Unless the necessary programs are put in place and politics and personal interests in football are set aside, those who control football and the national football teams will continue to dishonor Liberia.

The Liberian Football Association continues to create the avenues for more beatings of our various national teams. Over the weekend, the senior and under-23 teams suffered heavy defeats in two international football competitions.

In the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, the senior Lone Star lost 2-4 to Cape Verde on Saturday 26 March. Another misfortune for Liberian football was on Sunday 27 March when the U23s suffered a humiliating defeat at the Ivory Coast U23 Legacy in Accra in the London 2012 Olympic Qualifying.

Liberia was beaten 0-4 by the Ivorians. The country conceded a total of eight goals in two days in two international matches. Such a horrible football image for Liberia could only be attributed to the inability of the current administration of the Liberian Football Association or LFA headed by Musa Bility.

Our football authority could not plan or prepare because they had nothing to prepare, so they had nothing to implement as a nation on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March 2011 in Cape Verde and Ghana.

The road to London 2012 for Liberia has seen many setbacks ahead of the final against Ivory Coast after normal time.

Lone Star U-23’s first setback was experienced during a tie between Jubilee FC and Nimba FC, when Nimba FC’s Sam Johnson was injured in a tackle with the Jubilee FC defender.

The action ruled the U23 forward out of the Lone Star youth team match played in Ghana against Ivory Coast on Sunday (March 27). Lone Star U-23’s second setback came when Israel’s point guard winger Patrick Doeplah died Tuesday morning in Monrovia, after arriving in Liberia for a one-day training session with the team, before heading to Ghana. Lone Star Under-23s were pleased with the arrival of Liberian American Under-20 forward Alex Nimo to replace the late Patrick Doeplah.

The team landed in Ghana on Thursday, they were informed that Nimo will not play for Liberia, until the correct document is established. The team was left in the hands of Sekou Jabateh, he did his best, but they still lost.

The Liberian Football Association has confirmed the scene of the death of Patrick Doeplah, the Israel-based Liberian striker who met his untimely death on Tuesday morning.

The LFA in a statement issued on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, said that the player died at his girlfriend’s house in the old road, a suburb of Monrovia and not in a hotel room as previously stated.

The medical report citing Dr. Brisbane says that Patrick died on the morning of Tuesday, March 22, 2011 upon arrival at JFK Medical Center in Monrovia, where he was taken by friends.

According to the LFA: “He had spent the night of March 21 at his fiancée’s house in Old Road within hours of arriving in the country from Israel to be part of the national Under-23 delegation to Ghana to face Marfil. Coast on Sunday”.

Football House says the Government has launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to Patrick Doeplah’s death. The LFA says it is also sponsoring a full autopsy of the player’s remains to determine the basis of his death.

According to a statement signed by LFA spokesman Henry Flomo, the LFA wishes the player’s family to take comfort in Almighty God during the period of mourning. Football House says the loss of Doeplah is colossal for the nation’s plan to enhance the potential of young players.

Meanwhile, the LFA will open a book of condolences at 12 noon on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia; It will be preceded by an important press conference.

All football lovers, officials, media and members of the LFA are expected to attend. Liberian leader and major sports sponsor Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf gave $20,000 from the LFA in support of Liberia’s national soccer teams.

The President also wishes the victory of the national team on its journey to the Ivory Coast and Cape Verde. Revealing this on Wednesday, LFA President Musa Bility said that Football House is grateful to the President for the gesture. He said the amount will help boost player morale.