Liberia’s Lone Star Breaks Decade Record

Lone Star last won a World Cup qualifier tie away from home soil in 2001, when George Weah came from the bench to score the match lone goal in Liberia 1-0 win over host, Sierra Leone in Freetown. Since then, the Red, White and Blue outfit best result away from home came during Liberia goalless draw with Namibia in Windhoek in the AFCON 2013 qualifiers on June 16, 2012.

The draw with Namibia came 15 years after Lone Star held the Taifa Stars of Tanzania to a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier match played in Dar es Salaam on February 23, 1997; Jonathan ‘Boye Charles’ Sogbie netted for Liberia.

Lone Star have been termed poor traveler since the end of the George Weah era but history was made on Tuesday, 13th October 2015 when a William Jebor hat-trick inspired Lone Star to an astonishing 3-1 victory over the “Djurtus” of Guinea-Bissau at the Estádio 24 de Setembro in Bissau.

Jebor on loan from Portuguese division one club Rio Ave to SD Ponferradina in the Spanish second division scored a brace in the opening 12 minutes before Ibraime Cassama pulled one back for Guinea-Bissau minute to the first half whistle.

The former LISCR and LPRC Oiler player put the match to bed deep into added time to complete his quadruple against the African Wild Dog (Djurtus) of Guinea-Bissau; having scored from the penalty spot in the first leg that ended 1-1 in Monrovia.

Jebor, who turns 24 on November 10 becomes the first ever Lone Star player to score a hat-trick for the national team in a competitive match. His hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau put his Lone Star’s tally to five goals in four outings, under the tutelage of James Debbah as Coach.

The 23-year old who also had spell with clubs in Syria, Egypt, and Libya scored his first Lone Star’s goal during Liberia 2-1 defeat to Togo on day-one of the 2017 AFCON qualifier played in Lome on June 14, 2015.

The national team delegation headed by Liberia Football Association president, Musa Bility is expected back home on tomorrow, Friday Meanwhile, there are reports that the entire National team will be returning home to form part of the home coming celebration.

About nine players reportedly left this morning but have had change in plans and are currently awaiting the rest of the delegation in Morocco in order to be part of Friday's triumphant entry in Liberia.

It is believed their clubs have excused them to form part of the ceremony. This means all of their tickets had been rearranged to befit the ceremony and their subsequent report back to club duty

It is believed their clubs have excused them to form part of the ceremony. This means all of their tickets had been rearranged to befit the ceremony and their subsequent report back to club duty.