Omega On Fire

                                       Omega Roberts in Red


By Wleh Bedell
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One of Liberia’s best center backs, Omega Roberts, is in rich vein or ever green form due to his consistent and ever reliable performance in the Super Lig of Serbia with ambitious outfit FK Sloboda Sevonjo. The towering, intelligent and omnipresent defense ace has since established himself as an asset in the heart of his side defense as they compete amongst the elites in the top flight of Serbia.

At age 22, the braided hair, technically gifted, discipline and industrious defender is no doubt one of Liberia’s best performers in Europe, and analytical survey conducted in terms of the country’s best performers in Europe places the former local outfit Gedi & Sons rearguard amongst the top ten Liberian players in Europe.

Since joining Sloboda in September, 2011, Omega who is likened to Manchester United defensive pillar Rio Ferdinand due to his posture, technical ability, composure and forward drives from the defensive third to the middle third and at times the attacking third, has proved to the team’s always vociferous fans and coach Ljubisa Stamenkovic as a gifted center back who he described on the club’s website as “Our surest and best performer in defense whose hard work and technical ability is one of the reasons we are a respected side in the league this season”

With his side at sixth spot, Omega and co have played 24 games with six matches to go in the 16 teams’ league. They have a crucial match on Saturday, April 21 against second place Crvena Zvezda in an away fixture as the rest of the leagues in Europe approach their climax.



Omega who made his international debut against the Amavubis of Rwanda in a 2008 African nations cup qualifier where the Lone Star won 3-2, has had successful stints in the Ivory Coast with Sewe Sports where he featured in the African champions league in 2007, Cameroonian club Tiko United, helping them win the championship title in 2008,09 season, Congolese club Diables Noirs in the 2009 season and Malian side Circle Olympique de Bamako (COB) where he and fellow countryman and international Melvin Okoro Kicmett helped the club reach the second round of the champions league at the expense of Sierra Leonean club Central Parade, is indeed one of those players the Lone Star will need especially for the next three matches in the busy month of June where the red, white and blue outfit is expected to face the Teranga Lions of Senegal and the Palancas Negras of Angola away and at home respectively in the 2014 qualifier as well as the return fixture against the Brave Warriors of Namibia in Windhoek.

The youngster can no doubt add value to the team’s defense as he has gained a lot of experience with his game maturity growing rapidly. Also useful as a holding midfielder, the player known as “Mr. Efficient” is one of those players who will no doubt settle the Lone Star defensive woes if only the technical crew will avoid being stereotypical in the selection process and place current form and discipline above any other thing.