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Lone Star To Miss Varmah Kpoto
(Monrovia) September
30, 2004
The national soccer team of Liberia the Lone Star has lost
one of its regularly men in defense.
The Mighty Barrolle central defender Varmah Kpoto will
be out of action for a while due to injuries.
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Lone Star Calls John Moses
(Monrovia) September
30, 2004
The national soccer team Lone Star has included a veteran
of Liberian soccer John Moses for the match with the Lions
of Teranga of Senegal on October 10, 2004 at the Samuel
Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville.
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LFA Told To Somersault On Weah
(Monrovia) September
30, 2004
The Chairman of the Friends of Friends Haitai
Association (FOFHA) William N. Tokpa has called the
Liberia Football Association (LFA) to rescind its decision
to reject the appointment of George Weah to the leadership
of Bassa Defender FC.
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Another Liberian Signs In Sweden
(Monrovia) September
30, 2004
It has announced that a former Watanga player has signed
in Sweden. The president of the division one side Watanga
Andy Quamie has been quoted as saying that Floda Bolf has
hired Ebenezer Siafa Norman.
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The LFA PR Agent codename, Omari Jackson
The Rebuttal to: George Weah's
FA Leadership Ambition: Is He Qualified
(Ft. Knox, KY)
September 29, 2004
Before speaking against Mr. Weah, consider the bigger
Picture; his ability to improve football in Liberia.
Like every human being, Mr. Weah, has his own problems
but those are not things that will deterred him from the
race but those are things that can be worked on, and Mr.
Weah has made tremendous improvements in those areas
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Lone Star Shown The Way Forward
(Monrovia) September 29, 2004
Ahead of the 2006 Nations and World Cup qualifiers
against the Lions of Teranga of Senegal on October 10 in Monrovia,
Youth Soccer Promoter and Coach Jean Wleh Bedell has shown the way
forward for the host Lone Star of Liberia.
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"Play
Soccer Make Peace" Tournament Ends
Monrovia) September 29, 2004
Eight youth, community based and voluntary groups have completed a series
of Play Soccer Make Peace! in Liberia. The tournament was held from
24-26 September 2004 at the Youth Soccer Field on Lynch Street and
the Stephen Tolbert Estate Sports Field in Gardnersville, utilizing
under-nineteen teams.
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Barrolle Fans Celebrate League Triumph
(Monrovia)
September 28, 2004
Fans
of Mighty Barrolle are celebrating their club's league
success this season.
The celebration began after Mighty Barrolle brought
the Liberia Football Association (LFA) 2004 National
Premier League to a close
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Kromah Denies Link With Kingston
(Monrovia)
September 28, 2004
The Liberian national team
head coach Kadallah Kromah has denied having anything to
do with a foreign-based Liberian footballer Eddie
Kingston.
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Senegal FA Official Praises Security Condition
(Monrovia)
September 28, 2004
The visiting Vice
President of the Senegalese Football Association has
praised the level of security in Liberia. Mr.
Mbaye Ndoye arrived in Monrovia over the weekend to pave
the way for Lions of Teranga's arrival.
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by Omari Jackson
George Weah's FA Leadership Ambition: Is He Qualified?
(Atlanta, GA)
September 27, 2004
George
Weah for LFA presidency? While it may sound like a joke
to an average person who knows candidate Weah, it may
equally appear a good thing to any of the thousands of
admirers of this great soccer legend of Liberia
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Walker Field Come Alive Today
(Monrovia)
September 24, 2004
WANGO Peace Tourney Kick-Off Teams In
High Spirit With just few hours from now the femurs
Walker Soccer Pitch is expected to be the place for a
spectacular football action today in a three-day
tournament among Youth, Students, and Interest Groups in
the country
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I'm a footballer, not a politician
(New York) September 22, 2004-
Recently,
Liberiansoccer.com did a story on Eddie Kingston .The
player was quoted as saying that he was not prepared to
pay to play for Liberia.
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Liberians Want Weah For President
(Monrovia) September 22, 2004-
What
began as rumors have now become a reality. The former
Liberian soccer legend George Oppong Weah seems set to
contest the presidency of his motherland.
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Two Liberians For Budapest Marathon
Monrovia) September 22, 2004-
Two Liberian track and field athletes are expected to
compete in the Plus Budapest Marathon in Hungary this
month.
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Barrolle One Step To Glory
(Monrovia) September 21, 2004-
Mighty Barrolle is standing tall among the rest in the
2004 National League.
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Menyongar named captain of Liberian
National Team
September
21, 2004 - ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- It was announced today
by the Liberian Football Federation that five-year veteran
Minnesota Thunder forward Johnny Menyongar has been named
the team captain of the Liberian National Team. Menyongar
will make his captain debut in Liberia against Senegal in
World Cup Qualifying on Oct. 10.
