Coach Hails Kicmett

Adama Traore, the head coach of Malian side Club Olympique de Bamako (COB) has hailed his pacy Liberian striker Melvin Okoro Kicmett and has described him as the darling of the club who has a fabulous talent.

  "We at COB are very lucky to have this young Liberian Melvin Kicmett in our squad. He has so many qualities. He can dribble, pass, strike with power, and as well score goals", the well experienced coach noted in an interview with the Malian Daily INFO MATIN. Reports reaching liberiansoccer.com also indicate that Malian radio station CANAL 2000 has tipped the 21 year old Liberian, Kicmett, to win the best foreign player crown as well as the over all Most Valuable Player when the league starts on December 13.

 But, the club's coach Traore says while they may be in high spirit after their good outing in the Top Four, they will have to do evrything possible in terms of convincing Kicmett to sign on with their club for the ensuing season. "He has played for us in such an important preseason competition and showed class, now it is the time for us to convince him to stay on with us permanently", Coach Adama Traore was alos quoted as saying in the INFO MATIN.

 With just his first competition, the young Liberian striker has lifted the crowd in the West African nation, and with the transfer window soon to open in Europe and other areas, the player could be faced with a selection problem, and for the fact that he is a free agent, many clubs through their scouts will be keen to lure the aggressive forward.

 The player is however tight lipped as to whether he will sign with COB or move on when an offer comes. "I cannot tell now as to where i will be in the next few weeks or months, because football is full of surprises and one does not really know where he will be at a given time", the 2005 Liberia Football Association (LFA) First Division league top scorer noted when quizzed by liberiansoccer.com.  

 Kicmett's pace, precision and flair are qualities that makes him an asset, and is said to be keen to continue what he does best, playing football. 

 The lad made his international debut against the Hawks of Togo in Lome during the qualifiers of the joint 2006 Nations and World Cup qualifiers. After proving his worth in Cameroun, the nimble-footed attacker landed in Mali in an attempt to get somewhere bigger, but fate was not on his side and has since begun wooing the crowd in that country by evidence of his Most valuable Player (MVP) crown won in the Malian Top Four.