Author: Christopher C. Walker

Monrovia – The 2019 Liberia Football Association’s “Who Owns the Land” tournament will officially kickoff Saturday, September 14.

Freetown, Sierra Leone – Disappointing and heartbreaking fans of the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone vented their anger on jubilant Liberians following their nation’s national football team’s qualification over their Sierra Leonean counterparts.

Freetown, Sierra Leone – The second leg tie between Sierra Leone and Liberia is set to still go ahead at 16:30 GMT (4:30 local time) despite a request for postponement from the visitors. The football match is the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier second leg. Liberia won the first leg in Monrovia 3:1 on Wednesday, September 4 and the returned leg is scheduled for today, Sunday, September 8. But on Saturday, September 7, the Liberian players were attacked by angry Sierra Leonean fans at the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Liberia Football Association (LFA) wrote football’s…

The Liberian national football team players were about to do their afternoon training when they were attacked by angry Sierra Leonean fans Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Football of International Football Association (FIFA) has mandated host Sierra Leone to write a letter guaranteeing the safety of the Liberian national football team players and fans before the return leg can go ahead later this evening. FIFA’s mandate is as a result of attack on the Liberian players on Saturday during their training section causing the team not to train on the match venue. On Saturday, the team was physically attacked by…

Monrovia – IK Brage midfielder Seth Kanteh Hellberg has been called-up by new Liberia coach Peter Butler. The 24-year-old is one of 13 overseas based-players in the squad for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifier with Sierra Leone outside Monrovia.  Hellberg, who plays in Sweden’s second tier, was born to a Liberian mother and Swedish father. The 1.79 m (5 ft 10.5 in) midfielder joined Brage from Syrianska and also featured for Brommapojkarna from 2014-2016. Hellberg, who has played in Sweden’s top three levels, has featured 19 times for Brage, who are fourth on the 16-team table, leveled on 37…

Lone Star’s new head coach, Peter James Butler and Liberia Football President Mustapha Raji signing the agreement for Butler to take over the national football team Monrovia – Englishman, Peter James Butler has been confirmed as the permanent coach of senior national team of Liberia. Butler has signed a one year contract with the Liberia Football Association with the option to extend based on performance. The 52- year-old appointment was rubber-stamped at an FA board meeting at its headquarters in Monrovia on Wednesday as the Englishman becoming Liberia third national team head coach in less four years. Butler, who was…

Referee Josephus Torjilar Monrovia – The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has banned central Referee Josephus Torjilar for two years with immediate effect. The Football House’s decision followed an investigation of bribery allegations against the referee. The investigation was conducted by the FA’s Grievance and Disciplinary Committee and Integrity and Compliance Officer Morris Nahndi Barsi Giah. In a release issued on Monday August 12, the LFA said during its investigation on July 30th, Referee Torjilar admitted to have received L$20,000 (US$100) through a mobile money transfer after a Second Division relegation play-off match between Srimex FC and Pags FC at…

Monrovia – Sinkor-based Cece United have won the Central Monrovia Fourth Division community league. Cece defeated Mondee United 3-1 in the grand-final at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) on 7 August. Jerome George gave Cece a six-minute lead but Fomba Sheriff leveled for Mondee from the penalty spot in the 20th minute. Cheered on by their respective fans, Patrick Bah put Cece in front in the 39th minute after Mondee was forced to replace goalie Titus Johnson with Verbs Bosco following what looks like a hamstring injury. Cece confirmed their play-off spot when Abel Tanookpawah put the match to bed…

Monrovia – Liberia’s champion, Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) Oilers, marked their return to Confederation of Africa Football Champions League with a narrow 1-0 victory over Senegalese champion, Generation Foot, Sunday, August 11, at the Antoinette (ATS) Tubman Stadium. Striker Terry Sackor scored in the 55th minute when the striker received a through pass within the 18-yard box. Oilers started the match on a slow pace allowing the visitors to control the match with their perfect display in midfield. The Senegalese had a goal disallowed in 2nd minute of the match when captain Diop Djibril headed the ball in the…

Banjul, The Gambia – Liberia defeated Gambia 1-0 in a female under-20 international friendly at the Independence Stadium in Banjul on 9 August.  Agatha Nimene scored in the 33rd minute from a Paulinho Agbotsu assist to hand the visitors a good measure of revenge following a temperamental 3-2 defeat to Gambia on 6 August. Nimene, who scored 39 goals in the Liberia female league, brought her tally in the two friendlies to two, having scored in the first game.  The hosts should have gotten the opener in the 17th minute but Aminata Camara flipped the ball over the bar to…