Monrovia, January 1, 2017, - The excitement of achieving a sporting victory was joined on this occasion by emotion, respect and affection for Fidel's homeland. Thus, several members of the Liberia-Cuba Friendship Association, particularly graduates in Cuba, staged a friendly football match on the first day of 2017. Representing the Caribbean island, attended the activity the Cuban Charge d'Affaires Yordenis Despaigne Vera.
The players, including the President of the Association, David Papa Gayflor and Vice President Keseelee King Kanneh, both of them admirers of the Greater Antilles for "their resistance and solidarity," displayed posters made by themselves with messages that read "Viva the Cuban Revolution ","Long live the friendship between Liberia and Cuba "and" The Association of Friendship Liberia-Cuba hails the 58th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution ", among other messages of support and accompaniment to a people that has been an example of firmness, solidarity and dignity.