To Commence Early Training:
Lone Star Fund Drive Committee Gives L$90,000
Coach K.Kromah and Staff waved the
previous salaries
owed them by the Charles Taylor administration.
02/ 16/ 2004
MonroviaThe Lone Star Fund Drive Committee has given the
Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS)L$90,000 to enable the team commence
early training for the 2006 World and African Nations Cup qualifiers.
The Fund Drive Chairperson Mrs. Joyce Reeves Woods made the
presentation of the L$90,000 cheque to Youth and Sports
Minister-designate Cllr. Wheatonia Dixon Barnes at her Newport Street
offices in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.
In her presentation remarks, Mrs.. Woods said as mandated by the
Sports Ministry upon the constitution of the Fund Drive Committee, it
was fulfilling that by coming to the aid of the MYS for the Lone Star
to commence training early enough for the first match against the
Eagles of Mali, who just reached the semi finals of the 2004 Nations
Cup finals.
She disclosed that the Fund Drive committee wrote private and public
corporations to support the fund drive, out which only the likes of
Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, National Port Authority, Minister
of Lands, Mines & Energy Jonathan Mason, Cape Maritime among other
contributed.
Mrs. then urged the Sports Ministry to ensure that the money is turned
to the Manager of the National Team, who is the Liberia Football
Association (LFA) for the team to commence training for the first 15
days.
For her part, MYS Minister-designate Cllr. Barnes said the money will
be used of the intended purposes. She lauded members of the Committee
for coming to the aid of the Government.
She also disclosed since Government approved the Ministry's allotment
for the fiscal year 2004, the
Finance Ministry is yet to make that fund available.
Meanwhile, the Lone Star technical staff says it will begin training
upon receipt of their salaries for the year 2004. The coaches had
earlier waved the previous salaries owed them by the Charles Taylor
administration.
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