Malaysian FA Boss Extols JB Seton
-Says LFA Prexy Snowe
February 28, 2003
The biblical adage that “ a prophet is not
welcome in his own home” has begun to affect one of Liberia’s youthful
and prolific strikers, Josiah JB. Seton. While his country is not
appreciating and using his exploits on the field of play, the
Malaysian FA Chief has noticed him.
Following his brilliant performance in the Malaysian
Premier League, Josiah JB Seton was extolled by the President of the
Malaysia Football Association for scoring 26 goals in his first
season.
This was disclosed to our Sports Desk by the President of the
Liberia Football Association (LFA) Edwin Snowe, from his base in
Denver, Colorado, where he is undergoing undergraduate studies at the
Johnson and Wales University.
According to Mr. Snowe, his Malaysian
counterpart told him about JB Seton’s splendid performance in the
Malaysian Premier League, when they met in Zurich, Switzerland
attending a FIFA meeting.
Mr. Snowe said the Malaysian FA Chief told him
that he was very surprised that JB Seton was not invited by Liberia to
play for the national team, because the players was in devastating
form and any coach would have loved to have that caliber of player on
his team.
In response, Mr. Snowe said he told his
counterpart that the technical staff of the Liberian national team was
independent in its decision, but promised to pass on the information
received from him to the Lone Star’s technical staff.
For his part, Mr. Snowe said he was impressed that the
head of another federation could come to him and tell him about the
exploits of a player that came from his league.
“I am indeed happy that my counterpart recognized the
efforts being made by a Liberian player in his league. I hope player
Seton keeps up his good form because Liberia will have to rely on
youthful players in the qualifiers,” Mr. Snowe noted.
But while the LFA President is hoping for youthful
players who are currently in good form included on the Lone Star, JB
Seton is yet to get the call to national duty.
The same old story dating back to Manneh Peters, George
Weah is being repeated by coach Kadalah Kromah. JB Seton was
down-played by previous Lone Star coaches for reason best known to
themselves, despite the player’s exhibiting good form. Coach Kromah is
yet to acknowledge that JB Seton is a good player and is still daily
delaying.
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