Liberia Football Association president Musa Hassan Bility says the best time in Liberian football is about to come due to the ascendancy of soccer legend George Weah to the Liberian presidency.
Mr. Bility made the statement during the closing ceremony of the Alphonso Armah U15 Youth Football Tournament at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium over the weekend.
“Now that Liberia has a president-elect who was made by football, we believe that the best time in Liberian football is about to come. If football doesn’t develop in the next six years it will never develop again,” he said.
According to Mr. Bility, the world does not expect Liberia under the presidency of George Weah to perform poorly in international competitions due to low support from the Liberian government.
Meanwhile the chief organizer of the tournament, Coach Ansumana Keita thanked the teams that participated and promised his continued support to grassroots football development in Liberia.
Coach Keita said Liberia’s best young football talents need to regularly engage in competitions. He said the organizers will in the upcoming weeks begin to train a selected team of players.
Sinkor based youth football club Cece United Football Academy were crowned champions of the tournament after a narrow 1-0 win against New Kru Town based, CT United Academy.