Liberian
Stars To Storm ATS Today!
-Who Wins SWAL Stars Vacation Tournament
Liberian foreign-based Squad
By Roland M. Mulbah
rolandmulbah@liberiansoccer.com
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Fans and lovers of Liberian football are expected
to enjoy the worth of their money when some of Liberia’s best foreign
based footballers battle against Sports Writers Association of Liberia
(SWAL) selected Liberia Football Association (LFA) All Star squad
today, Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 4.00 PM at the
Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) in Monrovia.
The three-day’s
soccer festival is organized by the Sports Writers Association of
Liberia (SWAL) in collaboration with its partners, Vantaa Sports and
the Pioneer Sporting Group (PSG).
In the first match
played on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the tournament’s venue, LFA
All Star came from two goals down to settle to a 2-2 draw against
their most Senior Brothers in a match well attended by fans of local
football.
Deadly forward Ben
Martins of Zesco United in Zambia put the Foreign Based in front in
the first half, while Egyptian side Al-Ahly attacking ace Francis
Grand Pa Doe increased the score line in the second stanza, but the
local stars mounted more pressure against their opponents and pull two
goals from Barrack Young Controllers (BYC) defensive midfielder,
Queenjay Continanta and Jasmine Rangers’ attacking hero, Freeman
Mulbah to end the match 2-2.
Locally-based Squad
Today’s match will be
considered an epic encounter with the arrival of Sekou Jabateh Oliseh,
who is showcasing in the UEFA Champions League with Russian side CSKA
Moscow and other stars to strengthen the Foreign based side.
“I will be at the ATS
to show Liberian fans what I am made of from Europe, especially in the
UEFA Champions League,” Jabateh, who is set to storm ATS with other
Liberian professional footballers noted.
The Liberian born
Nigerian, who went to Europe on Nigerian passport, has since expressed
his interest to play for Liberia’s Lone Star at international level.
He returned today
from Nigeria and will join the likes of Captain Ben Teekloh of Farul
Constanta, Romania, Egyptian side Al-Ahly attacking ace Francis Grand
Pa Doe, Theo Weeks of Turkey, Danish club AGF Aarhus hit-man Dioh
Williams, deadly forward Ben Martins of Zesco United in Zambia and
Swedish side Elfsborg U-20 winner, the sublime Amardiya Rennie.
While the foreign may
be considered an illustrious opponent to the LFA all Star, it does not
in any way mean the local stars should be considered pushover in the
second encounter of the SWAL Stars Vacation Tournament.
The likes of Joseph
Kelee Hina of Invincible Eleven (IE), deadly Mighty Barrolle winger
Archie Harvey, alias Shaun Wright Philips, LFA youthful premier club,
Gedi and Sons confident defender Adonis Ketter, goal customer, Freeman
Mulbah of Jasmine Rangers, resourceful Mighty Barrolle midfielder,
Wilfred Greenfield, who won the man of the match in the first
encounter and other local stars will be on hand to probably prove an
upset for the Foreign based.
Fees for the match
include, VIP L$100.00, Around VIP L$50.00, Stadium Wing L$30 and
around the field just L$20.00.
Meanwhile, Sports Writers Association of Liberia
(SWAL) efforts to see local players in the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) league showcase their talents against their most
famous opponents, Liberian foreign based footballers has been boosted
by LFA Executive Committee (EC) member, Mr. Musa Hassan Bility after
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Renaissance Communication
Incorporated (RCI) pledged his support of full commentary of the last
two days of the SWAL Stars Vacation Tournament which continues today
at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) in Monrovia.
