Liberia have named Frank Jericho Nagbe as their new coach putting an end to speculation that they would withdraw from the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers.

Nagbe, who was named by the Liberia Football Association on Wednesday, will also take charge of the country's under-23 team.

"My goal is to qualify for the 2008 Nations Cup and this is a challenge that I intend to overcome by building a new team," Nagbe told BBC Sport.

"A good blend of local and foreign based players would be my immediate strategy for getting us to Ghana 2008.

"But as we are also building for 2010, emphasis would be placed on building a solid home-based squad.

"I expect that the Liberian FA and the Sports Ministry will both be forthcoming in their respective responsibilities to make my job easier."

Nagbe worked as an assistant to player-coach George Weah during the 2002 World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifiers and intends to use his expertise to help Liberia.

"I will have to contact him to see what sort of role he would like to play," he said.