African societies is blessed with many people who have excelled in their various fields of endeavour. Their talents and skills have, in America, Europe, Asia etc. They have also used such skills to acquire stupendous wealth for themselves and bring development to their respective countries.
George Weah, the current President of Liberia is a typical example of this. He was seen by many as the most skillful footballer to have come out of Africa, during his playing days. This talent once fetched him the FIFA World Footballer of the year, a feat that made him the first black man to win the prestigious award.
President George Oppong Weah, hitherto practised Islamic religion for ten years before converting to the faith of Christianity. As a Christian, the former prolific striker and former world footballer of the year currently practices protestanism as his faith, thereby making him a bona fide protestant.
President George Oppong Weah of Liberia started his footballing career in his native country before exporting his soccer skills to Europe as a professional football star player.
Reports have it that Arsene Wenger, the former Manager of Arsenal FC discovered the footballing talent of the current Liberian President and invited him to Europe and signed him for Monaco FC in 1988. That was the beginning of his sojourn in European countries where he spent about 14 years playing as a professional footballer.
President George Oppong Weah played professional football in England, France and Italy before he hung his boot and delved into politics in his native country of Liberia. Aside winning the prestigious award of the FIFA world footballer of the year, President George Oppong Weahalso won the Ballon d’Or award, thereby becoming the first and only African to win the two prestigious awards to date.