Liberia: River Gee County Wins County Meet for the First Time

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The River Gee County football team has won its first National County Sports Meet Trophy since the establishment of the county in 2000.

Monrovia — Considered as underdogs in the special edition of the 2023/2024 National County Sports Meet, the boys from Fish Town surprised many by reaching the final and defeating the experienced and most cheered team, Lofa County. River Gee, after a tough 90-plus extra 30 minutes, pulled their hearts out to beat Lofa 4-1 to lift the title.

It was an end-to-end encounter as both teams attacked and defended well. The match had to be determined from the penalty spot after the extra 30 minutes, and the boys from the southeast converted four of their penalties while Lofa missed two out of five shootouts, as jubilant fans could not stop celebrating inside the stands.

"My mission is accomplished, and I am so happy to be a part of this landmark history-making event," said Daniel Sasley. In the kickball grand final, Rivercess County girls narrowly defeated Nimba County in a competitive and classical kickball penalty shootout to be crowned the 2023/2024 kickball champions. The Rivercess girls won the match on a higher advantage in the shootout after the regular seven innings ended 2-2 in home runs.

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