As District 2 Representative-Elect, Steve Tequah Donates Over $US 800.00 Sporting Materials
By Jerome C. Willie, Jr., boyzwill26@gmail.com
With just days or month to the kick-off of the nation’s most watched sporting festival the National County Sports Meet the sports steering committee of Riverces County has received a huge boost ahead of next month’s tournament.
The Riverces County Sports Steering Committee on Wednesday, 22 November received several sporting materials from incoming District #2 Rep. Steve Tequah.
Making the presentation in Monrovia on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, the Representative-Elect of District 2, Rivercess County Tequah said that gesture is meant to get the county adequately prepare for such prestigious tournament the National County Sports Meet.
“Though I have not certificated by NEC but I sees it prudent to present to these Items onbehalf of the people of District 2 and in my own name as representative- elect of such District,” said Mr. Tequah.
Receiving the items on behalf of the sports steering committee of Riverces County Chairman Oral Willie thanked the Representative-Elect for such gesture on behalf of the Chief Patron Of Sports of Riverces County Superintendent J. Bismarck Kebiah and the steering committee.
“Let me assure you that such gesture will be use for the intended purpose and moreover we can guarantee you that this year’s edition of the National County Sports Meet Riverces County will the Championship” said Chairman Willie.
Items donated include sixteen (16) pieces of Football, Four (4) sets of Bibs, Two (2) pieces of Whistles four (4) captain armbands and one (1) pair of Goalkeeper gloves.
This year’s edition of the National County Sports Meet is expected to kick-start on December 16 as scheduled with Rivergee County being the official host of this year’s edition.
River Cess County is paired in Group C with host Nimba, Bong and Grand Kru counties.
As of recent Riverces County kickball and football team has been a contender for the championship in the last previous editions.
In last year edition the kickball and football team advances to the knockout stage of the tournament with host Grand Bassa County but suffers defeat to Nimba County at the SKD Sports Complex in Monrovia’s Paynesville suburb in both categories.
Rivercess County has been to two finals of the tournament which they begin the third county in the football category to qualify to a final two times in a row. Rivercess defeated Grand Gedeh 2-0 in 2007 to clinch the first ever County Meet trophy.
And in the second final they fell short to Bong County, as Bong County defeated Riverces County 4-3 to clinch the 2008 edition of the National County Sports Meet.
Lofa and Nimba Counties are the defending champions of the kickball and football category of the National County Sports Meet.