Monrovia – A 41-man Liberian football delegation leaves Monrovia today, Wednesday, March 20, for DR Congo to honor the final match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The match takes place at the Stade des Martyr in Kinshasa on Sunday, March 24.
The delegation is headed by LFA executive committee member Ivan Browne and includes Sports Minister Zeogar Wilson and Deputy Sports Minister Andy Quamie.
Others are LFA Vice President Wilmot Smith, LFA executive committee members Nyemah Nyanway and Quiwu Pepci Yeke and Richmond Tobii and Archie Donmo of the mobilization committee.
The rest are LFA communications director Danesius Marteh, former Liberia international Joe Amstrong Nagbe and Fifa-badged referee George Rogers.
LFA President Mustapha Raji will later join the team in Kinshasa.
Head coach Thomas Kojo, deputy coach Sam Chebli, trainer George Gebro, goalkeeper coach Eric Glassco, administrative manager Sebastian Collins, team doctor Torsou Yarmah Jallabah, Kitmen Tommy Johnson and Ezekiel Yokie Hart and masseur Boakai Abu Kamara make up the technical staff.
The 20-man squad named by Coach Kojo on 14 March is also part of the delegation, bringing the technical staff and players to 29.
Meanwhile, Terrance Tisdell, Kpah Sherman, Sam Johnson Oscar Murvee Dorley and Mohammed Sangare have arrived in Kinshasa ahead of the delegation from Monrovia.
The players were met on arrival by Collins and Nagbe, who departed Liberia on Saturday, to begin the administrative and logistical preparations ahead of Sunday’s match.
Russian-based Liberian winger Sylvanus Nimely was on Monday afternoon rejected entry into DRC by authorities at the airport due to what they term as the player not having a visa to the country.
According to Liberia Football Association (LFA) President Mustapha Raji, the Congolese FA presented a document of visa upon arrival for all members of the Liberian delegation but Nimely was prevented.
He said the team’s Administrative Manager Sebastian Collins, who is currently in DRC presented the agreement between LFA and DRCFA for visa upon arrival for members of the delegation to the airport authorities but they refused and deported Nimely, who is currently in Belgium.
Raji said they reported the issue to CAF and it is now settled. He, however, termed the action of DRC as “not good for football.”
Captain William Jerbo and Allen Njie are expected in Kinshasa on Wednesday.
The rest of the foreign-based players are expected on Thursday.
Zimbabwe leads Group G with eight points while Liberia is second with seven points.
DR Congo has six points and Congo Brazzaville has five points.
It is the only group in the qualifiers that will be decided on the final day as any two of the group’s four teams can still qualify for Egypt.
Full Squad: Goalkeepers
Alpha Jalloh
Ashely Williams
Tommy Songo
Defenders
Gasimu Kouyqteh
Joel Johnson
Kemoh Kamara
Teah Dennis
Alvin Maccornel
Aloysius Simujla
Eugene Swen
Midfielders
Allen Njie
Marvin Blapoh
Mohammed Sangare
Murphy Dorley
Sylvanus Nimely
Tonia Tisdell
Terrence Tisdell
Attakers
Kpah Sherman
Sam Johnson
William Jebor
