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Musa Hassan Bility proposes a premier league in Liberia

By , based on The Liberian Investigator

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Former Liberia Football Association president Musa Hassan Bility is proposing that the National County Sports Meet be abolished and replaced by a national premier league. His plan includes an independent board and annual funding of one million dollars for each county team, according to The Liberian Investigator.

Musa Hassan Bility, former president of the Liberia Football Association and a lawmaker from Nimba County, is proposing that the National County Sports Meet be replaced by a national premier league. He presented the idea on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, during an interview on Prime FM radio, The Liberian Investigator reports.

His proposal includes an independent board and annual funding for county teams. Bility called the current annual competition a “disaster” and said the reform was part of his football development plan when he led the association.

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