Liberia host Gambia for Independence Day game
By Peterking Quaye, from Monrovia, Liberia – On Sunday the 24th July, 2011 at the Samuel Kanyon Sports Complex at 4:00 pm Liberia’s Lone Star with come face to face with the Scorpions of Gambia. As part of the grand celebration this year’s Liberia Independence Day, an international friendly football matched to commemorate the day.
In Monrovia, latest new has it the Liberia Football Association (LFA) has confirmed that the national team of Gambia will arrive in Monrovia on July 22 ahead of an international friendly with Liberia
The question is, will the Scorpion this time around sting the stars or will they spoiled the flavor of the celebration?, the Big Game and Big Concert .The Lone Star battled ready for the Scorpions of Gambia ,all road lead to the SKD .
News from the corridors of the LFA indicates that Deputy Coach Kelvin Sebwe will handle the technical aspect in the absence of Italian Roberto Landi, who awaits a new contract from the FA. He disclosed that chief patron of sports Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has offered to pay for all the seats at the SKD in order to give Liberians the chance to massively support their team as they did against Cape Verde on June 5.
New monitored in Monrovia reveals that Coach Sebwe will assemble his army of local players tomorrow at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in preparation for the match. Administrative manager Sebastian Collins has drawn out a tentative schedule with a budget of more than L$68,000 (sixty-eight thousand Liberian dollars) for the duration of the training.
News monitored in Gambia also revealed that The Gambia Football Association President, Mr. Seedy Kinteh says they will use the friendly game to put together a decent home-based team in their quest to host the Armical Cabral zone two football tournament at the end of 2011 for the first time since 1997.
Coach Paul Put has recalled 26 local players, who are training at the Brikama Box Bar Mini-Stadium every morning under the watchful eyes of deputy coaches Lamin Sarr and Lamin Sambou pending his return from Belgium. He Belgian will be in the dugout to oversee the 18 players who will be selected by Sarr and Sambou.
According to many soccer critics, this game will help to reposition Liberia, as a force to reckoned with, as the Liberian team has ended their goal draught, but it can be recalled that on 06 September 2008
The Gambian defeated Liberia leading to thrashing a lackluster Liberian side 3-0 in Banjul .As well as
A Gambia’s roller coaster ride to continental and global football glory fired-up in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on June 1 2008. The Gambia’s Liberia escapade was regenerated leading to old wounds for many Gambian soccer pundits thumped the Lone Stars 2-0 at home, Gambians were amazingly buoyant that all was now set in motion. Gambia as it up on the current FIFA Ranking ahead of Liberia. If it is anything to go by then Liberia has a chance to rewrite the script of the connerssiours cornssiouers of the game by stamping their feet on the game for victory.
Also they squad expected to match on the pitched come, next Sunday will be made up of: The president also revealed that a total of 26 players scouted by Paul Put are currently training at the Brikama Box Bar mini-stadium every morning under the watchful eyes of Lamin Sarr and Lamin Sambou in the absence of head coach who is yet to return from his native Belgium.
According to him, the Belgian will still be in charge when the team faces Liberia. 18 players will be
Selected from the 26 currently on training and a total of seven officials will make the trip. Below is the list of the 26 home based players that are currently on training at the Box Bar mini-stadium every morning.
No. Name of Players Name of Clubs
1 Musa Camara Gamtel football club
2 Dodou Suso Gamtel football club
3 Assan Ceesay Gamtel football club
4 Ali Sowe Gamtel football club
5 Matarr Nyan Gamtel football club
6 Ebou Taal (Gaza) Gamtel football club
7 Alagie Nyabally Bakau United football club
8 Ebrima Camara (Bra) Bakau United football club
9 Saikou Jawneh Bakau United football club
10 Babucarr Savage Real de Banjul football club
11 Alagie Jobe Real de Banjul football club
12 Modou Njie-Sarr Real de Banjul football club
13 Emmanuel Gomez (Emma) Samger football club
14 Pa Sulayman Badjie Samger football club
15 Lamin Sarjo Samateh Samger football club
16 Pa Sulayman Marr Samger football club
17 Omar Kolley Wallidan football club
18 Lamin Gibba Wallidan football club
19 Alasana Camara Steve Biko football club
20 Abdou Jammeh (T-Boy) Steve Biko football club
21 Lamin Simma Gambia Armed Forces football club
22 Buba Sama Gambia Armed Forces football club
23 Mustapha Jatta (Baka) Hawks football club
24 Mamut Saine Seaview football club
25 Foday Trawally Brikama United football club
26 Bully Drammeh Brikama United football club
As part of the invitation, the Liberian football association will provide air tickets for twenty-five (25) persons, accommodation and board, feeding and the local transportation of the Gambian delegation.
It can be confirmed that training has also started by the Liberian team and are gearing up for their counterpart as they have suffered many defeated from the Gambian in the past.
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