Liberia A Country In Search Of Answers

By: Hawa Wesseh

Judging by the euphoria which recently greeted Liberia 3-1 win against Guinea Bissau, you would think the country must have just won the African cup of nations, or that it went to the world cup, played in the finals and did lost to a worthy opponent, this wasn’t even the Nigerian Super Eagles, or the Lions of Cameroon or the Black Stars of Ghana, this was my people after all a win against a team that calls itself the African Wild Dogs, one of the continent lowly seated teams on the fifa billboard, and this was after all what sent ripples of celebration across the country especially Monrovia. The near silliness with which the celebration took on a fiesta, with some Monrovia newspapers running editorials to declare a new dawn not just for football but sports in general, says Liberia is a country in search of answers.

Liberia Lone Stars Calls Up Inaki Williams of Alethico

Inaki Williams scored 22 goals in 32 appearance for Alethico Bilbao

Hawa Wesseh

The Liberian national football team Lone Stars has begun training in Monrovia as the team gets ready to face Togo in preparation of the Afcons. Newly appointed coach James Debbah for the Lone Stars has said his team will play "attractive and effective" football. The coach has announced that 25 out of the 40 called-up local players would make the team for the joint 2017 AFCON and 2016 CHAN qualifiers.

Nigeria escapes ambush in Liberia!

Tonia Tisdell seeks ball control

                                      

By: ralph geeplay

Liberia Lone Stars went on all cylinders on September 8th as they took on the fancied Super Eagles of Nigeria in the Afcons qualifications slated for South Africa next year in Monrovia. The Liberian trio of Tonia Tisdell, Sekou Oliseh Jabateh and Zah Kranger prove too much for the Eagles to handle.