LFA To Plead With DITIRIO

 by Sebe Giddings
Tuesday, 14 November 2006

The Liberia Football Association says it will ask DITIRIO to stay on with the sponsorship contract. DITIRIO announced this week it would pull out of the deal with the football body due to what it calls bad publicity.

Thee Secretary General of the LFA said the contract was helping the country greatly.

Mr.Goerge Williams said it was disappointing that some executives of the LFA were giving the group a negative publicity.

Mr. Williams said the group was not prepared to let go what he called a graceful international goodwill.

The LFA Secretary General said the various national teams were wearing DITIRIO products in the qualifying matches.
Mr. Williams wants the group to have a rethink and keep the deal going.

Meanwhile, the Liberia Football Association cancelled its planned stakeholders meeting that was schedule for Saturday.

A statement issued by the LFA Secretariat said the meeting was called off due to the absence of top football officials from the country. The group said the meeting would be rescheduled for another day.

The Secretary General of the LFA said the president and vice president for operations were out of the country.

Mr. George Williams said the two were to address the stakeholders along with other executives.

Mr. Williams said the request to postpone the meeting was made by the stakeholders headed by the president of female club Earth Angels, Wallace Wea.