
Former balon d'or winner George Weah has been voted president of Liberia after clinching 12 of the 15 counties in the west African country.
Weah has taken to Twitter to thank all his supporters, saying that he plans to liberate the country.
The former AC Milan striker and Liberian international becomes the 25th president of the country and the only former footballer to become president of his country
His opponent was 73-year-old Joseph Boakai who has been the vice president of the country for the last 12 years, got only two counties to vote for him.
George weah is the only African balon d'or winner in history
A Chelsea fan, Emmanuel Offin, known popularly as Nana Yaw has died from collapsing, following his club Chelsea's 3-0 loss to Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League second leg round of 16 clash on Wednesday night. Recall that the La Liga league leaders hammered the Blues 3-0 at Nou Camp after drawing the first leg 1-1 at Stamford Bridge to qualify for the last eight of the competition. Yaw, who is a mobile phone dealer in Ghana, was described as ‘a staunch Chelsea supporter’ by his family members. It was gathered that Yaw died on his way to the house after fainting just minutes after the final whistle in Wednesday’s Champions League clash between Chelsea and Barcelona. Punch reports that a Ghanaian journalist (name withheld) who visited the family house of the late Yaw on Thursday, said that the corpse has been deposited at Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Morgue for an autopsy. The report also said that Yaw brother, who spoke on a Ghanaian radio station, said t...
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