Coach Landi Reveals That Prostitutes Invaded Lone Star’s Camp in Harare



Written by Danesius Marteh,
danesius.marteh@frontpageafricaonline.com


Coach Landi Reveals That Prostitutes Invaded Lone Star’s Camp in Harare
Liberia head coach Roberto Landi has revealed that Zimbabwean prostitutes invaded the team’s hotel in Harare after the 3-0 drubbing to Zimbabwe in a 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier on September 4.



Landi told sports journalists that it all started after a dinner following their return from the National Sports Stadium.

But he was awaken by a loud noise at 3:00 AM local time after instructing his players to have a sleep ahead of a long and transited-journey from Harare to Johannesburg, Johannesburg to Accra and Accra to Monrovia.

“Me, Kelvin [Sebwe] and one of the security, the policeman Victor [Gboyah] [were talking] to talk to ourselves about the match, you understand and [Thomas] Kojo and after [that] we go sleep.

“Three o’clock, four o’clock in the morning, I sleep and I heard noise. I opened the room doors and I see many people chu, chu, chu [meaning people running away]. And then I make one round [trip around] and I see three, four of our players, incredible.

“I opened the door and I see prostitutes inside the [players’ rooms]. Believe me, [I could have disciplined them] but not for me Roberto Landi for the country because we are guests in Zimbabwe. We are in the hotel and now we represent Liberia not Roberto Landi. I see one lady jump for [through] the window. Believe me, it is not correct,” he narrated.

Coach Landi said he then recommended that the players be denied their per-diems for the match with Mali. But he was surprised to have learned about the suspension and expulsion of trainer Janjay Jacobs and administrative manager Sebastian Collins and Executive Committee Member [ECM] Rochelle Woodson respectively, who helped him to identify the culprits.

“And I write one report with names [of offenders] and after me and the LFA take the decision. The decision was in the match against Mali, nobody take the money. Professionals or local players, nobody take the money because you play for the flag not the money because it was a big mistake.

“……And I don’t know why somebody [or] I don’t know who write [about] Sebastian, Janjay and the lady [Rochelle]. I don’t know why. Honestly, I write for the players; I write my opinion for the situation. But I don’t know why [they took the decision] because there are not argument for the LFA to suspend [Sebastian and Janjay] and expel the lady [Rochelle].

“Honestly, because I know there was big problem. I am disappointed because I hope then the team manager they need to control [the players]; they make more pressure for the players. But they don’t have 100-percent responsibility to what happen in Zimbabwe. “

“Secondly, I don’t know why Janjay is coach and thirdly I don’t know why the lady [was expelled],” he expressed his condemnation over the decision on November 15. While the two technical staff may have accepted their suspension, it is the expulsion of Rochelle that has generated a debate on radio sport programs.

The Presidents of second division clubs, led by Aliou Bah, have challenged the authority of the EC to expel their only representative on the EC since Joseph Mendah of Kolakeh FC unceremoniously departed for the United States of America after the LFA 16th ordinary congress in Ganta, Nimba County in August.

 

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