'A born leader' - Football salutes newly elected Liberia president George Weah By: Fiifi Tanko Almaestro 27th December 2017 Share: George Weah Ex-Liberia international George Weah has been elected as the 25th President of Liberia after securing 12 of the 15 counties in the country. The three-time African Footballer of the Year and the first African player to win the Ballon d'Or defeated Joseph Boakai and will now succeed the first elected female president in Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. And the football world joined the former Chelsea, AC Milan, PSG, Monaco, Manchester City and Marseille forward in the celebration by taking to Twitter to congratulate him on his victory at the polls. ">https://twitter.com/MutiuAdepoju8/status/945989908086312960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@MutiuAdepoju8) December 27, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/GeorgeWeahOff/status/945772012680687616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 26, 2017 — (@GeorgeWeahOff) December 26, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/945938889897848832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@CAF_Online) December 27, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/YidahSven/status/945951799256653824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@YidahSven) December 27, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/ThisIsNUHU_/status/945951635985108992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@ThisIsNUHU_) December 27, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/Omojuwa/status/945920687914536960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@Omojuwa) December 27, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/ASAMOAH_GYAN3/status/945637341519142914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 26, 2017 — (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) December 26, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/OssifyMedia/status/945950143202947073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@OssifyMedia) December 27, 2017 "> ">https://twitter.com/RogueAcademic_/status/945949566670647296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> December 27, 2017 — (@RogueAcademic_) December 27, 2017 "> Share: Visit The Ghana Guardian News to comment on this article News Politics Sports Business Entertainment African News Opinion Technology World Games