Monrovia – The newly appointed Chairperson of the Club President Association of Liberia (CPAL) Chris Geeply Weah, is calling on followers of football to support the national team Lone Star in its quest to secure a vital qualifier in its 2026 World Cup qualifiers campaign.
Attendances at recent Lone Star home games have been poor with fans perceiving the players are focused only on money rather than representing their country.
Liberia will host Malawi at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex on November 17 and Equatorial Guinea on the 20 in a doubleheader 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Speaking to a team of journalists on Friday, November 3, 2023, the Liberian football stakeholder who recently declared his intention to contest the presidency of the Liberia Football Association in its 2026 election said he is counting on the fans to be vocal against their opponents at the SKD.
“It’s a very passionate support, it’s a very vocal support, and any team that wants to do well wants a big crowd behind them. This I’m quite sure will happen. Whatever the numbers are I know they are a very vocal crowd,” he said.
According to Mr. Weah, if the team is to qualify for their first World Cup finals, Liberians must go to the stadium in large numbers to support the team.
“We need the fans to come out in their large numbers to cheer our team. The players cannot do it alone. We need all Liberians: the diehard fans of Lone Star, and the journalists, and allow stakeholders to come out and help Lone Star achieve its goal which is to qualify for the World Cup in 2026.
According to Chris Weah, as part of rallying support for the Lone Star, members of the Club President Association of Liberia have agreed to begin the process of acquiring PA systems and pick-up trucks to tour various communities inviting Liberians to support the Lone Star.
At the same time, he CPAL Chairman wants players of the national team to reciprocate gestures that will be shown by fans by defeating Malawi and Equatorial Guinea in the World Cup qualifiers.
“It’s time for Lone Star to reciprocate by giving out its best to make Liberians happy again”, he concluded.