Liberia national football team
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).
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Nickname(s) | Lone Star | ||
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Association | Liberia Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Peter Butler | ||
Captain | William Jebor | ||
Most caps | James Debbah (73) | ||
Top scorer | George Weah (13) | ||
Home stadium | National Complex | ||
FIFA code | LBR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 152 ![]() | ||
Highest | 66 (July 2001) | ||
Lowest | 164 (October–November 2010) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; unknown date 1954) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Ghana; 6 April 1975) | |||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1996 and 2002 |
Liberia has twice qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations – 1996 and 2002.
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
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Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
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12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 78 | ||
Africa Cup of Nations record
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Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
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Round 1 | 13th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Round 1 | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Total | Group stage | 2/33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Head coaches
Date appointed | Manager name | |
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01/11/2013 | 2017 | ![]() |
13/02/2013 | 01/11/2013 | ![]() |
08/05/2012 | 29/12/2012 | ![]() |
18/02/2012 | 08/05/2012 | ![]() |
14/03/2011 | 18/02/2012 | ![]() |
08/06/2010 | 14/03/2011 | ![]() |
27/02/2008 | 02/03/2009 | ![]() |
12/07/2006 | 26/02/2008 | ![]() |
10/02/2006 | 11/07/2006 | ![]() |
05/11/2004 | 09/02/2006 | ![]() |
08/08/2002 | 04/11/2004 | ![]() |
14/07/2000 | 07/08/2002 | ![]() |
Results and fixtures
21 July 2019 International Friendly | Liberia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
WAT | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
28 July 2019 2020 CHANQ | Liberia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Monrovia, Liberia |
16:00 GMT | Jackson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Antoinette Tubman Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania) |
3 August 2019 2020 CHANQ | Senegal ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dakar, Senegal |
17:00 GMT | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor Referee: Fabrício Duarte (Cape Verde) |
4 September 2019 2022 WCQ | Liberia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Paynesville, Liberia |
18:00 UTC±0 | Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin) |
8 September 2019 2022 WCQ | Sierra Leone ![]() | 1–0 (2–3 agg.) | ![]() | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
16:30 UTC±0 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Siaka Stevens Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso) |
30 September 2019 International Friendly | Botswana ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
9 October 2019 2021 AFCONQ | Liberia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Paynesville, Liberia |
16:00 UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Referee: Gilberto Antonio dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau) |
13 October 2019 2021 AFCONQ | Chad ![]() | 1–0 (5–4 p) | ![]() | N'Djamena, Chad |
14:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya Referee: Santillan Costa dos Santos (São Tomé and Príncipe) | ||
Penalties | ||||
7 November 2019 International Friendly | Egypt ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Alexandria, Egypt |
Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium |
Current squad
The following players were called up for a 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against DR Congo on 9 September 2018.[2]
Caps and Goals (official FIFA-recognized matches only) updated as of 7 September 2018.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Boison Wynney | December 27, 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Tommy Songo | April 20, 1995 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Ashley Williams | October 30, 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Teah Dennis Jr. (Captain) | May 7, 1992 | 30 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Adolphus Nagbe | July 21, 1988 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Kemoh Kamara | July 3, 1995 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Aloysius Simujla | June 22, 1994 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Joel Johnson | September 20, 1992 | 8 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Sam Johnson | May 6, 1993 | 9 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Oscar Dorley | July 19, 1998 | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Sylvanus Nimely | September 4, 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Saah Nyumah | June 2, 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Allen Njie | July 26, 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Tonia Tisdell | March 20, 1992 | 9 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Dennis Roberts | September 17, 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Mohammed Sangare | December 28, 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Albert Korvah | May 2, 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Anthony Laffor | February 17, 1985 | 42 | 4 | ![]() | |
FW | William Jebor | November 10, 1991 | 10 | 9 | ![]() | |
FW | Seku Conneh | November 10, 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Kpah Sherman | February 3, 1992 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Marteh, Danesius (17 August 2018). "Liberia call up Newcastle under-23 player Mohammed Sangare". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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