{"id":20745,"date":"2025-12-09T13:13:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/liberias-para-footballers-return-home-heroes-after-west-african-games\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:31:59","slug":"liberias-para-footballers-return-home-heroes-after-west-african-games","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/liberias-para-footballers-return-home-heroes-after-west-african-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberia\u2019s para-footballers return home heroes after West African games \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liberia\u2019s para-athletes have received a hero\u2019s welcome after the Liberia Amputee National Team secured a silver medal at the maiden West African Para Games in Nigeria, marking a proud moment for the country\u2019s growing para-sport community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s amputee football team reached the final after a string of determined performances but fell just short of the title, losing 1\u20130 to hosts Nigeria in a hard-fought contest. Although the Liberians missed out on gold, their resilience and disciplined play won admiration across the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the tournament, the team demonstrated that disability does not limit ability, advancing through the stages with tactical organisation, persistence and a strong sense of national pride. Their run to the final underscored Liberia\u2019s rising presence in West African para-sport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Richard Duo, Vice-President for Administration at the Amputee Football and Sports Association of Liberia, was among the first to praise the squad, calling their silver-medal finish a historic milestone for the country and a source of inspiration for young para-athletes nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20746,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-20745","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Liberia\u2019s para-athletes have received a hero\u2019s welcome after the Liberia Amputee National Team secured a silver medal","published_date":"2025-12-09 15:11:45","news_description":"Liberia\u2019s para-athletes have received a hero\u2019s welcome after the Liberia Amputee National Team secured a silver medal","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/20745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/20745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24677,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/20745\/revisions\/24677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=20745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}