By S. Siapha Mulbah
This year’s County Meet struck Nimba County hard in the quarterfinals as their both Boys and Girls’ teams faced defeat on the same day at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville City.
Sunday January 26, 2025 was a sad day for the people of the nation’s second most populated county seeing them in huge attendance around the stadium witnessing their teams lost in the two major sports-kickball and soccer.
The girls lost after five kickball innings to Grand Gedeh County with five home runs less than the Gedians seven total home runs. Despite starting with a lead against the girls from Grand Gedeh in thrilling kickball encounter that afternoon, they could not keep the smiles on the faces of their fans because the girls in green from the south east came from behind to take the day.
Coming from this early lost in the kickball match, Nimba boys’ team were up later Sunday evening in action to revenge for their girls when they played Margibi County in the football quarterfinals.
The match that was heavily cheered by Nimbaians and a mixed of other counties supporters saw Margibi County raising the curtains in 39th –minute from the strike of H. Dan Weah.
With a very short time to celebrate, Margibi County could not believe how the Nimba boys attack drove through the left wing of their defense to get Josiah Cea getting the equalizer just before the halftime whistle was blown.
The two first half goals from both teams settle the scoreline for the match which took them directly to a post-match shoot out as provided for by the quarterfinal rules of the competition.
At the end of it all, Nimba had her first three players in the penalty kick session missing their chances. The drama of the many missed kicks in Nimba squad caused them the lost on 3-2 score line to Margibi.
The exit of the competition highest winner completed the semifinal rounds and set a fixture for Margibi to meet Lofa while Maryland and Grand Gedeh will go against each other.
Nimba Boys And Girls kicked Out Together
