Author: Christopher C. Walker

Christopher C. Walker is a Liberian journalist and sports editor at FrontPage Africa, known for his extensive coverage of local sports. He is a two-time consecutive winner of the Press Union of Liberia’s Best Sports Journalist award.

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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