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For Winning FA Knock-Out
Cup: Prola Heralds Mighty Blue Angels
- Gets Update On Athletes' Activities in Ghana
November 20, 2002
Siebo D. Williams
Monrovia
The Promoters of Liberian Athletes (PROLA) has heralded second division
Mighty Blue Angels of Unification Town for emerging as the newly crowned
Liberia Football Association Knock-out champions.
In a press statement issued and signed by its chairman, Joseph H. Farkollie,
PROLA observes that the emergence of a second division side as a knockout
champions is an unprecedented, but welcomed development in Liberia soccer.
"This achievement does not only underscore the success of the Liberia
Football Association decentralization initiative, but more so, the need for
greater extension of the scheme. The greater participation in the game, the
better prospect for the improvement of its standard in Liberia," the release
added.
PROLA stated further that it is also indicative that the days of big names
in Liberian soccer are numbered, if not, over. And that other teams are
equally endowed with talents as IE and Barrolle.
The release further reminds that as Mighty Blue Angels lifts the Liberian
flag in next season's African Continental Championship, specifically the
Cup-Winners-Cup, she will be lifting the hopes and aspirations of all
Liberians.
PROLA is therefore calling on authorities of the Ministry of Youth and
Sports, the Liberia Football Association and al well-meaning Liberians to
galvanize the needed morale, financial and material support for Mighty Blue
Angels as he embarks on the adventure as Liberia's flag bearer in the
African Cup Winners Cup Competition.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General of PROLA, Bangalu Cole, who is presently in
Accra, Ghana has given update on PROLA activities in that West African
nation.
In an email dispatch to PROLA Chairman Joseph H.
Farkollie, Mr. Cole said upon his arrival he made it his duty to contact the
celebrated Liberian boxer Hassan Omaru Dukuly and briefed him about the
promotion being giving him.
He said boxer Dukuly has already registered to enable him carry out his
profession. "Dukuly is the hottest sparer in Ghana. This means all the
leading Ghanaian boxers love testing their skills with him during practice
sessions. He is a delight to watch. The only problem is, in Ghana people
over nationalistic."
The PROLA Chief Scribe disclosed that some communications have been made on
behalf of PROLA with a leading boxing promoter in the United Arabs Emirates
(UAE). "We are still awaiting a response," Cole said.
Meanwhile, Cole has asked PROLA Chairman Joseph H.
Farkollie if he can arrange for Christmas or New Year a fight in Liberia for
the middleweight division. He said if this is done, it will help in
promoting boxer Dukuly further.
In another development, the PROLA Chief Scribe has informed his firm that
lot of Liberian football talents are wasting in Ghana. He said Joseph Keddie
Hina, formerly of Invincible Eleven (IE) is back in that country after a
brief spell in South Africa. He said Keddie was played on by his Ghanaian
manager.
He said there is also Walton Morgan, who got stranded in Asia. He named Papa
Kay, Gbokolo Chea (he is on his way to the USA on resettlement) and Mambo
Saah as others who are still in Ghana.
Concluding, the PROLA Chief Scribe extolled 17-years old Zack Kranger for
his outstanding performance. Cole says the players is one of the best
Liberian out-coming midfielders he has ever seen.
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