Liberia Elected On Wafu Executive Committee
-LFA Acting Prexy Discloses

Siebo D. Williams
Monrovia
December 11, 2002
        

        Liberia has been elected on the Executive Committee of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) at the recently held extraordinary congress in Dakar, Senegal.

         Making the disclosure to our Sports Desk yesterday, Liberia Football Association (LFA) Acting President Cllr. S. Izetta Wesley said Liberia was elected on the 10-man WAFU Executive Committee that include its President, Vice Presidents and others based on the role Liberia has played over the years in WAFU activities.
  LFA Acting Prexy
 
                   The Acting LFA President represented Liberia at the WAFU Extraordinary Congress held in Dakar, Senegal.

         She said former LFA President Willard A. Russell had earlier served as one of WAFU's Vice President, and thus the election of Liberia, represented by the Liberia Football Association (LFA) is a clear indication that Liberians are up to the task.

         Meanwhile, during the WAFU Extrordinary Congress the pending WAFU tournament which was canceled due to the military situation in Ivory Coast will be rescheduled at a later date and venue. She said it was the third time that the tournament had been canceled due to what soccer administrators called "force majeure".

        Commenting further, the LFA Actnig Boss said WAFU has decided to concentrate on youth football evidenced by the format of the tournament which clearly pointed out that only players playing on the continent are eligible to participate and not professional players playing abroad.

        The "Iron Lady" of Liberian football said WAFU will seek sponsorship before the new date and venue are decided. She related that it is not clear whether the first sponsors will still be willing to sponsor the tournament when it is rescheduled.

         The tournament was set to commence in Ivory Coast when military hostilities broke out. At the time the participating teams were already in the country.

         Cllr. Wesley returned home this week from the one-day WAFU Extraordinary Congress held in Dakar, Senegal.