Nigeria/Liberia: Calabar Cracker - Liberia Can't Secure Release of Man City Striker

30 September 2012

THE hope of Liberia's Lone Star launching the Manchester City striker Alex Nimely in the crunch duel against the Super Eagles on October 13, in the final round, second leg clash of the 2013 AFCON qualifier in Calabar hit the rocks Friday as the Liberian FA was unable to establish contact with the youngster's club.

According to a Liberian local Newspaper, Independent Eye News Friday, "the Liberian Adebayor", Nimely was quoted as saying, "up till now, there has been no progress with respect to the Liberia Football Association (LFA) informing my club on the need to have me feature for the country and even informing FIFA via a written communication on the issue of going through the process to enable me play the Nigeria match".

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