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Academy View: First International Football Tournament in Academy History

On Friday, October 27, Monrovia Football Academy will send 15 student-athletes, four staff members, and one pro bono videographer to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to participate in our first ever international tournament. This is a momentous occasion. For the first time in the Academy’s history, our student-athletes will test their ability against competition beyond Liberia.

The tournament has been organized by Ivoire Académie of Abidjan. It will run from Monday, October 30 to Sunday, November 5, and it will include football clubs and academies from six different West African countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.