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Match in Barnesville Soon
January 5, 2005
Wleh Bedell
Many Liberian football players returning from Ghana are expected to be
officially welcome home shortly by their fellow "gaffers" thought
special football match.
The talent-park Gardnerville selected All Stars under the captaincy of
the uncompromising Shelton Barlee will engage the returnees from Ghana
in an explosive soccer thriller at the crowd [pulling Barnesville
Estate pitch.
It will certainly be pomp and pageantry as the All Stars attempt to
plot their adopted Ghanaian brothers.
The All Stars who have attached serious importance to the match and
have named a 22-men squad for the battle.
Making the squad are resourceful George Weah, Pacy Mark Jedoe, Crafty
Melvin Kiemett and talented and gifted Mardie Rennie.
Others are towering Kay North, skills workshop Victor Nyanti as well
as sneaky Chis Massaquoi who will be guarded by the man on the
sideline, Kipi Doh, as they charge forward to give their brothers a
welcome treat.
But excitement and drama are never far away when the boys from
Budumburam are around under the helmsmanship of the tactical minded
Edwin Minicom Jlopleh.
Player Jlopleh told reporters yesterday that he will feature his best
for the pending "welcome home" match.
He named some of the players on hand for the encounter as explosive
midfielder Aloysius Pennie, trickster Dioh Jlopleh, Isaiah Daye, the
Boye Pratt and the indefatigable George Mitchell.
Meanwhile, reports reaching our sport desk say the pending friendly
match between the two has begun gaining momentum among residents of
Gardnerville and surrounding areas.
PYC Promises Stiff Fight Newly promoted second division team
Paynesville Young Controllers (PYC) say they will be tough nut to
crack in the forthcoming Liberia Football Association league.
Speaking to reporters over the weekend, the team head coach Gabriel
Johns said his team will certainly be hard to beat as they have begun
early preparation for the campaign.
He pointed out that anyone underrating PYC in this year's second
division league would be making a great mistake, and added that PYC is
coming to make a significant impart in the competition.
The newly promoted sides finished as champion in last year LFA third
division playoff.
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