The Lone Star of Liberia home based squad will be in action this Sunday at the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville City in the first leg of the 2025 African Nations Championship squarely for home based players.The return fixture will take place on 27 December in Darkar, Senegal.
The aggregate winner of both matches will progress to the next stage of qualifiers.The red, white, and blue outfit outshined their neighboring counter parts, Sierra Leone to progress from the preliminary qualifiers.
A 2-1 win and a 1-1 draw was enough for Thomas Kojo boys most especially playing both matches at SKD due to the ongoing renovation of the Sierra Leonean National Stadium.
Liberians will however be hoping to see their national team qualifying to competitive international competition (Nations Cup) for the first time after Mali 2002.Coach Thomas Kojo has kicked off preparations with 26 players ahead of the encounters.Players invited by Coach Kojo included: Abdulai Koulibaly, Ashley Williams and Jonathan Sayed are all goakeepers.
Defenders included: Eugene Swen, Josephus Mantor, Natus Swen, Michael Tengbeh, Philip Tarnue, Branda Debbah, Nelson Laomie, and Sabastin Teclar.Midfielders: Armah Vaikanah, Marvin Blapoh, Karimu Coleman, Lawrence Kumeh, Kindness Cole, Josiah Cea, Abdullai Bility, Daniel Toe, Daniel Nyemah, Chauncy Freeman, Nicholas Andrew and Kelvin Konowah.
The strikers include, Williams Gibson, Mark Yallah and Emmanuel Flomo.
