Did you know...South Africa's leader Nelson Mandela -one of the world's icons- admires George Weah, who was born in Liberia. Mandela once said, "George Weah is the pride of Africa". Who is Weah? George Weah, whose original name is Manneh Oppong Weah, was one of the world's outstanding football players in the 1990s. This former athlete was discovered by Fernando Shitoli,an expert on Brazilian soccer.In 1995 he was selected the best player in Africa, Europe and the world. Under his leadership, A.C. Milan (Italy) and Paris Saint Germain (France) won the national championships in the 1990s. During his sports career, he also played in Cameroon, England and the United Arab Emirates. From 1997 to 2004 George became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In September 1969, Angie Elizabeth Brooks became President of the Twenty-Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly. She said, "The United Nations could and should remain the best means of international cooperation that has been at mankind's disposal since the beginning of its history, and we have to nurse it and cherish it and cultivate it, or else we shall one day perish and not even the moon or the knowledge of space will save us".
