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Saturday, 01 July 2006 |
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SPORTS |
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Liberian Stars’ Impact
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By
Wleh Bedell -
Analyst Sports Commentator |
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 An
adage has it that “stars come and go; others are born and
others are made,” and that they become role models and
heroes for emulation by many youngsters and succeeding
generations.
And so
Liberia, a country known for having the reputation of
football fanaticism, is no exception. |
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Now Or Never! |
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The
deteriorating health condition of former Invincible Eleven
(IE) inventive midfielder Reo Nyanti is causing more stirs
as he is currently in a very critical condition. Medical
experts say it’s now or never for the former National U-17
and U-20 star as all attempts to improve his condition has
so far proved futile. |
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Hope For Liberia Youths! |
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Due to the
protracted period of civil strife, every sector of the
country has been greatly affected with the youths arguably
been the most vulnerable. But, there are rays of brighter
hope as an American business executive arrives in the
country to determine some panacea to their problems. |
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Former IE Player Dying Slowly
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Former
Invincible Eleven (IE) incisive midfielder Reo Nyanti is in
a very critical condition due to illness. The youngster was
reportedly poisoned some five years ago, and has been
battling with this severe problem since then. |
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Political Football Pitch |
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Liberia, the oldest Republic on the African
continent has been torn apart by a
protracted period of civil holocaust with
every sector of the country been greatly
effected. |
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Liberian Forward Joins Greek Club |
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Following a
lengthened period of idleness from top flight club football,
Liberia’s Francis Doe has finally joined Atromitos FC of
Greece on a long standing loan contract from Buduburam FC in
Ghana. |
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Melvin Tarley Moves To MLS - USA |
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Real Salt Lake General Manager Steve Pastorino and Head
Coach John Ellinger today announced the acquisition of
striker Melvin Tarley.
Melvin, a
Liberian-born
forward
has scored six goals in three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Games
for the giant-slaying Minnesota Thunder (USL First
Division). |
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LTFF Pres. Heads Track Team
To Finland |
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Henry O.
Williams Liberia Track & Field Federation President, is
heading a delegation that departed Liberia Sunday, July 31
for Helsinki, Finland to participate in the World senior
Championship games. |
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Former Goalie Against Weah’s Ambition
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George
Weah’s quest for the Liberian presidency is not meeting
endorsement of some of his former football peers. As
the debate Weah’s ambition rages on, a one time goalie of
the Lone Star, has added his voice to that many
opposing voices. |
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Amanda’s Final Home - Going |
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This
is a writing that I seldom do. But for this one loss, I
would not have known what it takes to do just that. My first
encounter with Amanda was back in 1997 when I wrote the
sports page of the national newspaper. |
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Track Team Leave For Morocco Today |
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Liberia
former international track Star, who is also a medical
doctor, based in the United State of America, Dr. Grace
Dinkins, has finally rescued the government and is has
footed the bills of the Track & Field team to participate in
the World Youth Championship in Morocco. |
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For World
Junior Championship: |
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Big Setback For Bill Roger |
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One of
Liberia’s enterprising long distant tracks and field
athletes may not participate in this year World Junior
Championship in Tunisia. Making the disclosure to our sports
desk on Tuesday from the United States, the chief sponsor of
the athletes Dr. Grace Dinkins said Bill Roger has sustained
a serious injury. |
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Lone Star Female Captain Is Dead |
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Death
has struck again and it has struck so hard! This time it is
the most admire basketball star of K-Deltas fame, and
Captain of the National Basketball team, Amanda Wreh. |
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Dinkins Rescues Liberia |
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Liberia
former international track Star, who is also a medical
doctor, based in the United State of America, Dr. Grace
Dinkins, has rescued the National Transitional Government
and is footing the bills of the National Track and Field
Team to participate in the World Youth Championship in
Morocco. |
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LFA US$1Million Has Elapsed |
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As FIFA
Delegation Have Arrived |
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Football
here in Liberia is in the doldrums, as the standard of the
league itself is a pellucid example. |
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Liberia Drowned
By Congo Braz (2 - 0) |
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Ngandzoua of Congo
Brazzaville's strike in each half to sink Liberia firmly at
the bottom of Group 0ne in their 2006 World Cup Qualifier
match in Monrovia Sunday, June 19.
