Liberia national football team

In 1965 Liberia played in first campagin 1965 qualification qualifying campaign, losting its first match 0–1 against Ivory Coast. They also won 3–2 against DR Congo however lost both returning fixtures and were eliminated in the first round. In 1967 Liberia played in 1968 qualification qualifying campaign, drawing its first match 2–2 against Guinea. They also drew against Senegal however lost both returning fixtures and were eliminated in the first round. Liberia returned to qualifying in 1976 but lost in the preliminary round to Togo, falling to defeat in both fixtures. After another absence, Liberia again joined AFCON qualifying in 1982 in the preliminary rounds but failed to progress after two draws against Gambia, losing on the away goals rule.

Liberia withdrew from qualifying for the 1984 African Cup of Nations, but the following tournament they managed to secure their first win during qualifying, a 3–1 first-leg victory over Mauritania. They failed to capitalize on this advantage, losing 3–0 in the second leg. Liberia then faced Sierra Leone and Mali during the 1988 qualification and 1990 qualification respectively, but again failed to progress. In 1992, Liberia withdrew from qualifying before playing a match (possibly due to the ongoing First Liberian Civil War), and in 1994, Liberia was put into a group with two participants that withdrew during qualifying (Tanzania and Burkina Faso) however they failed to take advantage of this and finished with zero points, having lost to Ghana twice.

In the 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia managed to register three wins (against Togo, Tunisia and Mauritania) and four draws, which saw them finish the group in second place and qualify for their first African Cup of Nations tournament. Following the withdrawal of Nigeria, Liberia was placed in a group with Gabon and Zaire. Liberia opened the tournament with a 2–1 victory over Gabon with goals from Kelvin Sebwe and Mass Sarr Jr. but lost 2–0 to Zaire. This meant that Liberia finished bottom of the group on goal difference and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.

Liberia missed out on returning to the African Cup of Nations in 1998 as they finished one point off of qualification. In 2000, they defeated Niger in the preliminary rounds, but again failed to advance to the main tournament, this time finishing behind Algeria on goal difference.

In 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia beat Cape Verde in the preliminary rounds, then they finished top of their group to qualify for the main tournament for the second time in their history. In the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Liberia drew their first game 1–1 with Mali (goal scored by George Weah) and drew their second game 2–2 against Algeria (goals from Prince Daye and Kelvin Sebwe), but in their final group game, needing a win against Nigeria, they lost 1–0.

Liberia first entered the qualifying process for the FIFA World Cup in 1966, however, they withdrew in protest against the fact that too few places had been reserved for Africa and Asia, along with all fourteen other African nations that had initially entered qualifying.

Liberia next entered qualifying in 1982 against Guinea after receiving a bye in the first round. They lost 1–0 over the two legs and were eliminated. In 1986, Liberia was again eliminated without having scored a goal, falling 4–0 to Nigeria. In 1990, Liberia won its first FIFA qualifying match defeating Ghana to progress to the second round. Despite finishing second in their group, Liberia failed to advance to the final qualification round, ending two points behind group winners Egypt.

In 1998, Liberia beat Gambia in the first qualification round, but finished twelve points adrift of Tunisia in their group. In 2002, Liberia had their strongest qualifying campaign, however, a loss against Ghana in their penultimate group game gave Nigeria the opportunity to overtake them and secure the only qualification spot.

Caretaker managers are listed in italics

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFCON qualification matches against South Africa on 24 and 28 March 2023.[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against South Africa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Tommy Songo	(1995-04-20) 20 April 1995	22	0	LISCR
	1GK	Derrick Julu	(2002-05-13) 13 May 2002	1	0	Watanga
	1GK	Emmanuel Deanneh	(1995-06-20) 20 June 1995	0	0	Bea Mountain
	2DF	Marcus Macauley	(1991-10-27) 27 October 1991	24	5	PDRM
	2DF	Sampson Dweh	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001	17	0	FC Viktoria Plzen
	2DF	Prince Balde	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998	14	0	Al-Diwaniya
	2DF	Mark Pabai	(2000-09-30) 30 September 2000	7	0	Koper
	2DF	Jamal Arago	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993	6	0	Al-Ahly
	2DF	Darius Kah	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997	0	0	LISCR
	3MF	Oscar Dorley (captain)	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998	31	1	Slavia Prague
	3MF	Allen Njie	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999	21	0	Aarau
	3MF	Tonia Tisdell	(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992	16	1	Telecom Egypt
	3MF	Mohammed Sangare	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998	9	2	Livingston
	3MF	Justin Salmon	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999	7	0	Degerfors
	3MF	Joachim Adukor	(1993-05-02) 2 May 1993	5	0	Free agent
	3MF	Nohan Kenneh	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003	2	0	Shrewsbury Town
	3MF	Morris Konneh	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003	0	0	Heaven Eleven
	4FW	William Jebor	(1991-11-10) 10 November 1991	22	13	Valletta
	4FW	Peter Wilson	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996	12	2	Jerv
	4FW	Ketu Jerbo	(1998-06-20) 20 June 1998	5	0	Bea Mountain
	4FW	Mohammed Kamara	(1997-10-31) 31 October 1997	1	0	Hapoel Haifa
	4FW	Farsedu Logan	(1997-11-10) 10 November 1997	1	0	Watanga

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Melvin King	(1985-11-18) 18 November 1985	4	0	Bouaké	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022
GK	Boison Wynney	(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996	4	0	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022
DF	Jeremy Saygbe	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001	13	0	CA Marbella	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022
DF	Joel Johnson	(1992-09-20) 20 September 1992	8	0	Charlotte Independence	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022
DF	Ben Benaiah	(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992	7	0	LPRC Oilers	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022
MF	Seth Hellberg	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995	10	0	Brage	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022
FW	Kpah Sherman	(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992	19	3	Pahang	v.  Egypt, 27 September 2022