC)
billed for Russia later in the year.
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Liberia Meets Nigeria
Tomorrow
…In CAF Female
Preliminaries Final Battle
(Monrovia) May
12, 2006-The Super Falconets
of Nigeria will tomorrow take on the Liberia U-20 female
national team in their last encounter of the CAF U-20
female preliminaries.
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Swedish Club stops Falconets' defender
ADMINISTRATE lapses in the Nigeria Football Association
(NFA) has resulted in the failure of the soccer house to
send an invitation letter to the Swedish Club of one of
the invited foreign-based players for this weekend's
FIFA U-20 Women World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and
Liberia.
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Dallas defender Chris
Gbandi Benched
(Monrovia) May
11, 2006-Dallas defender Chris
Gbandi did not dress for Last night match, a
disciplinary action by coach Colin Clarke for the
player's comments. With Clarke wanting to give Alex Yi a
trial in the middle of the back-line, Greg Vanney was to
be moved to the outside, resultantly sending Gbandi to
the bench.
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Female U-20 Leave For
Nigeria
Yesterday
(Monrovia) May
11, 2006-Liberia national
female U-20 national team was expected to leave the
country yesterday May 10 for Nigeria under the tutelage
of former international goalkeeper Lucretius Togba and
within four days they could seal their way through to
the European state of Russia for the FIFA U-20 Women’s
World Championship.
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SWAL Frowns On Kortie’s
Statement
(Monrovia) May
11, 2006-The Sports Writer
Association of Liberia (SWAL) has strongly criticized
Mr. David Kortie, for what it terms a misinformed
statement made on a local radio station regarding the
role of sports journalists in covering Liberia’s away
matches.
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Second Leg Battle For Russia!
Monrovia) May
10, 2006-The Liberia National
female U-20 national team is expected to leave the
country today May 11 for Nigeria under the tutelage of
former international goalkeeper Lucretius Togba and
within four days they could seal their way through to
the European state of Russia for the FIFA Under 20
Women's World Championship.
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FC Dallas defender miffed
FRISCO
May 10, 2006–At
least one FC Dallas defender is unhappy with manager
Colin Clarke's recent defensive experiments. Chris
Gbandi, the 2002 overall No. 1 MLS pick, has found
himself on the bench.
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Female Team Formed In Bomi
County
Monrovia) May
10, 2006
What appears to be a serious
campaign by chairman on female football at the Liberia
Football Association (LFA) David Kortie is said to be on
course with the establishment of another female team out
side Monrovia.
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Swal Commends Sheriff
Monrovia) May 9, 2006-Recent
donation by the former LFA Vice President for
Administration Siaka Sheriff to the U-20 Female team is
said to be welcomed by many Liberians, among them the
President of the Liberia Sports Writers Association (SWAL)
Hilary Justine Colnoe.
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Mennoh Keen On Championship
May 9, 2006
Persita Tangaran newly signed midfielder cum striker;
Steve Mennoh says he is hoping that his team would
emerge as champions at the end of the season in the
Indonesian premiership.
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NPA Goalie Gets Suspension
(Monrovia) May 8, 2006It
has been disclosed in Monrovia that NPA-Anchors
goalkeeper Saylee Kymiteh has been suspended for time
indefinite.
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Liberia Former MVP, Makes Head waves In
Malaysia
A former Most Valuable Player of
the Liberia Football Association league, has storm the
Malaysian Premier League with 16 goals. Preston Corporal
is the highest goal scorer in the Premier League in
Malaysia, for the Club Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM)
and they has climbed from 5th place down the league
table up to 2nd place, and looking good for promotion
for 2007.
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Monrovia) May
8, 2006-
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Weah wants World Cup unity
BBC Sport
George
Weah, the 1995 World and African Footballer of the Year,
has urged Africans to back the continent's five
representatives at next month's World Cup in Germany.