Liberia featuring a local team,
had nothing to show their supporters who were left
spellbound throughout the game. |
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Liberia, Congo
Sunday |
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With barely three days for the Liberia and Congo duel in 2006
World Cup qualifiers, football authorities have issued a
statement urging fans to turnout in their numbers to cheer
the national team to victory on Sunday at the SKD. |
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Gender Ministry, UNICEF Complete DAC
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Gender
Ministry and in collaboration with United Nation Children
Fund (UNICEF), and other Child protections stakeholders held
a national program yesterday in Tubmanburg, Bomi County to
officially climax this year’s Day of the African Child (DAC). |
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Weah Hits Farewell
Hat-Trick
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George
Weah, the former FIFA World Player of the Year, scored a
hat-trick in his farewell match for 'Weah Friends' to beat
an All Stars XI 9-8 in France on Saturday.
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George
Weah Sets For
Farewell
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Liberia's
former World Player of the Year George Weah will hold a
farewell match in Marseille on Saturday.The 1995 African,
European and World Footballer of the Year reached his peak
with AC Milan between 1995 and 2000. |
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For Day of
the African Child Commemoration: |
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Gender Ministry, UNICEF Involved |
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With just a
day to go, the Antoinette Tubman Stadium will be a scene of
spectacular youthful Sporting activities in celebration of
this year’s Day of the African Child. As part of
the activity four U-13 youth soccer teams representing four
clusters communities will be featured, along with four youth
kickball teams from four Schools. |
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Ben
Wins Omani League Award |
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Ben
Teekloh, whose made his senior national debut four years
when Lone Star ran football riots on the African continent,
has been voted the Best Foreign Player in the Omani
Professional Football League. |
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LTFF Names Athletes -
For Morocco & Finland: |
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As
preparation intensifies for the Morocco and Finland
competitions, the Liberia Track and Field Federation (LTFF)
have named 16 track athletes for the two prestigious
competitions. |
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Liberia's World Cup Hopes Dented |
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Liberia’s dream of making it to the 2006 World has
finally been dented following a 4-1 nailing to Mali.
Mali is now in 5h position with 5 points while
Liberia is bottom with 4 points. |
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Lone Star Arrives
in Mali |
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Liberia
national team - Lone Star - landed in the nest of the Malian
Eagles on Wednesday to sort things out with their
counterparts in continuation of the joint 2006 Nations Cup
and World Cup qualifiers. |
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Lone Star Name Men For Mali |
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An
18-man squad for the weighty duel against the Eagles of Mali
at the Omni Sports Stadium in Bamako has been named with
four overseas players included. |
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Ministry of Youth & Sport Rejects Jericho |
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Another
imbroglio has erupted between the Ministry of Youth and
Sports (MYS) and the Liberia Football Association (LFA) over
who should take charge of the National Team - the Lone Star
- for its remaining batch of matches in the joint 2006
Nations’ Cup and World Cup qualifiers. |
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Jericho Takes Over Lone Star |
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Former Lone Star
midfielder, Frank Jericho Nagbe, has been named head coach
of Liberia soccer team. His first task will be to lead the
Lone Star to Bamako June 4 against the Eagles of Mali in the
2006 African Nations and World Cup qualifier campaign. |
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Liberia FA Names Coach Today |
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The
Liberia Football Association (LFA) will today name a head
coach to be and deputy helm of the Liberia National team the
Lone Star to complete the remaining batch of matches after
the Mali encounter next weekend in the joint 2006 Nations
Cup and World Cup qualifiers. |
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Lone Star Seeks Another Coach |
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Liberia
FA has announced that it has opened up application for
Coaches of the National Team. Coaches interested in taking
charge of the team are to send their application to the
local football house. |
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Big Inter-High School Debate Launched |
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The Director
of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Steve
Ursino has urged students, especially the ones of voting age
to take advantage of the Voters’ Registration exercise to
enable them vote during the October 11 elections. |
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James Debbah Opens Up |
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Lone Star
has been experiencing some troubling situation nowadays. Most of
the players that made name for the national pride – the likes of
George Weah, James Debbah, Joe Nagbe,
Jonathan Sogbie, Kelvin Segbwe, and others seem to be less
interested in the team that made them. |
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Basketball Playoff Gathers Storms |
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Liberia
Basketball federation (LBF) National League rages on with
teams canceling out each other for a place in this year
playoffs. |
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Pros Nearly Seized Lone Star Kits |
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By
Wleh Bedell -
Analyst Sports Commentator |
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Few
hours to the duel it was reported that things went haywire
on the Lone Star camp as pros players invited by the FA
threatened to seize the team Jersey in demand of
reimbursement.
