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Wenger in Liberia to receive country’s top honour from Weah

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Frenchman Arsene Wenger has arrived Liberia ahead of being awarded the country’s highest honour by president George Weah.

The former Arsenal coach, who ended his 22-year union with Arsenal at the end of last season, arrived the Roberts International Airport on Wednesday.

Weah was signed by Wenger to Monaco in 1988- a move that kick-started his rise in professional football which saw him become the first and only African player to win the World Player of the Year, in 1995.

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After leaving football in 2003, Weah went into politics and was successful in his run as president of his country, winning the election by a landslide in January.

Wenger is set to be inducted into the country’s Order of Distinction as the Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption for his contributions to sports in Africa.

The award ceremony will take place in Monrovia – Liberia’s capital – on Friday

 

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