Under-20 team beaten

Written by Horatio Bobby Willie

Thursday, 08 May 2008

The Liberian Under- 20 National team is out of the African Youth Championship.
Liberia lost 3-2 to Guinea Sunday evening in the return leg at the Samuel Kayon Doe sports complex.

The first leg ended 1-0 in favor of the Guineans. Baco Seydou got the match opener for Guinea in the 6th minute of the match. He made it two in the 28th through an unexpected goal that passed between the legs of Liberian Uunder-20 goalkeeper Augustine Taylor. Baco Seydou registered his hat trick just two minutes later. Back from recess.


 Liberia reduced the tally through Patrick Wleh in the 66th minute. Patrick had earlier missed a clear chance in the 19th minutes.

Wiaka Wesseh scored the second for the junior Lone Star in the final minute of the match.

Our reporter who witnessed the match said, the coach of the Liberia Under- 20 team Francis Tamba was escorted off the pitch by officers of the Liberia National Police.

Angry fans had threatened to beat the coach after the game blaming him for the youth team defeat.
Coach Tamba had been unable to record a win since taking over the Under-p20 team.

His three international matches in charge all ended in defeat. Coach Tamba also served as coach for the national Under-17 team during an invitational tournament in The Gambia. The team also failed to score a victory in that tournament.

Local football followers have been calling for the dismissal of the coach since Sunday but the LFA has as usual remained defiant.