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FROM THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LIBERIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
IN THE WAKE OF A PRESS STATEMENT, CAPTIONED STATEMENT OF CONCERN BY FORMER OFFICIALS OF THE LIBERIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION ABOUT THE PRESENT STATE OF LIBERIAN FOOTBALL.

It behooves the Secretariat of the Liberia Football Association, (LFA), with great sadness the manner, form and timing in which the former Officials of the LFA Statement of Concern was published. The Secretariat believes that the timing of the publication of this statement has a serious implication on Fair- Play as it relates to their neutrality in the forth coming LFA March 20, 2010 elections.The Secretariat believes that this is a belated Statement of Concern being expressed by these former LFA Officials, which in the opinion of the Secretariat does not in any way help to brighten the path required for the successful Football elections for the following reasons:
1. The undersigned former Officials of the LFA have never single handedly or collectively engaged the Secretariat, Administration or Executive Committee of the present LFA on any or all issues raised in their statement therein mentioned.

2. Except where those of the former Officials who were elected, are telling the Stakeholders and the Liberian people that their elections were due to the helm of power, And was not of Fair-Play. This is while they are now calling for Fair- Play in these elections.5.

3. Let it be known to the Liberian people that some of these Officials were once allied to the President of Liberia and even family members of the President, While others were Vice Chairman to the President of Liberia who was then Chairman of the LFA. These Officials were given all the supports by the Liberian government. So, why wouldn’t football been of high standard?

4. The Concern Statement released by these former LFA Officials insinuate that the present Administration and or Secretariat of the LFA is responsible for the dismal trend of football in Liberia. What a pity.

5. However, it is unfortunate for some of these former LFA Officials to now disassociate themselves from the present state of affair with Liberian football. Infact, they have undermined the present LFA Administration by accepting what they rejected during their times of leadership at the LFA

For Example, by agreeing to be a part of a so-called :”Lone Star Mobilization Committee” and stripped the LFA off its functions to ensuring Lone Star qualification to “Angola 2010” and “South Africa 2010”, African Cup of Nations and World Cup respectively, was wrong. We are aware that some of these former LFA Official are seeking to again gain prominence in the football circle through these kind of publications.and undercover campaign against the present Administration. It is unfortunate.

6. How could the LFA qualified the Lone Star for the African Cup of Nations and Or the World Cup when the Lone Star Mobilization Committee was legitimized, empowered and authorized to mobilize, receive and expend all funds from Government and other businesses without the involvement of the LFA. One of them was the Chairman of this Committee while others played major role in kicking the LFA out of the Process. Did this happen to them when they headed the LFA? The head of the Mobilization Committee is yet to make a complete and comprehensive report to the Liberia people of all funds collected during the Lone Star qualification campagn to the African Cup of Nations and the World Cup.
7. The Secretariat of the LFA wishes to ask this question to all well meaning Liberian in the cause of Fair-Play as requested by the crafters of that statement, is this the right time to have this Concern Statement published by these former LFA Officials? Will it help to bring harmony amongst football stake holders, and stop them from having press wars with one another?
8. The Secretariat, as the central nerve of the LFA, does not see it prudent to engage into a Press war with individual (s) it believes should be making statement that would see the LFA elections as a way of enticing the International football Communities looking at the LFA with Positively instead of degrading it to Public ridicule. Their Concern Statement is intended to put the Public at the throat of the Secretariat and endanger the LFA Elections.
We therefore request in the strongest term, that these Former LFA Officials withdraw their so – called statement and apologize to the entire LIBERIA FOOTBALL POPULACE, in order to save their face from this disgrace.
9. Some of these former officials of the LFA in the 80’s and 90’s generated gate – in – takes amounting to (200.000LD) Two hundreds thousand Liberia dollars at the time the United States dollars and the Liberia dollars were on par in the 80 and the united states dollars was 25% to one Liberian dollars. Can one of them show the Liberian People their vision (s) for football in Liberia for the youth to embrace?

10. Prior to Liberia’s first match in the FIFA 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifying round, the Ministry of Youth and Sports signed a unilateral Contract with Comium Liberia without the knowledge, consent or Technical advise of the LFA. That Contract led to the death of (9) nine innocent young Liberian. What has these former LFA Officials said to the Ministry of Youth and Sports for such behavior?

11. Why didn’t these former LFA Officials come at that time to reprimand and or advise the Ministry of Youth and Sports about the wrong in signing a unilaterall contracts with out the LFA involvement if the LFA is sideline in football matters What happen to the particular Official of the Ministry of Youth and Sports who signed that Contract which resulted into the death of those innocent young Liberian?.

Let those former LFA Officials show a single infrastructure constructed during their reign in power.. Not the FIFA Gold Project This Administration can boast of the acquiring and construction of the Nancy B. Doe Stadium, the purchase of (10) ten acres of land in Careysburg for the construction of a Technical Center and the purchase of the Tusa field in Gardnersville for the construction of another Technical Center.

Why are they shifting blame at this time. It is not right to hate one party when two parties are fighting for a thing, but to unite them in a positive manner, form and time to remain a twin’s mother.
Let the Secretariat be kept out of these kinds of bickering to make its work easier and successful. Thank you.
“For the Game, For the World:”
Signed: ________________________
SECRETARIAT / LFA