The Daily Observer Sports has gathered “classified reports” from a group calling itself Concerned Citizens for the Promotion and Development of Football (CCPDEF) that the Mali’s decisive final qualifying match with Liberia next month is on the verge to be sold.
The group’s spokesperson, who begged anonymity told our reporter, that they obtained the “classified information” from an inside source.
According to CCPDEF Spokesperson, the Malian delegation had been in the country since two weeks under the disguise of visiting their Muslim counterparts on the holding of a successful Ramadan, which ended on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.
The group stressed that mathematically, Liberia’s last game with Mali at home on Saturday, October 8, 2011, is a ‘mere yarn,” owing to her poor position on the table of the Group One’s African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
They said the group topper, Mali, who is hanging with nine points, because of Zimbabwe closeness on the log, with eight points, desperately needs a win against Liberia to grab the lone seat.
“A victory for Mali will qualify her with 12 points, while Liberia remains the underdog with 4 points and received an undisclosed amount of money.
“We therefore, want to use this medium to advise the Musa Bility’s leadership not to sell our birthright for peanut, or else, Liberia will be too small for him,” the group spokesperson warned.
Accurately, a draw or lost for Mali against Liberia, will qualify Zimbabwe, with 11 points, if she thrashes Cape Verde in their decisive final qualifying match away in Praia, Cape Verde.
But, if Zimbabwe bows, Cape Verde is online of grabbing the lone seat, if she wins with at least 3 goals difference.
The pending game between Liberia and Mali will be the second leg game. It can be recalled on Saturday, October 9, 2010, Mali got their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A campaign back on track with a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Liberia.
After a shock 1-0 away loss in the Cape Verde Islands last time out, the Malians desperately needed a win to keep their hopes of winning a place in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon alive.
They made the perfect start as Abdou Traore gave them the lead inside two minutes, enough to settle the nerves that would have been prevalent in the side.
But Liberia never stopped trying and they pulled level just before the break as 20-year-old Theo Lewis Weeks netted to stun the home crowd.
Mali was ahead again soon after the break as Russian-based Dramane Traore scored in the 52nd minutes.
The game flowed from side to side, but in the end there were no more goals, and Mali could savor a precious victory.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, September 5, 2011, in Harare the Lone Star of Liberia was thrown-out from the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, when she was convincingly beaten by the Warriors of Zimbabwe.
The Roberto Landi’s boys were convincingly whipped 3-0.
Up to press time, the football house is yet to be reached for respond, when our reporter tried to contact the Secretariat of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) and the offices of the Director of Communication via mobile phones.
The group’s spokesperson, who begged anonymity told our reporter, that they obtained the “classified information” from an inside source.
According to CCPDEF Spokesperson, the Malian delegation had been in the country since two weeks under the disguise of visiting their Muslim counterparts on the holding of a successful Ramadan, which ended on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.
The group stressed that mathematically, Liberia’s last game with Mali at home on Saturday, October 8, 2011, is a ‘mere yarn,” owing to her poor position on the table of the Group One’s African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
They said the group topper, Mali, who is hanging with nine points, because of Zimbabwe closeness on the log, with eight points, desperately needs a win against Liberia to grab the lone seat.
“A victory for Mali will qualify her with 12 points, while Liberia remains the underdog with 4 points and received an undisclosed amount of money.
“We therefore, want to use this medium to advise the Musa Bility’s leadership not to sell our birthright for peanut, or else, Liberia will be too small for him,” the group spokesperson warned.
Accurately, a draw or lost for Mali against Liberia, will qualify Zimbabwe, with 11 points, if she thrashes Cape Verde in their decisive final qualifying match away in Praia, Cape Verde.
But, if Zimbabwe bows, Cape Verde is online of grabbing the lone seat, if she wins with at least 3 goals difference.
The pending game between Liberia and Mali will be the second leg game. It can be recalled on Saturday, October 9, 2010, Mali got their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A campaign back on track with a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Liberia.
After a shock 1-0 away loss in the Cape Verde Islands last time out, the Malians desperately needed a win to keep their hopes of winning a place in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon alive.
They made the perfect start as Abdou Traore gave them the lead inside two minutes, enough to settle the nerves that would have been prevalent in the side.
But Liberia never stopped trying and they pulled level just before the break as 20-year-old Theo Lewis Weeks netted to stun the home crowd.
Mali was ahead again soon after the break as Russian-based Dramane Traore scored in the 52nd minutes.
The game flowed from side to side, but in the end there were no more goals, and Mali could savor a precious victory.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, September 5, 2011, in Harare the Lone Star of Liberia was thrown-out from the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, when she was convincingly beaten by the Warriors of Zimbabwe.
The Roberto Landi’s boys were convincingly whipped 3-0.
Up to press time, the football house is yet to be reached for respond, when our reporter tried to contact the Secretariat of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) and the offices of the Director of Communication via mobile phones.
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