Former Chinese Ambassador and wife, flanked by MYS officials during the turning-over ceremony of the complex last July, and right, Partial view of the refurbished stadium with electronic scoreboard

2 November 2007

Monrovia

The Ministry of Youth and Sports says the official reopening ceremony of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville will take place on today, Friday, November 2 with series of activities, commencing with a musical extravaganza and shall be climaxed on Sunday, November 4 with a grand musical concert tied in with football activities.

According to the Assistant Minister of Sports, Mr. Marvee Gray who addressed a press briefing yesterday, the program will begin today at 11: 00 am with a grand parade from the TB Annex in Congo Town up to the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville. Minister Gray said the march will be led by the 21 national sporting associations and federations in the country. He noted that the parade will be followed immediately by an indoor program during which a grand exhibition of 12 of the participating associations will showcase their talents.


The assistant minister also noted that the reopening ceremony will continue on Saturday, November 3, with the Liberia Football Association (LFA) newly crowned football champions Invincible Eleven taking on their foremost archrivals Mighty Barrolle in a spectacular friendly encounter at 4:00p.m. The soccer action will be climaxed at 6:00p.m.with an international friendly between the under- 20 football team of Liberia going against their Sierra Leonean counterparts.

The ministry said the festivities will come to an end on Sunday, November 4 when several international and local artistes will becloud the SKD Stadium in a musical extravaganza that will feature 'VIP Boys' and 'Castro the Destroyer' from Ghana as well as Liberia's own 'Nigger Blow,' 'Benevolent', 'Tycoon J,' 'Smooth,' 'Real Nigger' among others.

Meanwhile, the ministry has warned that there will be absolutely no sale or distribution of alcoholic drinks allowed within the confines of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex before and during activities marking the reopening of the complex.