The Chelsea Fan Club in Liberia over the weekend celebrated Chelsea Football Club’s victory against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League.
The fan club, which is headed a Veteran Liberian Journalist, Oricho Bobby Willie, paraded the principal streets of Monrovia promoting the image of Chelsea, their blue jersey and cap.
Speaking to newsmen at a local entertainment where fans of Chelsea were celebrating, the Vice Chairman of the Chelsea Fan Club, Prince Parker, said the club is intended to create awareness and the promotion of the team in Liberia.
Parker noted that many young Liberians love Chelsea, and organizing an official fan club will go a long way in enhancing good sportsmanship among fans of European clubs in the country.
He maintained that the Chelsea Fan Club, based in London, England, has given recognition to the Liberia Fan Club of Chelsea, and they are striving to work along with the principles and objectives of the fan club.
He noted that one of the objectives of the fan club is to foster charity activities within their respective countries, and Liberia’s Chelsea Fan Club will soon engage in charity ventures in various communities across the nation.
Parker pinpointed that the fan club, which was founded in Liberia four months ago, has established a chapter in Nimba County, and celebration is also taking place there as well.
He disclosed that the leadership of the fan club will ensure that a Chelsea Fan Club is established in the rest of the counties as soon as possible.
He added that the fan club will not just be about football, but will also see the need to provide scholarship for needy students in the society.
Parker emphasized that the fan club will be vibrant to carryout charity activities for sports lovers and their communities in the near future.
The celebration brought together fans of Chelsea from all walks of life within Monrovia and its environs.