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A total of $68m was effectively stolen from the Cameroonian people over the course of 2021, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

Image caption: Tim Weah celebrated scoring the goal against Wales on Monday

Weah junior's presence on the US team and his goal for his side against Wales has got Liberians commenting on social media referencing his father's home roots of the football-loving south-eastern Kru ethnic group of Liberia. Abraham Darius Dillion, an outspoken opposition senator from the Liberty Party, said on a morning radio programme on Tuesday that this is one time where the phrase, “Like father, like son”, can apply. “I give this one to George Weah.”

Lewis Konoe who works for the government's fishing agency says he was among “millions in the world that shouted so loudly when he [Weah] scored... Liberia is proud and the world is watching.

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