Liberia: Lofa Sports Steering Committee Rejects Sanctions, Demands Probe Into Kickball Violence

Monrovia — Lofa County Sports Steering Committee has broken its silence, formally rejecting the heavy fines and multi-year suspensions recently imposed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) following a chaotic kickball encounter against Grand Cape Mount County.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the Committee termed the punitive measures “arbitrary” and “premature,” arguing that the sanctions were handed down without a full, independent, and impartial investigation into the root causes of the…