Former Soccer Star Weah Wins Liberian Presidential Runoff

More stories by Festus Poquie December 29, 2017, 6:32 AM GMT+1 Retired soccer star George Weah became Liberia’s president, winning a clear majority from voters in the West African nation. The 1995 world player of the year got 61.5 percent of votes in the second round that took place Tuesday, National Elections Committee Chairman Jerome …