place_of_birth varmah kpoto
The FIFA World Player ___MASK36___ the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport ' s governing body , FIFA , since 1991 . Originally an honour bestowed on the world ' s best male player , it was awarded to both sexes from 2001 , and from 2010 presented exclusively to the best female player . Coaches and captains ___MASK36___ international teams and media representatives selected the player they deem to have performed the best in the previous calendar year . Varmah Kpoto ( born 28 January 1978 ) is an Liberian footballer ( defender ) playing currently for FCAK . He is also a member ___MASK36___ the Liberia national football team . West ___MASK91___ , also called Western ___MASK91___ and the West ___MASK36___ ___MASK91___ , is the westernmost subregion ___MASK36___ ___MASK91___ . West ___MASK91___ has been defined as including 18 countries : Benin , Burkina Faso , the island nation ___MASK36___ Cape Verde , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea - Bissau , Ivory Coast , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , the island ___MASK36___ Saint Helena , Senegal , Sierra Leone , São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo . The ___MASK45___ national football team , nicknamed the " Lone Stars ", is the national association football team ___MASK36___ ___MASK45___ and is controlled by the ___MASK45___ Football Association . Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player ___MASK36___ the Year , George Weah , they have never reached the World Cup finals . Weah has been a patron ___MASK36___ the Liberian team ; not only has he played for and coached the side , but he also sponsored the team with his own money . ___MASK90___ , officially the ___MASK93___ ___MASK36___ ___MASK90___ , is a country on the West coast ___MASK36___ Africa . Formerly known as French ___MASK90___ , the modern country is sometimes referred to as ___MASK90___ - Conakry in order to distinguish it from other parts ___MASK36___ the wider region ___MASK36___ the same name , such as ___MASK90___ - Bissau and Equatorial ___MASK90___ . ___MASK90___ has a population ___MASK36___ 10 . 5 million and an area ___MASK36___ . Latin ( Latin : ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch ___MASK36___ the Indo - European languages . The Latin alphabet is derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets . ___MASK88___ is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia . Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado , ___MASK88___ had a population of 1 , 010 , 970 as of the 2008 census . With 29 % of the total population of Liberia , ___MASK88___ is the country ' s most populous city . From January 7 , 1822 until the Liberian Declaration of Independence from the American Colonization Society on July 26 , 1847 some 3 , 198 ex - Caribbean slaves settlers from the Lesser Antilles , who had escaped from their slaveholder or were born free , left the Caribbean islands and came to Liberia with the help and support of the American Colonization Society and other establishment organizations . The ex - Caribbean slaves came to Liberia to live a better life , to be free , and to establish self - governance . The first ex - Caribbean slaves who came to Liberia were from Barbados ; some 500 to 1 , 000 ex - Caribbean slaves arrived in Liberia . The second group of settlers who came from the Caribbean islands were from Trinidad and Tobago ; they were some 345 ex - Caribbean slaves , followed by some 620 ex - Caribbean slaves from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Another group of settlers , some 350 ex - Caribbean slaves , came from Saint Kitts and Nevis . The last two groups of settlers from the Caribbean islands were some 483 from Grenada and some 400 from Saint Lucia . As job opportunities and development growth increased , the ex - Caribbean slaves moved through Grand Cape Mount , Bomi County , Montserrado , Margibi County and other regions of Liberia to seek jobs and other opportunities . Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams ___MASK36___ eleven players with a spherical ball . It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world ' s most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end . The object ___MASK36___ the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal . The ___MASK45___ Football Association is the governing body ___MASK36___ football in ___MASK45___ . Its offices are located at Antoinette Tubman Stadium in ___MASK88___ . ___MASK45___ , officially the ___MASK93___ ___MASK36___ ___MASK45___ , is a country on the West African coast . ___MASK45___ means " Land ___MASK36___ the Free " in Latin . It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its west , Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east . It covers an area ___MASK36___ and has a population ___MASK36___ 4 , 503 , 000 people . English is the official language and over 20 indigenous languages are spoken , representing the numerous tribes who make up more than 95 % ___MASK36___ the population . The country ' s capital and largest city is ___MASK88___ . ___MASK44___ or Côte d ' Ivoire , officially named the ___MASK93___ ___MASK36___ Côte d ' Ivoire , is a country located in West Africa . ___MASK44___ ' s political capital is Yamoussoukro , and its economic capital and largest city is the port city ___MASK36___ Abidjan . Its bordering countries are Guinea and Liberia in the west , Burkina Faso and Mali in the north , and Ghana in the east . The Gulf ___MASK36___ Guinea ( ___MASK29___ ) is located south ___MASK36___ ___MASK44___ . ___MASK86___ Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah ( born 1 October 1966 ) is a Liberian humanitarian , politician , and retired professional footballer who played as a striker . Regarded as one ___MASK36___ the greatest African players ___MASK36___ all time and as one ___MASK36___ the best forwards ___MASK36___ his generation , in 1995 he was named FIFA World Player ___MASK36___ the Year and won the Ballon d ' Or , becoming the first African player to win these awards . In 1989 , 1994 and 1995 he was named the African Footballer ___MASK36___ the Year , and in 1996 , he was named African Player ___MASK36___ the Century . Known for his acceleration and dribbling ability in addition to his finishing , Weah was described by FIFA as " the precursor ___MASK36___ the multi - functional strikers ___MASK36___ today ". In 2004 , he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list ___MASK36___ the world ' s greatest living players . ___MASK94___ , officially the ___MASK93___ ___MASK36___ ___MASK94___ , is a country in West Africa . It is bordered by Guinea on the north , Liberia in the south - east , and the ___MASK29___ in the south - west . ___MASK94___ has a tropical climate , with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests . ___MASK94___ has a total area ___MASK36___ and a population ___MASK36___ 7 , 075 , 641 ( based on 2015 national census ).