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Annual Report January – December 2019 LIBERIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Liberia Football Association Annual Report January – December 2019 Founded 1936 Member: FIFA Member: CAF Member: WAFU Zone A LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 1 Table of Contents Page 1. Definition of Abbreviations --------------------------------------------- 2 2. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. LFA Leadership------------------------------------------------------------- 3-5 4. Vision-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5. Congress----------------------------------------------------------------------6-9 A. Local B. International 6. Administration------------------------------------------------------------- -9-13 7. Technical Development--------------------------------------------------13-15 A. Local B. International 8. Sponsorship------------------------------------------------------------------ 15-16 9. National League-------------------------------------------------------------16-38 A. Off Season Tournaments 10. International Competitions---------------------------------------------38-41 A. Country/Club B. Assignments by Referees 11. Obituary-----------------------------------------------------------------------41-43 12. Report Writers --------------------------------------------------------------- 43 LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 2 1. DEFINITION OF ABBREVIATIONS Liberia Football Association LFA Antoinette Tubman Stadium ATS International Football of Association Football FIFA Confederation of African Football CAF Union of European Football Associations UEFA Executive Committee EC Executive Committee Member ECM Vice President for Administration VPA Vice President for Operations VPO Vice Chairman for Operations VCO Secretary-General SG Chief Executive Officer CEO Technical Director TD Petro Trade Incorporated PTI Samuel Kanyon Doe SKD Transfer Matching System TMS Domestic Transfer Matching System DTMS West African Football Union (Zone A) WAFU Zone A Qatar Football Association QFA Barrack Young Controllers BYC Invincible Eleven IE Liberia International Shipping & Corporate Registry LISCR FC Liberia Land Authority LLA Sports Writers Association of Liberia SWAL Ministry of Youth & Sports MYS Internal Audit Agency IAA Information Technology IT Liberia National Bar Association LNBA Most Valuable Player MVP African Nations Championship CHAN Liberia Football Coaches Association LIFOCA Africa Cup of Nations AFCON Champions’ League CL Confederation Cup CC Liberia Initiative for Empowerment LIFE Sexual and Gender Based Violence SGBV World Cup WC George Weah Technical Center GWTC LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 3 2. INTRODUCTION The LFA presents its activity report for 2019. 3. LFA LEADERSHIP President Mr. Mustapha I. Raji VPA Prof. Sekou W. Konneh VPO Mr. Wilmot F. Smith CEO/SG Mr. Isaac T. Z. Montgomery ECM Committee Mrs. Jodie Reid-Seton Chairperson, Women’s Football Committee Mr. Nyemah Nyanway Chairman, Finance Committee Mr. Quiwu Pepci Yeke Chairman, Competitions Committee Mr. Ivan Browne Chairman, Technical and Youth Development Committee Cllr. Joseph Kollie Chairman, Referee and Legal Committees Mr. Kelvin Bayoh Chairman, Media, Marketing and Sponsorship Committee Ms. Korpo Beatrice Kpoto Chairperson, Sub-Associations and Sub-Committees Mr. Pawala Janyan Chairman, Security and Fair Play Committee Mr. Henry B. Flomo Chairman, Beach Soccer and Futsal Committee Mr. Kerlie Miller Chairman, Players Status Committee ADDRESS Antoinette Tubman Stadium Lynch Street & UN Drive Monrovia, Liberia Contact number: +231770305992 Email address: [email protected] Website: www.lfa-lr.com https://web.facebook.com/LiberiaFootballAssociation https://www.instagram.com/liberia_fa/ https://twitter.com/Liberia_FA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2GPNSxUtHQGhhoUW8HvAGQ LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 4 MR. MUSTAPHA I RAJI President MR. WILMOT F. SMITH MR. SEKOU W. KONNEH Vice President/Operations Vice President/Administration MR. ISAAC T. Z. MONTGOMERY General Secretary HENRY N. BROWNE Technical Director LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 5 LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 6 4. VISION The vision is to rebuild at all levels of Liberian football in order to create and sustain an impact internationally. Improving good governance within the LFA and among its members Raising the standards of the national league Developing women’s football Administrative and medical training courses for clubs and other activities Referees and Coaches’ development Grassroots and youth football development (Under 6-12, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20) Developing beach soccer and creating beach soccer competitions Academies development and accreditation Developing facilities