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Amb.
Weah Apologizes to President Taylor
October 3, 2002
Siebo Williams
Monrovia
Liberia soccer ambassador George Manneh Weah (Oppong)
has openly apologized to the Chief Patron of Sports, President Charles
Taylor for what transpired in Mali during the Nations Cup finals.
Speaking on DC 101 Sports Program, Weah said he
was very sorry for what transpired and that he loves the President.
It can be recalled Weah made some utterance on
local and international wires against the Liberian leader, and even said he
was not coming to Liberia until the current government's tenure was over.
Weah said at the time that he got information some
people (who he did not name) wanted to take his life. He also said some
people within government circle informed him about the alleged plan to take
his life.
The Information Ministry at the time came out and
rebuffed those statements and said that nobody wanted to take the life of
Weah. It stated that Weah was free to come home at any time.
Following Weah's accusation veteran
football technician Josiah N. Johnson advised the former FIFA Player of the
Year to apologize to Chief Patron Taylor because his statements were not
fair against the Liberian leader.
Weah got enraged and told JNJ that it those who
wanted to take his life that needed to apologize to him. But the latest
decision by Ambassador to apologize to Chief Patron Taylor has been welcome
by his many fans and Liberians in general. Some who spoke to the paper
yesterday said Weah apology was overdue and should have been made earlier
this year. However, they appreciated his latest move.
The Chief Patron of Sports recently
extended a hand of peace to exiled Liberians including footballers who felt
that they were hated.
When he hosted the Lone Star while on its way to
Guinea, Chief Patron Taylor said that he bore no hatred for Weah and those
other players who may have thought so. He said Liberia is their home and are
therefore welcome home at any time.
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