Amadaiya Concern About Lone Star

By Roland M. Mulbah
rolandmulbah@liberiansoccer.com

Sublime dribbler cum young live wire Amadaiya Rennie says he is concern about the lackadaisical attitude of authorities of Liberian football in making early preparations for the Lone Star.

In a telephone interview with the teenager who is currently wooing fans of IF Elfsborg in Swedish’s Allsvenskan (reserved league), he said “we must begin early preparation if we are to challenge the likes of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria on the continental.

“No country achieves without preparation especially at the early stages.

“Currently we are not in any competition, but the Lone Star must engage in friendly matches in an attempt to have a formidable side that could compete and book slots in 2012 and 2014 for the Africa cup of nations and world cup respectively.

“Lack of early preparations and organizations have led to our downfall for many years. “We must graduate from such if we are to make amends,” the lad regarded as the best player for IF Elfsborg reserved side in the Swedish Allsvenskan at the moment noted.

The former national U-20 skipper said the country has some talented players oversea who are ready to pull the necessary surprises to put the tiny West African country back on the map in football.

“We can bring back the famous days of “George Weah 11”, but it depends on early preparations and organizations,” the skill workshop noted.

Meanwhile, Rennie has hailed his former club, Mighty Barrolle for a job well done when the kanyan pepper boys clinched the Liberia Football Association (LFA) premiership title.

Rennie said ‘I monitored the league via way of www.liberiansoccer.com and could not believe my former club; Mighty Barrolle would have clinch the title.

“At certain point of the league it seemed LPRC Oilers, which I also played for while on the local scene would have clinch the title with a wide margin, but the Rollers kept the courage and won at the closing moment.

“I want to hail the entire playing body, the administration, the technical staffers as well as all supporters for a job well done

This towering prodigy came to the fore when he styled for Gardnersvlle Third Division outfit Manchester United before moving to Vikings in the same community.

After making in-roads, he fell in the nest of elite side LISCR FC where he impressed.

After three seasons, the budding star joined ranks with Liberia's most accomplished club (as far as CAF competitions are concerned), LPRC Oilers.

He was forced to join Mighty Barrolle after Oilers joined other clubs in refusing to participate in the 2008 Liberia Football Association (LFA) league.

The danger kid was the Most Valuable Player in the LFA 2007 premiership after his explosive form with the Oile boys where he netted in 16 goals and provided ten assists that season.

 Due to his lanky posture, bag of skills, box of tricks and precision in the box, some say he is the Liberian Zlatan Ibrahimovic while others say he is the local Emmanuel Olusheyi Adebayor.