Liberia football legend faces tight run-off to stay president

Weah, 57, and Boakai, 78, finished neck and neck in the first round of voting on October 10. Neither could get an absolute majority.

Liberia's President George Weah (L) delivering a speech at the leaders summit of the COP27 climate conference and President Joseph Boakai (R) arriving at his party headquarters in Monrovia. AFP