Liberia, April 9 -- Monrovia-A high-stakes ruling by the Civil Law Court has ignited a governance storm within the Liberia Football Association, after declaring Cassell Anthony Kouh eligible to contest its presidency, despite LFA outlining a standing provisions that bar individuals with criminal convictions from seeking the federation's top office.

By Willie N. Tokpah

The decision, delivered on April 9, by Judge Peter W. Gbeneweleh, effectively strikes at the heart of Article 45.4 of the LFA's 2018 statutes, which disqualifies any aspirant "found guilty of a criminal offense."Although the court declined to declare the provision unconstitutional, its affirmation of Kouh's right to contest places the LFA in a difficult position, caught be...