Mr. Weah himself came from poverty. During his teenage years in the 1980s, he shared a bedroom with 10 other boys in West Point, Monrovia’s largest slum. Support for him in West Point is evident in a painting of the former soccer star, bespectacled and solemn looking, that hangs outside a corner shop. West Point has long been a political stronghold for Mr. Weah. Like his predecessor, Mr. Weah has vowed to fight corruption.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2018 22:18 UTC