Published: February 27, 2026
MONROVIA — The Third Vice President and Head of Women’s Football at the Liberia Football Association (LFA), Madam Jodie Marian Reid-Seton, is calling for urgent structural reforms to advance women’s football in Liberia, warning that the women’s game can no longer survive on ad hoc funding and unequal treatment.
Speaking to journalists during the LFA Extraordinary Congress on Feb. 22, Reid-Seton stressed that meaningful inclusion and equitable investment are essential to the growth and long-term sustainability of women’s football.
Reid-Seton described the inclusion of women’s football in the National County Sports Meet — Liberia’s premier grassroots sports platform — as long overdue.
Although women’s football has appeared twice in the tournament’s history, she noted that both participations were fully funded by the LFA, a practice she described as inequitable and unsustainable.
She argued that women’s football must be integrated into the official national sports budget framework from the outset rather than relying on the Association to independently mobilize resources.
“Women’s football deserves the same attention, institutional backing, and financial allocation as the men’s game,” she said, calling for equal prioritization of both the male and female national teams.
Addressing broader gender inequality in sports, Reid-Seton declared that disparities based on gender can no longer be tolerated.
She emphasized her commitment to fairness, noting that advocacy for inclusion is not limited to women’s football alone.
“If there were a male equivalent of kickball,” she indicated, similar advocacy efforts would support its inclusion and development.
The LFA Vice President cautioned against what she described as “political play” surrounding women’s football and kickball debates.
She clarified that advocates are not seeking to undermine or replace existing sports disciplines but to secure rightful space and recognition for women’s football within the National County Sports Meet — a platform she said has historically excluded the women’s game.
Reid-Seton reaffirmed that empowering women and girls through football remains central to the LFA leadership’s broader development agenda.
She emphasized that expanding women’s participation aligns with the Association’s commitment to inclusive sports governance and sustainable football development in Liberia.
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