19/08/2026
Senior Female Professional Football Club President Emmett Glassco send open message to Liberia Football Association
OPEN LETTER TO THE LIBERIA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION ON THE US$800,000 FIFA TELEVISION RIGHTS FUNDS
Subject: Demand for Accountability, Transparency and Response Regarding the US$800,000 FIFA Television Rights Funds
To the Leadership of the Liberia Football Association (LFA),
I am once again compelled to raise the issue of the US$800,000 reportedly received by the Liberia Football Association as television rights-related funds, particularly because my previous communication to the LFA concerning these funds has, up to this date, received no response whatsoever.
This silence is deeply concerning.
I did not write the LFA to create unnecessary controversy. I wrote because the funds in question involve football stakeholders and, more importantly, the principles of transparency, accountability and good governance that should govern the administration of Liberian football.
The questions remain unanswered
The fundamental question is simple:
How was the US$800,000 received, budgeted, approved and ultimately expended by the LFA?
If these funds were not included in the budget presented to and approved by Congress, then the football community deserves to know under what authority the Executive Committee proceeded to spend the money.
Congress is not merely a ceremonial gathering. It is the supreme decision making body of the Association within the limits established by the LFA Statutes. Financial decisions involving substantial funds belonging to football should therefore be handled in accordance with the statutes, approved procedures and principles of accountability.
If there was a legitimate statutory basis for receiving and expending these funds without prior Congress approval, then the LFA should simply explain that basis to the stakeholders.
Why has the LFA not responded to my communication?
That is the question I am asking today.
I wrote the Association formally concerning this matter. Up to now, I have received no substantive response explaining where the money came from, how it was accounted for, what it was spent on, who authorized the expenditure, and whether Congress was informed or subsequently asked to ratify the expenditure.
Silence cannot replace accountability.
This is not a personal attack
Let me make this absolutely clear: asking questions about football finances is not an attack on the LFA. It is part of the responsibility of football stakeholders to demand transparency from the institution entrusted with managing the affairs of Liberian football.
The LFA belongs to its members and stakeholders. Therefore, when a significant amount of money is received and expended, those stakeholders have a legitimate interest in knowing how their resources were managed.
The issue is even more important when the money was allegedly not part of the budget presented to Congress for approval.
If the expenditure was properly authorized, let the LFA provide the documentation.
If Congress approval was not required, let the LFA explain the statutory provision that permitted the Executive Committee to act.
If the funds were subsequently reported to Congress, let the Association provide the relevant report or minutes.
There should be nothing controversial about answering legitimate questions about public football finances.
My previous communication deserves a response
I therefore remind the LFA leadership that I have already communicated with the Association on this matter.
The fact that there has been no response does not make the issue disappear.
Instead, the continued silence creates even more questions.
Was my communication received?
If it was received, why has the LFA failed to respond?
Was the matter referred to the Finance Committee, Internal Auditor, Executive Committee or another body?
Has a financial report been prepared concerning the US$800,000?
Were the funds incorporated into the Association's financial records?
Were the expenditures approved by the competent authority?
These are reasonable questions, and I believe the LFA has a responsibility to answer them.
Accountability must apply to everyone
The LFA cannot demand accountability from clubs, players and other stakeholders while refusing to provide accountability concerning its own financial affairs.
Good governance requires transparency regardless of who is in office.
Today it may be US$800,000. Tomorrow it could be another substantial amount of money. If stakeholders remain silent whenever questions are raised, we risk creating a culture where financial decisions are made without adequate scrutiny.
That is not the kind of football administration Liberia deserves.
I am therefore respectfully but firmly calling on the LFA Executive Committee to respond to my previous communication and provide a clear explanation regarding the US$800,000 television rights funds.
I am also calling for the relevant financial documentation to be made available to the appropriate football stakeholders, including information showing:
The date and source of receipt of the US$800,000.
The purpose for which the funds were provided.
The account into which the funds were deposited.
The budgetary treatment of the funds.
The authority under which the funds were expended.
A detailed breakdown of how the money was spent.
Whether Congress was informed or gave approval/ratification.
Any financial report or audit relating to the funds.
The LFA must answer the football community
I am not asking these questions because I want confrontation with the LFA leadership.
I am asking because Liberian football deserves transparency.
The LFA leadership has a duty to protect the credibility and integrity of the institution. Responding to legitimate financial questions should therefore be viewed as an opportunity to demonstrate transparency not as an attack.
My previous communication remains unanswered.
So today I ask again:
Why has the LFA not responded to my communication concerning the US$800,000?
Where is the money?
How was it spent?
Who authorized the expenditure?
And under what provision of the LFA Statutes was the expenditure made without prior Congress approval, if indeed Congress approval was not obtained?
The football community deserves answers.
Silence is not accountability. Transparency is not optional. And the money belonging to Liberian football must be accounted for.
I respectfully await the LFA's response.
Emmett Stages Glassco
Football Stakeholder
