Liberian football star-turned-president George Weah has won world headlines by conferring his country’s top honour on his former boss Arsene Wenger — but back home, not everyone is happy.
On Friday, Weah will award Arsene Wenger and Claude Le Roy, the two French coaches who gave his football career an early boost, with Liberia’s highest distinction.
But over the past week, debate in Liberian newspapers and radio shows has mounted over whether the award — usually reserved for individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to Liberia — is right.
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“This Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption title, which the nation can bestow upon Liberian and non-Liberian alike, should not be about the personal connection between the President and Wenger or Le Roy,” Liberian newspaper Front Page Africa wrote in an editorial.
In the streets of Monrovia, some Liberians questioned the timing of such a ceremony, as the poor West African nation grapples with runaway inflation and a host of other economic woes.
“This honouring should not have been prioritised now,” said George Sackie, a 35-year-old teacher.
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Endy Edeson
He helped Weah's football career, which help bring Liberia to the world as a footballing nation
Niyeck Nandack
While I understand the conferment of the honour on Wenger who was Weah's coach in France, I don't understand what Claude Leroy did to deserve the honour. Leroy was just the national coach of Cameroun when Weah was playing in the league there in Tonnerre FC of Yaounde in the late 80s.
Endy Edeson
Niyeck: Most awards and honours are just for personal reasons. People honour their allies. Period!
