Speculations
Over!
-LFA
League
Kicks
Off
Saturday
Garmondeh
Karnga,
cochairman
All
is
now
set
for
young
Liberian
footballers
to
showcase
their
talents
after
a
protracted
period
of
delay
over
the
opening
of
the
2009
edition
of
the
Liberia
Football
Association
(LFA)
National
league.
Liberiansoccer.com
Reporter
Roland
M.
Mulbah
seals
through
the
details
and
give
a
glimpse
of
the
opening
fixtures
as
well
as
latest
transfer
of
players
as
the
long
awaited
LFA
2009
National
league
begins
on
Saturday,
March
28,
2009
in
more
than
three
venues.
The
Liberia
Football
Association
(LFA)
has
finally
announced
the
opening
date
for
its
2009
National
league.
There
has
been
long
standing
controversy
between
clubs
Presidents
and
the
LFA
with
respects
to
the
opening
of
the
2009
National
league,
but
in a
brief
chat
with
the
cochairman
of
competition
committee
of
the
LFA,
Mr.
Garmondeh
Karnga
who
is
also
President
of
premier
outfit
Mighty
Barrolle,
he
told
reporters
that
the
league
will
begin
on
Saturday,
March
28,
2009
in
several
venues,
but
the
ardent
follower
of
Liberian
football
only
disclosed
two
fixtures
for
the
opening
date.
Mr.
Karnga
said
defender
champions
Black
Star
will
battle
youthful
Gedi
and
Sons
at
Unification
Town
sports
pitch
in
Unification
Town,
Margibi
County,
while
Mustapha
Raji’s
LISCR
FC
locks
horns
with
another
youthful
outfit
UMC
Roots
at
the
Antoinette
Tubman
Stadium
on
UN
Drive
in
Monrovia.
Teams
in
all
divisions
have
intensified
training
ahead
of
the
competition,
but
the
issue
of
transfer
is
complicated
based
on
the
LD$200,000.00
associated
with
the
league
as
transfer
fee
for
players.
It
can
be
recollected
late
2008
after
the
Zurich,
meeting
with
Federation
of
International
Football
(FIFA)
and
representatives
from
the
Ministry
of
Youth
and
Sports,
the
LFA
as
well
as
boycotters
of
the
2008
LFA
2008
National
league
and
participants
of
the
league,
said
amount
for
transfer
was
agreed
by
stakeholders
of
Liberian
football.
Besides
the
LD$200,000.00
as
transfer
fees,
it
was
agreed
the
premier
clubs
would
pay
their
players
and
officials
a
minimum
salary
of
LD$2,000.00,
get
insurance
for
its
players,
find
office
space
as
well
as
home
ground
for
the
upcoming
National
league.
The
LD$200,000.00
has
now
becoming
a
burden
for
clubs
and
poised
a
difficult
situation
for
players
to
be
transfer.
Only
players
considered
free
agents
have
had
the
opportunity
to
be
transferred
to
their
favorite
team
for
the
upcoming
National
league.
