Monrovia, May 7 -- Grand Bassa County has filed an appeal with the Appeals Committee of the National County Sports Meet regarding the actions of the National Steering Committee of the County Meet, which fined the county $2,500 USD and suspended three of its football team officials.

The decision to fine and suspend officials of Grand Bassa was made following the premature end of the 2023-2024 National County Sports Meet third-place football match between Nimba and Grand Bassa on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The match ended prematurely after Grand Bassa players contested a penalty awarded to Nimba County.

Grand Bassa officials and players believed that the penalty was unfairly given against them and chose not to continue the match. At the time ...