LFA Electoral Process Placed on Hold as Presidential Hopeful Kouh Challenges 'Eligibility Criteria'

Monrovia, Liberia: The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has confirmed a stay order issued on the electoral activities of the body's pending April 18, 2026 elections by the Civil Law Court, as prayed for by a presidential hopeful, Cassell Kuoh.

Kouh who has faced heavy contention over his eligibility to contest in pending elections claimed irregularities in the FA electoral process and requested an injunction from the Court, while calling for an interpretation of specific guidelines regarding candidates' eligibility in the LFA Statutes.

The First Division Football Club Fassell's President declined to openly state the irregularities he claimed in the electoral process. Cassell Kuoh's eligibility contention is tied around his conviction for investment fraud in the United States back in 2017.

Since declaring his intention to contest the LFA Presidency, many football stakeholders have expressed strong opposition, saying his participation in the elective congress could violate statutes of the FA which require candidates to be clear of criminal records.

The Liberia Football Association's Statutes; Chapter 25, Article 58.1 states that "The President, Vice Presidents and Executive Committee members shall not have been found guilty of criminal offence".

But, with the appeal filed by Cassell Kuoh for further interpretation of clauses in the statutes regarding candidates' eligibility and guidelines set by the FA Elections Committee, it has opened doors for legal debate to determine his fate of participating in the elections.

As an injunction stands in, the court has petitioned the LFA Elections Committee and members of the LFA Executive Committee as respondents in a declaratory hearing. Among those listed are LFA President Mustapha Raji, along with officials including Meo Beyan, Robert Johnson, and Ibrahim Sheriff.

In the writ issued by the court on March 10, 2026, the respondents have been ordered to temporarily refrain from conducting any further activities related to the LFA elections until the court hears and decides the matter.

Meanwhile, Kouh, a strong opposition to the incumbent President Mustapha Raji, has repeatedly assured his supporters that he would be placed on the ballot in the LFA's April 18, 2026, elective congress and that there would be no white ballot for Raji.

"I want to make it categorically clear today, that Mustapha Raji whether the elections are going to be in your bedroom, you are going to face a candidate, and that candidate is Cassell Kuoh".

"My legal team and I found a lot of irregularities in the guidelines, and we decided to address them with immediate effect by placing an injunction on the current LFA guidelines".

"To make sure, we sort out those irregularities and create an avenue of fairness. So, this election cannot be with a contender Mustard Raji", Cassell Kuoh stated in a recent press conference.