Danesious Marteh, a sports' reporter with privately-owned Frontpage Africa newspaper was on September 2, 2010 assaulted by three foreign-based players of the national soccer team for photographing them.

The players, Dioh Williams, Francis Grand-pa Doe and Dulee Johnson manhandled Marteh and destroyed his digital camera.

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)'s correspondent in Liberia reported that the incident occurred after the three were expelled from the national team for alleged acts of indisciple.

The correspondent said the authorities had announced the expulsion of Williams, Doe and Johnson during a press conference at the SKD Sports Complex in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, where they were present.

Marteh approached the players to photograph them and to get their reaction, but they pounced on him when and assaulted him .

Eyewitnesses who confirmed the incident said Dioh Williams poured water on the journalist.