Paynesville, Liberia – The Liberia Football Association’s (LFA) third vice president and head of women’s football, Madam Jodie Marian Reid-Seton, has emphasized the critical need for institutional changes to improve women’s football in Liberia.
Speaking to reporters during the LFA Extraordinary Congress on February 22, 2026, Madam Reid-Seton stressed that equal investment and meaningful inclusion are essential to the development and long-term viability of women’s game.
It is long overdue, according to Madam Reid-Seton, for women’s football to be included in the National County Sports Meet, Liberia’s top platform for identifying and developing grassroots talent. She pointed out that while women’s football has made two appearances in the tournament’s history, the LFA was the only source of funding for both. She claims that this is an unfair and unsustainable practice.
Madam Reid-Seton emphasized that rather than depending on the Association to individually raise funds, women’s football must be included from the beginning in the official national budget framework.
“Women’s football deserves the same attention, institutional backing, and financial allocation as the men’s game,” she stated, calling for equal prioritization of both the male and female National Teams.
Madam Reid-Seton stated that gender-based inequalities can no longer be accepted, speaking to larger worries about gender equality in sports. Pointing out that lobbying efforts would equally assist the inclusion and development of a male equivalent of kickball, she further emphasized her dedication to justice.
The LFA Vice President also issued a warning against what she called “political play” in relation to women’s kickball and football. She made it clear that the goal of the advocates is to give women’s football the proper place and recognition in the National County Sports Meet, which has previously been denied, rather than to discredit or replace current sports disciplines.
Madam Reid-Seton reiterated that a key component of the LFA leadership’s strategic aim is about empowering women and girls through football. The Association’s larger development vision and dedication to inclusive sports governance in Liberia are in line with increasing women’s football involvement, she stressed.