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New Invitees Battle For
Falconets Shirts
(Lagos, Nigeria)A TOTAL of
34 players are now battling for shirts at the Metro
Hotel, Lagos, camp of the female U-20 national team, the
Falconets. This is sequel to the recent invitation
extended to about 15 players to be part of the camp
preparatory to the team's return leg encounter with
their Liberian counterparts.
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We’ll qualify for WorldCup
(Monrovia) May
6, 2006-
Captain of the national Under-19 female team, the
Falconets, Akudo Sabi, has played down on the lacklustre
1–1 draw the team pulled against their Liberian
counterparts in a World Cup qualifier in Monrovia last
weekend.
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Egyptian Coach to Start Training Lone
Star soon
(Monrovia) May
5, 2006-Reports reaching
Liberiansoccer.com indicates that Liberia’s Egyptian
coach is scheduled to start training the Lone star in a
few days. The commencement of training is part of a
planned program for the national team and will be a
preparation for a couple of friendly matches the LFA is
working on.
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Barrolle Holds Emergency Meeting Tomorrow
(Monrovia) May
5, 2006-The interim leadership
of the Mighty Barrolle Sports Association has disclosed
that it will hold an emergency meeting of the executive
board of directors and prominent supporters.
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MYS Assessing Sporting Facilities
(Monrovia) May
5, 2006-The Deputy Minister
for Sports at the Ministry of Youth and Sports Marbue
Richard is expected to leave the capital on Friday for
Bomi County as part of their assessment visits to the
various counties in the country.
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Coach Jericho Fails First
Test
Monrovia) May 4, 2006-Former
national team Deputy Coach Frank Jericho Nagbe on
Wednesday failed his first test at his new club Black
Star in the ongoing Liberia Football Association (LFA)
premiership title chase.
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Kortie On Rescue Mission
Monrovia) May 4, 2006-The
decentralization of Liberian football in all parts of
the country has been a major concern for many Liberians
despite frantic efforts by the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) to see the game played in the rural
areas.
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Female U-20 Moves To Camp
Today, 20 Players On Board
(Monrovia) May 2, 2006-The
Liberia National U-20 female team is expected to move to
camp today May 3, ahead of the second leg match with
their Nigerian counterpart on the third round of the
final stage of the FIFA Woman Cup qualifiers.
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Ahead FIFA U-20 Women World Cup
Players allege bias in team selection
THE GUARDIAN
(Lagos,Nigeria) May 2, 2006-ALL
may not be well with Nigeria's female U-20 team, the
Super Falconets, as there are allegations that the
team's officials selected players that were ready to
give monetary incentives
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Barrolle, IE Beaten,
Alliance On Course
(Monrovia) May 2, 2006-The
LFA championship chase continues on Sunday as Liberia's
traditional rivals Mighty Barrolle and Invincible Eleven
(IE) losing three vital points in their respective
positions, while Alliance FC remains on course of
cruising back to the premiership.
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Plus For LFA
Monrovia) May 2, 2006-As
you may know by now the Liberian National Female U-20 on
Saturday held their visiting Nigerian counterparts to a
tension packed 1-1 draw in the final round of the FIFA
U-20 women World cup qualifiers, dubbed Russia 2006.
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Female
U-20 Survives Nigeria Onslaught
(Monrovia) May 1, 2006-The
Liberia National Female U-20 on Saturday survived the
onslaught of their more illustrious Nigerian counterpart
when they snatched draw from the Nigeria's anticipated
victory.
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Liberia Holds Falcons of
Nigeria to 1-1 Draw
(Monrovia) May 1, 2006-In
continuation of the CAF U- 20 female preliminaries, the
Lone Star U-20 female team last Saturday held the
Falcons of Nigeria to a pulsating one all draw in an
entertaining match at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in
Monrovia.
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Egyptian Coach Leaves Soon
(Monrovia) May 1, 2006-From
all indication it appears that Liberia's Egyptian coach
Shawky Hassien Mahmmoud Shedad Eldin will leave the
country back to his native land shortly due to what he
termed the continuous refusal of the country's sporting
authorities to cater to his needs.
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