Liberia's preparations for the forthcoming Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia have ground to a dramatic halt.

Training for locally-based players at the National Stadium in Monrovia has stopped due to a lack of funds.

Liberian FA secretary-general, Yanqueh Borsay, told the local media that money allocated for a 15-day training camp has run out.

Borsay said: "We were only given funding by the Ministry of Sports to cover a fifteen-day training exercise, and we now need additional funding to continue."

Earlier this week, the players were stranded at the National Stadium as there was no transport available for them after a training session.

"How do they expect us to deliver when we're not being treated well?" asked one of the team's senior members who requested anonymity.

The Liberians will almost certainly be without some of their key players for next weekend's tie in Addis Ababa.

Many of the Lone Star's overseas-based stars have refused to answer the call of national duty because there is no money to pay for their travel expenses.

The Liberian government has told the FA that it cannot help financially as resources have been diverted to the ongoing fight against the rebels in the north and northwest of the country.