George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer currently serving as the 25th President of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served as Senator from Montserrado County. During his football career, he played as a striker. His prolific 18-year professional playing career ended in 2003. He is the first former professional footballer to become head of state.
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, represents Liberia in men's international football and it is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, Weah has been a patron of the Liberian team; not only has he played for and coached the side, but he also sponsored the team with his own money, The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cups but qualified for Africa Cup of Nations twice and the team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Gola or Gula or Koya are a tribal people living in western/northwestern Liberia and Eastern Sierra Leone. The Gola language is an isolate within the Niger–Congo language family; in 1991 it was spoken by 200,000 people. As of 2015, it is spoken by about 278,000 people.
The Trinity School in Nottingham, England is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status for pupils aged 11–18. It is one of three Catholic secondary schools in the Greater Nottingham area, along with The Becket School and Christ the King.
Togba-Nah Tipoteh is an economist, educator and politician, having been a presidential candidate in three elections. For more than three decades, he has been actively involved with democratic activities in promotion of human rights, liberties, constitutional rule and growth with development in Liberia and throughout Africa. He is President of the Movement for Justice in Africa (MOJA); was founding Chairman of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), an alliance of Liberian political parties; was founder and Director-General of Susukuu Incorporated, Liberia's oldest non-governmental development organization, which was credited by the West Africa Peacekeeping Force (ECOMOG) as helping to disarm over 10,000 combatants and child soldiers in Liberia during the 1997 disarmament program through a school for gun program; and was former Chairman of the Interest Groups of Liberia, a consortium of 32 national organizations with a collective membership of well over one million persons.
Anthony Snoti Laffor is Liberian international footballer who plays professionally for the South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, primarily as a winger.
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James 'Salinsa' Debbah is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the manager of the Liberian national football team.
John Mark Inienger (1945–2002) was a Nigerian Army major general who served as ECOMOG field commander in Liberia, governor of Bendel State between 1985 and 1987, during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, and commander of the Brigade of Guards.
Gbandi is an ethnic group of Liberia. It is also the language traditionally spoken by these people.
Abdul Kanneh is an English professional Canadian football defensive back of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at New Mexico Highlands University.
Sam Johnson is a Liberian footballer who plays for Real Salt Lake as a forward.
Abu Razard Kamara is a Liberian professional footballer.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a British cellist who won the 2016 BBC Young Musician award. He was the first black musician to win the competition since its launch in 1978. He played at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018 under the direction of Christopher Warren-Green.
Kanneh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Buduburam FC is a football club based in Buduburam, Gomoa East District, Ghana. It competed in the Ghana Division Two until the 2009-10 season.
Mohammed Jabbateh, nom de guerre "Jungle Jabbah" is a Liberian native who stood trial in a US court beginning on October 2, 2017 for lying to United States (US) authorities when he sought asylum in the late 1990s about his role in the First Liberian Civil War (1989-1997), a conflict that killed about 250,000 people and was followed the break out Second Liberian Civil War (1999-2003). On October 18, 2017, Jabbateh was charged in a Philadelphia federal courthouse with two counts of fraud in immigration documents and two counts of perjury stemming from statements he made to US authorities when filing for asylum and permanent residence. He is the first person convicted of crimes stemming from his war-related activities during the First Liberian Civil War.
Liberia–Libya relations refer to the current and historical relationship between Libya and the Republic of Liberia. The history of these relations are in large part founded in Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi's desire to partner with the west African country, and his support of former Liberian president Charles Taylor and his rebel group against Samuel Doe. Both countries maintain an embassy in each other's capital city.
Mohamed Kanneh is a Liberian footballer. He currently plays for Muaither as a midfielder.
