President of Liberia George Weah

The position of Striker in the soccer field is one of those that guns for victory and guaranteeing a win for the team. Former soccer star and current President of Liberia George Weah has promised the people of Liberia change in their country and further economic redress. The former Chelsea, AC Milan and Manchester city striker has undertaken a dramatic career shift since hanging up his boots in 2003. The 51-year-old won the first round of the election process with 38.4 percent of the total votes cast - shy of the 50 per cent required to claim an outright victory.So today on the show we look at this former soccer star and his government.To help us unpack and discuss this further we are joined on the line by:1. Dennis Kadima Executive DirectorElectoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy 2. Itumeleng Makgetla Political Analyst Political Analysis South Africa