On Sunday of the week, history was made when the President Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for the first time visited the Antoinette Tubman Stadium to witness a football match.

The event was the final of the Lone Star fund raising tournament between the illustrious Indonesian Based side and the Lone Star U-23. The tournament coincided with the formulation of the highly rated organization, Sport for the Development of the Underprivileged (SDU).

To ensure that the triangular tournament had the much needed excitement and verve, the SDU under the helmsmanship of the philanthropist cum sport man Emmanuel Geeza Williams provided a giant sized trophy as well as awards for the most valuable player (MVP), top scorer, most improved player, best goalkeeper, best defender and best referee.

When the “Iron Lady” touched the artificial turf of the stadium, the innovative Geeza was one of those personalities that were introduced to her, as she expressed delight over his organization’s breakthrough. 

Observers described the scene as a memorable one as evidence of the SDU keen interest in catering to the needs of the destitute, impoverished and vulnerable in the society through the area of sport.

Through the instrumentality of the SDU Liberia is to partake in this year edition of the Homeless world cup in cape Town, South Africa. The competition which is slated for September is expected to feature an avalanche of street stars round the world.