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Monrovia – Liberia’s first-ever representative at the Target USA CUP, LEAD-Monrovia Football Academy’s Under-15 female soccer team, has been crowned champions of the 35th edition of the annually hosted youth tourney, at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, the United States of America.
The Liberian side attained the fete on Saturday, 20 July, when it defeated Vardar United FC in the grand finale 7-6 in post-match penalties following a 2-2 draw at the end of regulation.
The match against the Michigan, USA-based Vardar United FC was breathtaking and emotional, according to former Liberian international goalkeeper Morris Brown, who was in attendance at most of the games played by the young Liberian female soccer squad in the week-long tournament.
The Liberian female soccer team was impressive; Liberia’s U-15 girls from the Monrovia Football Academy today won the finals of the Target USA Cup in Blaine, MN., former ace goalie of Liberia’s senior national male soccer team, the Lone Star, Brown told PUNCH FM/TV online service Saturday, adding, “congratulations girls. Liberians are proud of you.”
Following the Liberian side victory, on Saturday, Brown also wrote on his official Facebook page: “Triumph and jubilation today in Blaine, Minnesota, as Liberians celebrated with Monrovia Football Academy U-15 girls; Champions of the 2019 Target USA Cup.”
Target USA CUP with its distinct international presence, is the World’s greatest youth soccer experience, according to the organizers, who pride themselves on attracting teams from around the globe to provide a truly international experience.
This year’s version of the Target USA CUP had 1,152 teams from 22 U.S. states and 20 countries including Liberia participating, with a total of 50 championship games being played in multi-level divisions ranging from Under-9 through Under-19.
Liberia’s representative at the 2019 version of Target USA CUP, LEAD-Monrovia Football Academy’s Under-15 female soccer team Monrovia is the crown jewel of the nonprofit LEAD Africa that combines high-quality academics with athletic training in order to empower youth.
Accredited by the Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, Gender, and Finance, LEAD-Monrovia Football Academy opened in 2015 as Liberia’s first school to ever combine quality education with modern football training.
With a vision to produce Liberia’s next great doctors, business people, politicians, engineers, athletes, musicians, and whatever else may be the career choice of its students, LEAD-Monrovia Football Academy based in Konola, rural Liberia, provides underprivileged boys and girls with high-quality academic classes, modern football training, good nutrition, health-care, life skills, and pastoral care.