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Liberia Bids For African Championship
(Monrovia) September 21, 2004-
The Liberia Basketball Federation (LBF) has decided to
host a major championship next year.
The LBF Secretary-General Fred J.A. Pratt is expected to
leave the country to attend the bidding ceremony.
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Weah considers political career
BBC Sport, Monrovia
September 20, 2004
George
Weah ponders
over a request to stand
for the Liberian presidency.
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As LFA Rejects Nyenabo, Brown:
LFA Has No Right Stop Weah - Says
Jlekrong
(Monrovia) September 20, 2004-
The President of Borough Old-Timers and Fraternity
Association (BOTFA) Mr. Samuel Jlekrong says he does not
see what rights the Liberia Football Association has to
stop soccer legend George Weah from taking over the
presidency of the Bassa Defender.
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Weah ends
bid for presidency
September 17, 2004-
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IE FACES ANOTHER
BIG TASK
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September 17, 2004-The Yellow Boys IE are faced another task this weekend in the
Liberian national league.
After falling 1-0 to Mighty Barrolle last weekend, IE will meet the
new knockout champions LISCR FC on Saturday.
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LFA Maintains Blockade On Weah
September 14, 2004-From
all indications, the legendary George Weah is yet to
become the president of the division one side Bassa
Defender.
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LNOC President Praises Olympic
Participation
September 14, 2004-
The President of the Liberia National
Olympic Committee (LNOC) has described as fantastic
Liberia s participation in the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens, Greece.
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Barrolle Sends IE Crawling
September 13, 2004
Mighty Barrolle has now
taken a wider lead in the premier division in the
ongoing 2004 National Football League.
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UNMIL Tournament Reaches Crucial
Stage
September 12, 2004
The Liberian Youth
Network Peace and Reconciliation Tournament, supported
by the Public Information Section of the United Nations
Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has moved it semi finals to
Monrovia.
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Blessing Wants Priority For
Swimming
September 12, 2004
A Liberian swimming athlete is calling for support to
be given to the sport.
Blessing Kortu Ross believes that if the sport is
given the attention needed, swimming would move forward.
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Barrolle, IE Go To War
Sunday
September 11, 2004
For the third time this season, the giants of Liberian
soccer are taking on each other at the Antoinette Tubman
Stadium (ATS) on Lynch Street in Monrovia.
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Liberian Soccer Spotlight:
Meet Eddie Kingston
September 11, 2004
Throughout
the 1990s, many young and talented Liberians found
themselves in refugee camps around west Africa and the
rest of the world. Among the most famous of such camps
was camp Buduburam, in Ghana. That camp saw the rise of Prince
of Daye, Frances Grandpa Doe and Ben Teekloh |
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Weah's
Liberia bid in trouble
BBC
Sports
September 9, 2004
George
Weah's bid to become president of the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) has encountered a setback.
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LFA Rejects Weah As Bassa Defender
President
September 6, 2004
The appointment of George Weah as President of Bassa
Defender is yet to be sanctioned by the Liberia Football
Association (LFA).
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IE fund Raising Ball Sunday
September 6, 2004
The Yellow Boys, Invincible Eleven (IE), are
to hold their Fund Raising and Acquaintance Ball on
Sunday, September 5 at the Monrovia City Hall at 7:PM
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Late winner puts Zambia topSeptember 4, 2004
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Journey To 2006 Nations/World Cup
Continues
September 4, 2004
The long journey to the African Cup of Nations
and World Cup finals in Egypt and Germany will continue
this weekend around the continent.
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Liberia Declares: Chipolopolo Will
Fall
September
4, 2004
A 15-member Liberian national team jetted in yesterday
to join the rest of their colleagues who arrived in
batches earlier in the week ahead of tomorrow's combined
2006 World Cup and Africa Cup qualifier at Independence
Stadium.
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More Worries For Former LFA Boss
September 4, 2004
The United Nations is seemingly creating
tough times for the former president of the Liberia
Football Association (LFA).
Sources closed to the UN peace keepers in
Monrovia, under the banner of UNMIL, said the luxurious
Paynesville compound of the former LFA boss Edwin Snowe
was searched on Wednesday.
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September 3, 2004
The much-awaited "Battle of
Lusaka" is now inevitable as the national team of Liberia
touched down in the Zambian capital on Wednesday.
The Lone Star left the Liberian capital during the early
morning hours via the Roberts International Airport (RIA)
in Harbel, Margibi County and by 20:30 Zambian time, the
team had reached their destination.
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September 2, 2004Liberian officials are worried that
the country may not present a team for Saturday's
World Cup qualifier in Zambia
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