George Weah

George Weah
25th President of Liberia
In office
22 January 2018 – 22 January 2024
Vice PresidentJewel Taylor
Preceded byEllen Johnson Sirleaf
Succeeded byJoseph Boakai
Liberia Senator for Montserrado County
In office
14 January 2015 – 22 January 2018
Preceded byJoyce Musu Freeman-Sumo
Personal details
Born
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong
Ousman Weah

(1966-10-01) 1 October 1966 (age 58)[1]
Monrovia, Liberia
Political partyCongress for Democratic Change
Children3, including George and Timothy
RelativesChristopher Wreh (Cousin)
Alma materParkwood University
DeVry University

Association football career
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1981–1984 Young Survivors Claratown
1984–1985 Bongrange Company
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Mighty Barrolle 10 (7)
1986–1987 Invincible Eleven 23 (400)
1987 Africa Sports 2 (1)
1987–1988 Tonnerre Yaoundé 18 (14)
1988–1992 Monaco 103 (47)
1992–1995 Paris Saint-Germain 96 (32)
1995–2000 Milan 114 (46)
2000Chelsea (loan) 11 (3)
2000 Manchester City 7 (1)
2000–2001 Marseille 19 (5)
2001–2003 Al Jazira 8 (13)
Total 411 (193)
National team
1986-2002 Liberia 75 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966)[1] is a Liberian politician and retired footballer. He was the 25th President of Liberia from 2018 until 2024. He was elected president during the 2017 general election in December 2017. He has played for Liberia national team.

In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was named the African Footballer of the Year, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century.

After his football career with his high popularity, he ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting. In the 2011 election, he ran for vice president on Winston Tubman's ticket. Running as a Congress for Democratic Change candidate, Weah was elected to the Senate in 2014.

Weah won the presidency while a candidate for President of Liberia in the 2017 general election against Vice President Joseph Boakai.[2][3] He lost his re-election bid to Joseph Boakai, in an election re-match.[4]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA Magazine – An idol for African footballers". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2006.
  2. Liberia’s election threatens its fragile stability Financial Times, 8 April 2016
  3. "Weah maintains lead in Liberia election's early results". ABC News.
  4. Mehnpaine, Tina S. "Liberia Election: Joseph Boakai Emerges as President-Elect". www.liberianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

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