George Weah is one of the greatest African footballers with many accolades feted to him during his football career.
Weah who was born on October 1, 1966 started his career in Liberia before he signed for French League club Monaco in 1988.
When he won the Presidential elections in Liberia back in December 2017, Weah awarded ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with the country's highest honour in 2018.
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Wenger was given the highest rank in Liberia’s Order of Distinction after being named a Knight Grand High Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption.
Wenger scouted Weah while he was playing for Cameroon's Tonnerre Yaounde and later signed him to French side Monaco in 1988.
Also among those appreciated by the Liberian president was coach Claude Le Roy who was the first person to tell Wenger about Weah’s talent.
The three-time Africa footballer of the year previously thanked former Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger for enabling him reach the peak of his football career.
“Wenger was a father figure and regarded me as his son. This was a man, when racism was at its peak, he showed me love. He wanted me to be on the pitch for him every day.
“One day, I was quite tired of training and told him that I was having a headache. He said to me: ‘George, I know it’s tough but you need to work hard. I believe that with your talent, you can become one of the best players in the world.’ So, I listened and kept going on. Besides God, I think that without Arsène, there was no way I would have made it in Europe,” Weah noted previously.
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He later moved to PSG after the famous Arab take over for the club. At his time in PSG lifted the French League in 1994 and later became the top scorer of the 1994/19495 UEFA Champions League.
He also featured for AC Milan where he stayed at the club for four years, winning two league titles. Weah also played for Chelsea and Manchester City in the English premier League.
He ended his career in UAE with Al-Jazira in 2003. He represented Liberia in two occasions of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
To date, Weah is the only player to ever hold the African, European and World titles for the best footballer at the same time.
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