Liberia's Weah back on the pitch after candidacy announcement

[WorldNews]

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Two days after announcing a fresh bid to become president of Liberia, ex-football star George Weah sits munching a donut on the concrete steps of a suburban football pitch, barefoot and joking with his friends. "He's a local boy, came from here," says spectator Wilson Toba, looking on as the six-foot (1.84-metre) Weah begins his warm-up, catching the attention of skinny boys leaning on the walls of the stand. Many Liberians still idolise Weah, 49, who announced his intention on Thursday to contest an election to replace President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next year.

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