Former Chelsea And Man City Star Weah Wins Liberian Presidential Run Off With 61% Of The Vote

Footballer George Weah has won the Liberian presidential run off with 61% of the vote.

Unofficial partial results announced on local radio stations all showed Mr Weah in the lead on Wednesday.

Mr Weah, the only African ever to be named Fifa World Player of the Year, lost to Ms Johnson Sirleaf in a 2005 election as a political novice after a football career that took him to both Chelsea and Manchester City.

He has served in Liberia’s senate since 2015.