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George Weah awaiting Liberia election result as former AC Milan and Chelsea striker stands for president

Former AC Milan striker George Weah is awaiting the result of Liberia's election as he vies to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the country's president.

The 51-year-old is already a senator and is standing for the Congress for Democratic Change party. Despite some reports saying he has already won, the official result is due later on Thursday.

Weah is one of the frontrunners and told voters in his final campaign message before they went to the polls: 'We are one and together we must succeed in writing a new chapter in our country's glorious history.