IPNEWS: Last month the confederation of African Football, slammed Liberia with a banned on playing home games to the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

CAF in a communication cited inconclusive playing patch, lightings, cameras system, among others.

The banned sparked controveries from Liberia’s football authorities claiming that the decision by CAF was unjust after it had earlier given Liberia confidence to keep playing at home whence construction works were still been prepared.

On the heels of all this, the World Governing Fottbal authority, FIFA, has announced an order for the government of Liberia, through the Liberian Football Association, (LFA), to pay former Liberian, Italian head-coach Roberto Landi

US$123,150 in arrears.

The release stated that FIFA ordered the Liberia Football Association (LFA) to pay US$123,150 to Italian coach Roberto Landi, who was sacked on 17 February 2012, by the government of Liberia under Nobel Laurent Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and now indicted Liberty Party Chairman, Musa H. Bility.

A ruling from FIFA disciplinary committee mandates the LFA to pay US$70,000 as outstanding salary plus a five-percent interest from 2 August 2012 until the effective date of the payment; US$3,150 as “dinner indemnity”, plus five percent interest from 2 August 2012 until the effective date of the payment and US$50,000 as compensation for the termination of contract, plus five-percent interest from 14 January 2014 until the effective date of the payment.

“The LFA has been granted a final deadline of 30 days as of 9 September to pay Landi.” The release emphasized.

FIFA in the release stated that it will impose a harsher punishment if the LFA fails to comply with its ruling pending a resubmission by Landi.

“The LFA has been fined 15,000 Swiss Francs (US$16,212.66), which must be paid within 30 days as of 9 September, for refusing to adhere to a previous ruling.” A notice on LFA website read.

The LFA further noted that it had paid Landi an arrear of US$20,000, which was part of US$62,390 paid to former coaches in February 2020, who were appointed during the regime of Musa Hassan Bility in 2014.

The released named the coaches as:James Salinsa Debbah, Thomas Kojo, Janjay Jacobs, Christopher Wreh, Oliver Makor, Joe Amstrong Nagbe, George Gebro, Varmah Kpoto and Jonah Sawiah.

Meanwhile LFA says the comprehensive arrear payments, which were also paid to the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), clubs and employees, were provided/approved by FIFA following an appeal made by the LFA as part of the sanctions imposed on it. Detail comes in shortly.

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