Liberia national football team

The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, represents Liberia in men's international football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, its football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations just twice—in 1996 and 2002. It is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Liberia

Nickname(s)	Lone Star
Association	Liberia Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Peter Butler
Captain	William Jebor
Most caps	Joe Nagbe (77)
Top scorer	George Weah (18)
Home stadium	National Complex
FIFA code	LBR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	152 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest	66 (July 2001)
Lowest	164 (October–November 2010)
First international
Ivory Coast 0–2 Liberia (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; unknown date 1954)
Biggest win
Liberia 5–0 Djibouti  (Monrovia, Liberia; March 29, 2016)
Biggest defeat
Ghana 6–0 Liberia (Ghana; April 6, 1975)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 1996)
Best result	Group stage, 1996 and 2002

Achievements

West African Nations Cup :

• 1 Time Runners-up

CEDEAO Cup :

• 1 Time Runners-up

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1978	Did not enter									Did not enter
1982	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	0	1
1986										2	0	0	2	0	4
1990										8	3	3	2	4	3
1994	Withdrew during qualifying									Withdrew during qualifying
1998	Did not qualify									8	2	1	5	7	12
2002										10	6	1	3	11	2
2006										12	2	1	9	6	29
2010										6	0	3	3	4	12
2014										6	1	1	4	3	9
2018										4	1	1	2	4	6
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–		58	15	12	31	39	78

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Not affiliated to CAF
1959
1962
1963	Did not enter
1965
1968	Did not qualify
1970	Did not enter
1972
1974
1976	Did not qualify
1978	Did not enter
1980
1982	Did not qualify
1984	Withdrew
1986	Did not qualify
1988
1990
1992	Withdrew
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Round 1	13th	2	1	0	1	2	3
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002	Round 1	9th	3	0	2	1	3	4
2004	Did not qualify
2006
2008
2010
2012
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023	To be determined
2025
Total	Group stage	2/33	5	1	2	2	5	7

Head coaches

Date appointed		Manager name
01/11/2013	2017	James Debbah
13/02/2013	01/11/2013	Frank Jericho Nagbe
08/05/2012	29/12/2012	Kaetu Smith
18/02/2012	08/05/2012	Thomas Kojo (interim)
14/03/2011	18/02/2012	Roberto Landi
08/06/2010	14/03/2011	Bertalan Bicskei
27/02/2008	02/03/2009	Antoine Hey
12/07/2006	26/02/2008	Frank Jericho Nagbe
10/02/2006	11/07/2006	Shawky Hussein Mohmoud
05/11/2004	09/02/2006	Joseph Sayon
08/08/2002	04/11/2004	Kadalah Kromah
14/07/2000	07/08/2002	Philippe Redon

Results and fixtures

2019

November 7 Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Liberia	Alexandria, Egypt
		Report		Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium

Current squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match against Egypt on November 7, 2019.

Caps and Goals (official FIFA-recognized matches only) updated as of November 8, 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	GK	Tommy Songo	April 20, 1995	13	0	LISCR FC
23	GK	Ashley Williams	October 30, 2000	10	0	LISCR FC
3	DF	Alvin Maccornell	January 13, 2000	16	0	LISCR FC
5	DF	Jeremy Saygbe	June 1, 2001	6	0	LISCR FC
11	DF	Ben Benaiah	December 6, 1992	2	0	Nimba United
12	DF	Gasimu Kouyateh	May 7, 1999	6	0	LISCR FC
2	MF	Edward Ledlum	June 15, 1999	5	0	LISCR FC
6	MF	Armah Vaikainah	June 17, 1995	4	0	LISCR FC
7	MF	Sam Jackson	October 13, 1998	4	0	LISCR FC
13	MF	Varney Sando	May 27, 1995	1	0	LPRC Oilers
15	MF	Benjamin Doe	June 23, 1999	1	0	LISCR FC
17	MF	Marlon Harrison	September 19, 1998	1	0	LISCR FC
18	MF	Marvin Blapoh	January 15, 1998	3	0	Monrovia Club Breweries
9	FW	Augustine Otu	April 8, 1998	2	0	LPRC Oilers
10	FW	Christopher Jackson	October 25, 1996	9	3	LISCR FC

Records

Most capped players As of 7 November 2019[2] Players in bold are still active, at least at club level. # Name Career Caps Goals Notes 1 Joe Nagbe 1986–2011 77 0 [lower-alpha 1] 2 George Weah 1986–2018 75 18 [lower-alpha 2] 3 Kelvin Sebwe 1988–2008 62 10 4 James Debbah 1986–2018 58 13 [lower-alpha 3] 5 George Gebro 1997–2012 48 1 6 Anthony Laffor 2004–2018 46 5 7 Teah Dennis Jr. 2011–2019 44 1 8 Varmah Kpoto 1997–2008 40 1 9 Fallah Johnson 1995–2004 37 0 Zizi Roberts 1995–2003 37 9

Top goalscorers As of 7 November 2019[2] Players in bold are still active, at least at club level. # Name Career Goals Caps Average Notes 1 George Weah 1986–2018 18 75 0.24 [lower-alpha 2] 2 James Debbah 1986–2018 13 58 0.22 [lower-alpha 1] 3 William Jebor 2011–2019 12 18 0.67 4 Kelvin Sebwe 1988–2008 10 62 0.16 5 Zizi Roberts 1995–2003 9 37 0.24 6 Oliver Makor 1995–2008 8 32 0.25 7 Prince Daye 1996–2004 7 25 0.28 Jonathan Sogbie 1988–1998 7 27 0.26 9 Zah Krangar 2006–2017 6 35 0.17 10 Isaac Tondo 2000–2005 5 22 0.23 Francis Doe 2004–2016 5 22 0.23 Dioh Williams 2004–2016 5 24 0.21 Anthony Laffor 2004–2018 5 46 0.11

Notes

1. Nagbe retired from international duty in 2001 but later played two farewell matches in 2011.
2. Weah retired from international duty in 2002 but later played a farewell match in 2018.
3. Debbah retired from international duty in 2004 but later played a farewell match in 2018.

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
2. Mamrud, Roberto. "Liberia - Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links

• Official Website
• Liberia at FIFA.com
• Liberian-Soccer.com fan site
• Liberia national football team