Publish 03/27/8:49Am
Following a comfortable 2-0 first led away win against the Sharks of Dijbouti recently in Morroco, in the first led of a back to back prenimenary rounds of the 2025 Afcon, the Continent biggest sporting festival, the national flay bearer of Liberia, the Lonestar is poise to secure a slot in the 2025 Afcon which is expected to be play in Morroco, having won the first led away 2-0 under newly appointed head coach Mario Marinica, thanks to both Mohammed Sangaree 26 minutes opener from a penality strick after a hand ball was committed in the six (6) yard box of the opponent and experience captain Oscar Dolley, superb finish a Sabastine Teckle cross in the 36 minutes of the match which ensure the Lonestar of Liberia grab a well deserved three(3)points on the night.
Liberia Lonestar will host Dijbouti on March 26, 2024 at the Samuel Kayon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville city outside Monrovia, a win or draw for the nation pride and Joy the Lonestar of Liberia will see them being place in the qualifying rounds of the 2025 Afcon cup of nation.
The national team has move back to camp since their arrival back home following their recently victory aganist the Sharks of Dijbouti who is rank 192 place in the world according to the latest FIFA football ranking, while Liberia is rank at the 125 place.
Report from the team camp says, players of National team are in high spirits for the return leg aganist their opponent who are yet to secure a draw aganist the Red, White and Blue outfit the Lonestar of Liberia since their engagement over the years aganist each others.
According to reports, players of National team of Liberia the Lonestar comprising of both local and foreign based players pocketed 5,000USD each which included incentive, as well as away win bonuses, an amount similar to games allowerance received by players of the senior National team during the regein of former president Charlies Ganga Taylor during the joined 2022 World Cup and African Cup of nation qualifier, something which was intended to multivate players, however the Lonestar of Liberia, fall short of qualifying to their first ever world cup, despite toping the then group chat which comprises of African power House the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Ghana,and neighboring Sierra Leone,with victory at home aganist the group favorite Nigeria at home, and the black stars of Ghana away, with back to back win against the Leone Star of Sierra Leone, however Liberia did qualify for her second appearance at the African Cup 2022 African Cup of nation, which was hosted in Mali, qualifying along side the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, under the supervision of former president of Liberia and only African World best soccer star George Mannah Weah as technical director -30-
I.E., PAYNESVILLE FC, GLOBAL PHAMA, AND JUBELEE FC Booked SEMI FINAL TICKETS IN 2024 ORANGE CUP BY Roosevelt Wlah Torbor JR: With four matches each to play in the 2023/224 ongoing Liberia Football Association (L.F.A.) national soccer league in which the 2021/2022 league champions Watanga FC lead the 14 first division team log with 5 points ahead of second place newly promoted Paynesville FC follow by defending league champions LISCR FC.
The race as to who represent Liberia in the up coming confederation of African Football (C.A.F.) champions ship league and Cup winners cup competition along side the expected league Liberia national league winner, which is usually determine by the winner of the Orange cup semi final slot were decided during the week following the second led matches, in the first match which the second led, saw defending league champions the shipping Boys of LISCR FC biding farewell to the competition holding the record of been the highest carryer of the event, since it inception years back going down to the current national contender Paynesville FC 2-0 at the Tusafield in in Gardnersville the hope of LISCR FC after the first led ended away at the Samuel Kayon Doe practice pitch in an exciting 1-1 draw weeks ago.
Elsewhere in the Port City of Buchanan which is the home of Mighty Barrolle the Doris William Stadium, the who opened scoring the striker Nuch Zeon in the 9th minutes of the match before his effort was cancel by Amadah Kawah minutes later for the Pharmacist of Global Phama, lost 4-2 in a dramatic fashion following a 1-1 draw at the refrubush Detweh sports pitch in New Kru the current home of Globs Phama formerly Club Beer.
The competition which continue on March 21, 2024 at the Tusafield, the home of both Junior Professional FC and newly promoted and promising national league 2 side Discovery FC who lost their first led to the Church Boys of Jubelee FC a fellow league 2 side at the S.K.D. practice pitch 2-0 also fail to qualify in front of their home based fan following an exciting 1-1 draw after missing several scoring chances.
Early on Invisible Eleven IE over power second division side Junior Professional FC away at the Tusafield 3-1 in a highly competition match, thanks to Veteran skipper Dominic Jlateh who level the score for the Orange and White outfit of Junior Professional haven settled to an entertaining 1-1 draw at the home of IE the Antonent Tuman Stadium the (A.T.S.) also in the first led weeks back, the competition will continue later this month in the semi final phrase.-30-
BY Roosevelt Wlah Torbor JR:
