The Chief Patron of Sports, George Weah, has officially dedicated a modern electronic basketball scoreboard at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Complex Basketball Gymnasium.
The gesture was donated by the Great Ball Players from the United States of America valued at US$ 8,000.
Speaking at the dedicatory ceremony President Weah hailed the American based organization for helping to transform the game from analogue to digital.
The Liberian leader said he hopes that with the modern electronic scoreboard now at the Samuel Kanyan Doe Sports Stadium gymnasium, it will help improve the game.
‘With the new and modern electronic scoreboard, the score will no longer be temper with, it be transparent and accountability will be the order of the day,” he added.
According to the Chief Patron of Sports, unlike before, his administration is improving the game with major infrastructure boost naming the Invincible Sports Park, the PHP Sports Facility that is under construction among others.
He encouraged the young talents to make maximum use of the various sporting facility in order to help improve their game.
“With the facility we have now including our raw talents, I am sure, NBA will not be more than us,” he noted.
The Liberian leader at the same time acknowledge the hard and transformative work been done by the Minister of Youth and Sports, D. Zeogar Wilson.
“When I appointed you, people said you will not make it but I am glad that you have made us proud and there is great improvement in the sector,” President Weah hailed Minister Wilson.
Also speaking at the program, Youth and Sports Minister D. Zeogar Wilson who appreciated Great Ball Players for their contribution to the sector.
He informed the gathering that the donation of the modern electronic scoreboard came as a result of regular and constructive engagements the Government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports made to the donor over the period and he is glad that such engagement has now yielded fruitful results.
Minister Wilson who termed the gesture as time especially in preparation of the new basketball league season also urged the technicians to take good care of the equipment.
Meanwhile, the donor represented by Jonathan Harvey said their gesture is among other things meant to help improve the game.
“It is time we help improve the game especially with the rich talents we have,” he further indicated.
Mr. Harvey stated that the Great Ball Players dominantly basketballers based in the United States of America feel passionate to give back to the sector.
