Lone Star Prepares For Mali



The Senior National Team of Liberia, the Lone Star is currently under going training at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia in preparation for Liberia’s last African Nations Cup Qualifier match against the Eagles of Mali next month at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia.

Lone Star, headed by Deputy Coaches Thomas Kojo and Kelvin Sebwe, Wednesday morning led the National team that comprises only home based players into a practice match against LPRC Oilers at the ATS. The match ended 3-0 in favor of the Lone Star.

Two powerful strikes from LFA Premier League Champion LISCR FC striker, Patrick Wleh and a perfect finish from Joshua Morris were enough to destroy LPRC Oilers.

The match also saved as a pre-season challenge for the LPRC Oilers ahead of the start of the 2011-2012 National Leagues Season.

The head Coach of Lone Star, Roberto Landi, who is currently out of the country is due back in town any time next week for the big encounter against Mali, and he is expected to record some foreign based players for the Mali match, after the LFA said it was not going to invite any oversea player for the match.

The LFA came up with the decision after the foreign based players failed to perform against Zimbabwe to expectation earlier this month in the African Nations Cup Qualifiers match.

Zimbabwe trashed the Lone Star of Liberia 3-0, thus, ending the country’s hope of qualifying for the competitions slated for next year. It will jointly be hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Ramous calculating in Monrovia suggests that the Liberia Football Association is planning to sell Lone Star last African Nations Cup Qualifier match to Mali, something which s yet to be independently confirmed.

The ramous have it that the Malian delegation came into the country three weeks ago under the pretext that they are in Liberia to visit relatives for the Muslim Month of Ramadan, and held negotiations with the L FA. The Liberia football house has since rubbished the ramous.