Lone Star Coach
Rejects Alvin Kie
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Lone star lone goal getter, Alvin Power
kieh in action at
Liberia vs. Mali match on June 6th 2004
By Julu M. Johnson, Jr.
Liberian international striker Alvin Kie has been left out of the
national soccer team's squad that will face the Togolese national
team at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville on
Sunday, July 4, 2004.
The head coach of the national team Lone Star, Kadallah Kromah is
quoted as saying that the player was not named this time around
because he performed dismally against the Red Devils of Congo in
Brazzaville on June 20.
Kie, who plays in Cyprus, got the goal for the Lone Star in a 1-0
victory against Mali's Eagles.
Despite the fact that the player is vacationing in Monrovia, Kie was
withdrawn from the list of 12 players selected from overseas even
though some may not appear for the match.
The decision to exclude Kie was has not been welcomed by the soccer
public.
Many believe that the player's poor showing against Congo is not
enough reason why the Lone Star head should drop the player.
According to one Josiah Tuwon, Kie has already made his mark on the
Lone Star such that he is needed at all times.
Tuzon told coach Kromah and the Lone Star technical staff to hold
Kie in high esteem because the player always responds to invitations
from the team.
He warned coach Kromah that resignation will be the order of the day
if the exclusion of Kie would cause the Lone Star's defeat against
Togo on Sunday.
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