African
football legend, George Weah, has been confirmed the winner of Liberia’s
presidential election.
According to
Reuters, the National Elections Commission announced him as winner of the
country’s run-off election on Thursday.
Weah beat
the country’s vice president, Joseph Boakai.
The
commission said with 98.1% of ballots cast, Weah garnered 61.5 percent of the
total votes while Boakai got 38.5 percent.
Weah becomes
the 25th President of Liberia.
The
ex-Liberian international played for Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Chelsea and
Manchester City and later returned to France with Marseille.
He is the
only African to win the coveted Ballon d’Or.
Weah also
won the UEFA Champions League Top Scorer award, Coupe de France, Ligue1, Coupe
de la Ligue, Serie A title, English FA Cup among others.
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