and infrastructures for local and international matches Initiating club licensing program and national league development Financial and technical support to clubs Build an investor friendly associations Development of the players and technical staff of the national teams 5. CONGRESS A. Local: LFA General Secretariat Minutes of LFA Extraordinary Congress held in the conference room of the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville on July 6, 2019 Welcome remarks by LFA President: The extraordinary congress began at 10:00 AM with the welcome remarks by President Mustapha I. Raji, who then proceeded with the presentation of his address covering items on the agenda. Remarks by the Minister of Youth and Sports Youths and Sports Minister D. Zeogar Wilson thanked the LFA for the congress and said that they are pleased with the level of progress being made and promised government’s continuous support to football. Minister Wilson also encouraged stakeholders to continue working with the LFA for the development of football. LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 7 Official Business of Congress President Raji formally declared the congress opened for official business and urged participants to discuss in accordance with the statutes and take decision in the interest of football development in Liberia. Please see minutes as communicated to you. LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 8 B. International The LFA maintained cordial and productive ties with FIFA, CAF and WAFU Zone A. The LFA was duly represented at all international forums, trainings and seminars. Liberia was represented at the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris, France on June 5, 2019 by President Raji, ECM Korpo Beatrice Kpoto and SG Isaac T. Z. Montgomery. Liberia became the only African Anglophone country to sign-up for a technical support from the French Development Agency in partnership with FIFA. It was at this congress FIFA approved the construction of the first-ever LFA headquarters on the SKD Boulevard Road in Congo Town, which was started by the previous administration but stalled, with all payments agreed to be made directly to the contractors. FIFA also approved the purchase of a 35-seater bus, a mini bus for guests and a pick-up each for the technical director and secretary-general and was impressed with the LFA’s reporting system following an imposition of financial restrictions. Monthly funding to the LFA was increased from US$50,000 to US$100,000. President Raji also attended the WAFU Zone A Congress in Dakar, Senegal where he was elected as first vice president on 12 October 2019. Other trips made by President Raji have been captured in the chart below. President Raji and SG Montgomery in Istanbul, Turkey LFA January - December 2019 Annual Report Page 9 OCCASION VENUE DATE Meeting with the Romania Football Association to start Bucharest, May 18-22, 2019 the UEFA Assist Program that led to a mini bus for the LFA Romania Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Nations Cup Final Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2019 FIFA Strategic Development Workshop with members on Doha, Qatar December 16-17, 2019 matter relative to the increase in participation of football with emphasis on local content, strategic planning and a visit to the QFA Aspire Academy and its structure. Signing Ceremony for a technical cooperation agreement Doha, Qatar December 18, 2019 with QFA President Raji and SG Montgomery attended the FIFA Istanbul, Turkey February 14-16, 2019 Executive Summit for members FIFA APPROVED PROJECTS FIFA approved the funding of some very important projects, including the headquarters project mentioned above from Forward Funds. The rest of the projects included the fencing and laying of artificial turf on the TUSA field in Gardnersville, SKD sports complex practice pitch in Paynesville, Doris Williams Sports Stadium in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, roofing of the ATS and the completion of the George Manneh Weah technical center in Careysburg, Montserrado County. 6. ADMINISTRATION The LFA instituted some immediate measures to make the secretariat to be efficient and effective. In order to do this, FIFA recommended the recruitment of a compliance and integrity officer. Secretary- General Montgomery employed Morris Nahndi Barsi Giah as compliance and integrity officer while Samuel Wleh was recruited as human resource officer, a new post created by the LFA. During the period, the following persons were employed either as full time employees or contractors. EMPLOYEES NAME POSITION Danesius Marteh Communications Director Kula Coleman First Accountant Jumah Massaley Second Accountant CONTRACTORS NAME POSITION Siaka Kromah IT Assistant James B. Sillah Videographer & Photographer Benjamin Saydee Youth Football Director Chris Parker Office Attendant
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