Liberia’s President Gives National Honor to His Old Coach, Arsene Wenger
- Former Arsenal coach Wenger signed Weah for Monaco in 1988
- Opposition says Wenger didn’t do anything for Liberia
Liberian President George Weah gives Liberia's top honor to Arsene Wenger during an official ceremony on Aug. 24, in Monrovia.
Photographer: Zoom Dosso/AFP via Getty Images
Liberian President George Weah bestowed the country’s highest honor on his ex-soccer coach, Arsene Wenger, even as the opposition said the former AS Monaco FC and Arsenal Football Club manager did little to deserve a national award.
Wenger, 68, was bequeathed the title of Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption for “his revolutionary role in the recruitment of the finest footballers,” according to the program of the ceremony that was held at a sports complex on the outskirts of the capital, Monrovia. He made an “enormous contribution to humanity, especially for the development of the youth of Africa.”