Liberia Football Association (LFA) President, Mustapha Raji has assured Liberians of his administration plans to decentralize the development of football across Liberia.
This, Raji maintained will serve as a means of creating opportunities for young athletes through the FIFA forward fund program.
However, it is no secret that the LFA and development of football under ther leadership of Raji has taken a positive dimension both nationally and internationally in the world of soccer development.
Furthermore, Liberian soccer athletes are also benefiting from several initiatives evidence by the erection of a modern electronic scored board at the Antiontte Tubman Stadium and the transformation of Tusa Field to an artificial playing pitch.
Through the “FIFA Foward Fund” as a way of creating opportunities for Liberians, the Samuel Kayon Doe Sports Stadium in Paynesville as also been upgraded to international standard since its banned years ago.
Addressing the Ministry Information regular press briefing Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Monrovia, Raji also called on Liberians to remain supportive of his administration vision to ensure the decentralization of football across the country.
According to him, through the “FIFA Foward Fund” program, the people of Grand Bassa County for the first time are celebrating an artificial playing pitch, noting it is also concern to create opportunities and facilities for people to play.
“The vision is not just to create opportunities or facilities for people to play in Montserrado County, but we are here for Liberians in all parts of Liberia. The people in Grand Kru, Maryland, Bomi and other counties are given the same opportunities that we are doing in Montserrado,” he asserted.
The LFA boss further noted that in the decentralization of football development, the people of Nimba County are about to benefit from the construction of ” Tomah Seh Floyd Stadium to an artificial playing pitch, which again will create several opportunities for the people of Sanniquelli, Nimba County in football development.
Meanwhile, Rajii has also disclosed that the football governing body remains apolitical in the development of soccer and maintains that the vision of the LFA under his leadership is not just to develop football pitches, but to also build infrastructure that Liberians will benefit from.
He name playing material and other services the LFA would continue to provide during matches. At the same time, Raji added that the has been working with the World Bank on a project called, ‘Football for Development”.
According to him, both the World Bank, LFA and Liberian government have agreed to work together to develop three additional structures or facilities in Liberia for football development.
The project is geared towards creating opportunities for girls and boys in football, improving their health proving job opportunities because it will be implemented by a Liberians-owned company guaranteed by the World Bank.
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