Ellen set to
receive trophy
The President of Barrack Young
Controllers Sekou Konneh
Written by Anthony A. Stephens
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
Official ceremony marking the presentation of the African
International Youth Football Tournament trophy won by BYC is expected
to take place this Wednesday in Monrovia.
The presentation of the trophy will be made to President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf by authorities of the club at her Foreign Affairs office.
The President of Barrack Young Controllers Sekou Konneh told Star
Sports President Sirleaf was excited with the success of the club.
Mr. Konneh said he hopes the ceremony would be a turning point of the
financial misfortunate the club was experiencing by using her
presidential power to attract support to it or football as a whole.
He observed the lack of financial support or sponsorship was the major
problem clubs in the country were faced with.
According to Mr. Konneh, if clubs in the country were both financially
and morally supported, the standard of the game would improve.
BYC are the first Liberian club since the late 90s to have won an
international trophy outside of the country.
And Mr. Sekou Konneh described their success “exciting and
unbelievable at some point, but you have to accept the reality of
life”.
“Sometimes you dream and those dreams don’t come to reality, but if
you dream and your dream comes to reality, there is nothing more than
that_ bringing proud to our country is what matters most” he asserted.
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