Liberia: LFA Receives Praise from Pres. Weah for its National U-15 Talent Development Scheme
Participating teams and officials of the Liberia Football Association assemble for a group photo at the George Weah Technical Center before the kickoff of the National U-15 championship and Talent Identification Scheme
President George Weah has lauded the Liberia Football Association (LFA) for the just-ended National U-15 Championship and Talent Identification Scheme (TDS).
With support from FIFA, the LFA launched the U-15 championship and TDS on December 10, 2022, in eight of the 15 counties.
The program aims to identify young talents throughout the nation who will be used to build the various youth national teams in Liberia.
At the Jamaica Resort in Thinkers Village, where he hosted the participating teams, President Weah praised the LFA for setting up the competition and giving the younger players a chance to show off their talents.
President Weah reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting such an initiative and admonished the players to remain focused and disciplined if they want to succeed and become the next Liberian to win the Ballon d’Or.
He used the occasion to inspire the kids by sharing his football career story with them, most of whom were meeting President Weah for the first time.
He presented a cash of US$10,000 to the competition’s organizers and participating teams as a motivational package.
Before visiting the president's resort, the players were taken on a tour of Invincible Park, the LFA's headquarters in Congo Town, and a drive through the streets of Monrovia.
Tebeh Football Academy defeated Destiny Football Academy of Grand Bassa 4-2 in penalties on Saturday, June 17, to win the U-15 championship. The game had ended 2-2 after full-time plus an extra 20 minutes.