FIFA Needs At Least US$300,000 From Liberia
Friday, August 28, 2009
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), is again reminding the Government of Liberia and Liberian Football Association (LFA) of the reserved US$400,000 for the Goal Project, and that it is awaiting the rest of the funding needed to jumpstart the project.
Sampon J. Kablan, FIFA’s Development Officer for West Africa, divulged that FIFA has allocated US$400,000 and has in its possession the necessary documents for Liberia’s second Goal Project, to construct a modern multi-purpose technical center, in Careysburg, Montserrado County.
Kablan told journalists on Monday, August 24, during a press conference in Monrovia that at least US$300,000 is needed from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the LFA by FIFA to jumpstart the technical service for the benefit of the Liberian youth.
“FIFA has US$400,000 for the construction of a technical center in Liberia, which is small, and is expecting the remaining US$300,000 from the FA or the Government of Liberia to begin the construction of the technical center for the good of the youth of Liberia,” stated.
Documents in possession of Daily Observer Sports from a local architect and engineering firm, Design Group Inc., contracted by the LFA to do the technical analysis of the project, put the cost of the project at US$904, 889.60.
According to the summary of the proposed financial plan for FIFA Goal Project Two, also in the possession of this paper, the plan is categorized into eight components.
The soccer field is estimated at US$50,000; the multi-use building at US$148,290; the cafeteria at US$150,800 and two dormitories (male & female) at US$250,000.
The other components are a clinic estimated at US$20,000; coach’s residence US$38, 070; site clearing and landscaping at US$10,000 and the gymnasium at US$45,000.00.
The sub-topic of these items stand at US$712,160.
Sixty percent of the subtotal, which is US$42,729.60, is allocated as the Architect’s fee, while the furniture for the complex is put at US$150,000, for a grand total of US$904,889.60.
Meanwhile, some football pundits are calling on the government to help finance the National Technical Center for the betterment of the youth, which may also be named after President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as was the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex.
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