Tag: liberia
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Dominican Republic 2024: Olowookere says Flamingos will play as if on home soil
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has assured that the Nigeria U17 girls, Flamingos, will play as if they are on home soil when they take on their Liberian counterparts in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying fixture in Monrovia on Sunday.
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Dominican Republic 2024: Liberia to host Flamingos in final round, first leg on June 9
Liberia’s U17 girls will host World Cup bronze medallists, Flamingos of Nigeria at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium, Monrovia on Sunday, 9th June in the first leg of the teams’ FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualification series final fixture.
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Video: Liberian President Joseph Boakai suffers “heat-induced faintness’ during inauguration ceremony
Joseph Boakai, the newly elected Liberian president, was rushed out of the podium following a heat-induced faintness during his acceptance speech at his inauguration ceremony. In a video, his aides rallied around him, and one fanned him with paper. He was later led off the podium in the nation’s capital, Monrovia. The president’s office said…
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Weah’s new jersey for a troubled continent – By Azu Ishiekwene
Liberia and Sierra Leone have a common historical legacy and often tend to imitate each other in war and peace. But events in the last two weeks suggest that while Liberia may be turning a new, refreshing page, Sierra Leone
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Liberia: Boakai outlines next steps after emerging president
Liberian President-elect Joseph Boakai, said his administration will take a close look at mining concessions to ensure the use of its full potential.
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Liberia election lesson for Africa – Political analyst
A global affairs analyst, Mr Paul Ejime, says Nigeria and other African countries have a lot of lessons to learn from the just-concluded Presidential Election in Liberia.
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Liberia: My people registered their anger by voting against me- Weah
Liberia’s incumbent president and football legend George Weah conceded defeat on Friday evening after nearly complete returns showed opposition leader Joseph Boakai leading with 50.89 per cent of the vote. “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight the CDC (party) has lost the election, but Liberia has won. “This is the time for graciousness in defeat, to put…
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Liberia Poll: Incumbent president, George Weah concedes defeat, congratulates Boakai
The incumbent president of Liberia, George Weah on Friday night conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a run-off election clearly pitched the opposition Boakai in the lead. Weah is now putting in place an arrangement to facilitate a smooth transition of power in the West African nation.
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Weah vs Boakai: presidential run-off election begins in Liberia
After first round of election that saw George Weah and Joseph Boakai finish in the last two, Liberians began voting on Tuesday to decide whether to hand former football star George Weah a second term as president or to elect political veteran Joseph Boakai despite his age.
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Liberia Polls: Incumbent president, Weah finishes second in first ballot, set for run-off election
Incumbent Liberia president, Geoarge Weah will slug it out with the candidate of the opposition, Boakai in a second ballot to determine who leads the country in the next administration. The official provisional results on Tuesday placed both Weah and Boakai neck and neck. With the recently released results the two leading candidates will battle…