Need
For Reform
By Roland M. Mulbah
It is an undeniable fact that Liberian football is in the doldrums.
The FA and the MYS are having an unpalatable working relationship,
the national team is in ruins and the national league is spice less
when ever it is held as there are no sponsors and organizations.
There is no effective well structured program with the idea of youth
football promotion where there would be a systematic sort of
promotion being completely ignored.
Liberian football is certainly at a disgraceful state and we are
still in a minnow status as far as contemporary football on the
continent is concerned. With the game dieing a natural death and
soon to be interred in a country that has the enviable record of
producing African football legend, George Oppong Manneh Weah who
showed cased his talent in Europe where he became FIFA world
footballer of the year 1995 as well as other lucrative awards, it is
quite a paradox that the country's football is soon to be forgotten
if nothing concrete is done in the midst of talented players and
some veteran administrator.
These are just few of the many reasons why the need for a football
reform is expedient.
There is a need to bring on board new administrators at the helm of
the country's football who have the urge, desire and commitment in
driving the country's game forward.
With vision and innovation lacking at the zenith of the country's
football, it is quite realistic for the game to be completely
revolutionized
As a major antidote, there first need to be a football conference
that would involve everyone following the game as they would bring
forth their convergent of views to make them convergent.
This conference would clear many doubts as well as expunge as host
of problems that have impeded the growth of the game in this tiny
West African nation of ours.
This conference would bring to the fore our counterparts in some
parts of the continent where they would provide some tips on the
success of the football which would serve as a catalyst in driving
ours forward.
With the holding of a conference which would serve as a recipe for
the development of football and as well set the tone for the
football reform, we could be on the road in terms of promoting our
game to a more respectable level.
This would indeed mark a renaissance where our national team would
once more be winsome; our league would have that competitive spirit
with our clubs making strides in continental competitions and in all
a well structured football program.
We do envisage good tidings for our football and it is advisable we
take heed.
Webmaster Note:
Welcome to our New reporter in Liberia. He is a sports journalist and
is now the LFA print media award winner for the year 2009. He also
runs two sports papers, Sports day and Champions sports in Liberia. He is as
well the Sports Writers Association of Liberia (SWAL) best columnist
of the year.
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