‘I will lobby with new lawmakers to support the sector’ …Raji assures the Public

The lack of huge investment and or adequate support into the sporting sector has been a major challenge for the growth and improvement of the game across the country.

However, this story maybe of the past following the election of newly elected lawmakers who are already key stakeholders and executives of the sector.

According to the President of the Liberia Football Association(LFA), Mustapha Raji,  he  hopes that  support to sports will be further stepped  up beginning 2024 for the  sector.

Currently, he named former LFA President Musa Bility, who is now a lawmaker from Nimba County, Mighty Barrolle President , Alex Tyler, Senator-Elect of Bomi County and Saah Joseph, President of one of Liberia's traditional clubs , Invincible Eleven who retained his position as Senator-Elect of Montserrado County respectively. 

Already, Bomi County Senator and former LFA's President Edwin Snowe is a member of the Legislature. 

 President Raji said with such visible advantages for the sector through these key individuals, he will maximize every opportunity to roll his sleeves and lobby with these sporting executives now legislators to help provide more support for the sector.

Reflecting on their previous statements, he recounted that the former President of the LFA now Bomi County Senator, Edwin Snowe stated that National Government needed to put at least one cent tariff on petroleum products to support football.

This  he promised  to engage with the Bomi Senator to  remind him of his statement as for former President Bility, Raji added that he  spoke about football receiving US$5M a year, "we will be reminding him as well’’.

On the end of the President of Mighty Barrolle Alex Tyler now Senator-Elect of Bomi County, he once emphasized  the need for the government to do  more to support football and now he is there, ‘‘we will remind him’’, the current LFA boss noted.

At the same time,  he promised  to reach out to the President of  Invincible Eleven, Saah Joseph to see the need to help use his legislative influence in order to improve the game.

According to President Raji, it is now time for the Liberian league to grow but it can’t happen without  significant investment. 

He pointed out that when you invest in the game, you will get the necessary returns.

Mr. Raji very passionate to see the improvement and fast development of the game across the country re-echoed the need for collective approach and team work efforts in order to deliver Liberian football to a bigger stage.