Author: Christopher C. Walker

Liberia narrowly lost 5-4 to Guinea in a Fifa women’s under-20 World Cup qualifier at the Stade du 28 September in Conakry on Saturday. Blanco FC striker Agatha Nimene, who scored a hat-trick during the first leg, opened the score in the first minute against the run of play following a Sylvia Pyne clearance. Fanta Danda Kamara, whose gender (like South Africa’s Caster Semanya) was questioned over the two legs, should have leveled for Guinea few minutes later but Determine Girls’ goalkeeper Jackie Touah had a finger tipped clearance for a corner kick. Nathaly Cisse leveled for Guinea in the…

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A 28-man Liberia female under-20 delegation arrived in Conakry, Guinea on Wednesday. On board an Air Côte d’Ivoire airbus, the delegation departed the Roberts international airport at 14:10 GMT (2:10 PM Liberian time) and arrived at the Gbessia international airport at 15:15 GMT (3:15 PM Liberian time). The delegation, which is headed by Liberia Football Association (LFA) executive committee member Quiwu Pepci Yeke, arrived at the Golf Hotel at 18:15 GMT, having been made to wait for almost two hours awaiting vehicles from the Guinea Football Association (Feguifoot). The delays forced the team to miss their afternoon planned recovery session…

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Monrovia – There’s a looming controversy over why the Ministry of Youth of Sports decided to suddenly change the fixture of the semifinals in the County Meet without the concern of the involved counties’ authorities. Many believe that the sudden change is an attempt to create an easy ride for Grand Kru County – a push they say President George Manneh Weah is allegedly quietly making. But the Ministry of Youth and Sports in a press conference on Wednesday, January 22, debunked the allegation, stating they possess the authority to change the fixture at will. “Matters not provided for under the rules…

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