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Liberia
Walloped By Senegal Again |
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Liberia's
Lone Star was today walloped 6-1 by their Senegalese
counterparts in Dakar in continuation of the 2006 World Cup
and African Cup of Nations Qualifiers. |
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Liberia In Pros Draught Against Senegal |
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By
Wleh Bedell -
Analyst Sports Commentator |
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As the
Lone Star prepares for the Herculean
task of engaging the deadly Teranga Lions of Senegal in the
joint 2006 Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers, it looks
uncertain as to whether many of the foreign based players being
sent for will turn up for the crunch duel in Dakar. |
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Lone Star Leaves For Senegal Thursday
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The
national team of Liberia the Lone Star is expected to face a
baptism of fire as she goes to the lion's den to face the
deadly Teranga Lions of Senegal in the joint 2006 Nations
and World Cup qualifiers. |
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Zeo Mesmerizes Ghana Football |
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By Bruce Wiah – Analyst’s Webmaster |
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His fierce
drives, quick dashes and dazzling flickers typify Liberia’s
Bob Zeo (pictured with dreadlock) who has become an admired figure in Ghana football
followed the 2005 Ghana League Clubs Association Annual Top
4 Tourney – Coca Cola Top 4.
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Lone Star Finally Names Coach |
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By
Wleh Bedell -
Analyst Sports Commentator |
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At
long last the wrangling between the Ministry of Youth and
Sports and the Liberia Football Association over who
should take charge of the national team is now over, with
the latter’s choice Joseph Sayon alias Kofi Bruce standing
as head. |
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Jonathan Sogbie, Weah Friction
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By
Jackson Kanneh |
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Former
Lone Star's striker, "Boye Charles" speaks publicly for the
first time regarding the friction that once tore the
friendship between himself and George Weah. |
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LFA Begins League Saturday |
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By
Wleh Bedell -
Analyst Sports Commentator |
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Beginning this weekend, soccer crazy fans will begin trooping
the league’s usual venues, Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Doris
Williams Sports Stadium in Buchanan as well as the Unification
Town Sports pitch in Margibi County. |
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Jericho
Needs The Knot |
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By Bruce Wiah – Analyst’s Webmaster |
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The
FA’s recent move to re-employ Wilfred Lardner as the successor
of the battered Kadallah Kromah, pundits believe is a typical
recycling exhibition. |
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Weah Hovers For CAF Award |
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By Bruce Wiah – Analyst’s Webmaster |
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Liberia’s
football marvel George Weah isn’t actively involved with
football, but his inexorable support to the syrupy sport might
earn him another prominent CAF Award – African Legend Award,
which comes up February 15 in Johannesburg, South Africa. |
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LFA Saves Face Dedicates New Office |
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By
Wleh Bedell -
Analyst Sports Commentator |
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Assistant
Minister of Sports Peter Vuku cut the ribbon in place of Lands
Mines and Energy Minister, Jonathan Mason, thus marking the
official opening of the LFA office. |
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