Murphy Nagbe

By: Bruce Wiah-Liberiansoccer.com

        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.

“ Liberia has great players especially with this present generation, therefore, it’s about time that we be afforded the opportunity to tap our talent”, Murphy Nagbe told Liberiansoccer.

The warden Lone Star defender, who made his debut in Guinea 3-0 demolition of Liberia last September, buoyed that the earlier the younger players are exposed to international matches, the more mature they become.

“Football doesn’t only prefer the age of a player, but his aptitude and approach towards the game determine his prospect. Most of the young players in Liberia today have developed a very high mentality for the game despite the ages”, he claims.

Murphy Nagbe Players card

        He, however, advised that the rebirth of the U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-23 teams would give more younger players the possibility of maturing easily, adding, not everybody will be fortunate to play for the senior Lone Star.

Murphy Nagbe, 19, skippered and power-drove LISCR FC to the Runners-up title in the 2002/2003 Liberia League season and was recruited into the Lone Star during the reign of George Weah.

Along with two former St, Anthony FC teammates-Isaiah Benson and Isaac Tondo, and Natu Ponnie of Floda Bolf (Sweden), he made the

(L-R) Frederick Vah, Henry Gobah & Murphy Nagbe

        Lone Star second-string select players that lose heavily to Tunisia before ANC 2002.

       The rapidly growing defender bumped into the limelight of Liberian football playing for Barcelona FC, now LISCR FC, during the 1999/2000 Liberia Football season.

      Following an outstanding performance, St. Anthony FC scouted him, then under the tutelage of Frank Jericho Nagbe, attracting a price tag of over LD$25,000.00