[Mhiz Rebecca]

Arsene Wenger, Former Arsenal manager will be
elaborately received in Liberia, as he will be award with
the highest award in the west African country.
The honour is not unconnected to the efforts made by
the Manager in the successful football career
of President George Weah .
The government added on Monday that Claude Le Roy ,
another coach who was instrumental to the
development of the Weah football career would also be
receiving the country’s highest honour.
“They will be honoured by the government of Liberia
on August 24, National Flag Day for their role in
President George Weah’s footballing career,” a
spokesman said.
“Both coaches will be awarded the honour at an
investiture ceremony in Monrovia.”
It was Wenger who took Weah from Africa in 1988 to
play for Ligue 1 side Monaco after a tip off from his
compatriot Le Roy who first saw Weah playing in
Cameroon.
In 1995 he was awarded World Footballer of the Year
and won the Ballon d’Or, still the only African to win
either award.