FC Fassell President Kouh Banned from Liberian Football

Monrovia, Liberia: The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has revoked the membership of First Division football club Fassell's Chief Executive Officer and President, Cassell Anthony Kuoh, from the FA and banned him from all football-related activities in the country, after finding him guilty of breach of statutes.

According to the LFA, its decision follows a formal complaint filed by Melton N. Yoko, President of the Upper Women's League team Small Town Football Academy, calling for Kuoh to face disciplinary actions over his reported violation of both the FA and FIFA statutes by seeking legal recourse through an ordinary court during the football body election dispute.

The Association's Grievances and Disciplinary Committee stated that, following a comprehensive investigation of the matter, it was established that Kuoh's actions, by taking the body to ordinary court and filing an injunction on the recently held elections, violated Article 18, Subsection 18.3(0)(K) and Article 19 of the LFA Statutes.

These articles mandate that all football-related disputes must be resolved solely through designated

Arbitration Tribunals. The election dispute during the 2026 Elective Congress arose when the FC Fassell President accused the LFA of depriving him of his right to contest the race over eligibility issues.

Kouh's application for the presidency was hugely contested by some football stakeholders, over his conviction for investment fraud in the United States in 2017.

Stakeholders argued that his past conviction made him eligible to run in the election, in line with Articles 45.4 and 58.1 of the FA Statues which bar any individual who has been found guilty of a criminal offence from contesting for the presidency or serving as a member of the Executive Committee.

Cassell Anthony Kuoh and his legal team took serious exception to the matter, filing an injunction on the election process which diverted the election from being held on its original date. Kouh and his team pushed back on the basis that his rights had been restored after serving the penalty for the crime under Liberian law.

The matter was referred back to the LFA by the Civil Law Court. The LFA Elections Committee then declined Kouh's application due to issues surrounding his credibility.

The unfoldings stirred mixed reactions among football stakeholders, with some including complaint Melton Yoko saying that the FC Fassell President's decision to pursue the matter to a civil court instead of a football arbitration channel tribunal breached local and international football regulations.

Announcing Kouh's ban on Monday, July 6, 2026, the LFA stated: "The Committee ruled that Mr. Kouh's legal actions amounted to undue third-party interference

in the internal governance and electoral processes of the Association. Mr. Kuoh was found in violation of Article 2, Article 18.3, and Article 19 of the LFA Statutes (as amended), as well as Article 51 of the FIFA Statutes".

"Mr. Cassell Anthony Kuoh, President of FC Fassell, is hereby EXPELLED from the Liberia Football Association on as a member and all football-related activities for knowingly, purposely, intentionally, willfully, and specifically committing serious infringement of the LFA Statutes, Regulations, directives, and or decisions of the LFA, FIFA, CAF, and WAFU".

The decision has triggered widespread debate in the Liberian football community. Some stakeholders have termed it as targeting critics of the Raji regime, while others hailed it as an enforcement of the football statutes.