Liberia president and former World Player of the Year George Weah made a surprise return to international football when playing in a 2-1 loss to Nigeria a few weeks short of his 52nd birthday.
The friendly match had been arranged to retire the No 14 shirt, which Weah wore during his playing peak, but fans were left in shock when the striker led the national team onto the pitch wearing it instead.
Weah enjoyed a career in Europe spanning nearly a decade and a half and earned 60 caps representing Liberia. His popularity from his playing career saw him secure a landslide run-off win last December in the country’s presidential elections.
The 51-year-old’s football comeback in Monrovia on Tuesday also happened to fall on the same day that his son Timothy Weah represented the USA against Mexico
The Fiver: George Weah returns, but not everybody is left feeling fuzzy inside
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Why did the Super Eagles agree to be part of this charade ?
Great fun for George!
This is a FIFA designated friendly, not a testimonial match. What a waste of the international calendar
Head first into the political abyss
History
We shall never the pride you gave Liberia those years every Liberian was proud and we say thanks for having you
gosh…. i have the same last name
If Liberia plays in 2022 World Cup the number 24 instead of 14 will be featured for the first ever 2 of Kobe Bryant's numbers 8 and 24 of same national team.
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Imagine tackling your president on a football pitch haha
We will never forget you King George. By an ac Milan fan ❤️
there a lot of African players deserve to world players of year or balon d or
Wish he would have made it into 2002 world cup. Nigeria had also beaten Eritrea on our first ever world cup qualifiers (0-0, 0-4) but we had no realistic chance, while Liberia was on their prime. If he would made he would be an even bigger legend that he already is