Published: February 27, 2026
Monrovia — Liberia Football Association (LFA) presidential aspirant Cassell Kuoh is under intensified scrutiny after a resurfaced recording contradicted his recent denial that he publicly valued a proposed FC Fassell stadium at more than US$4.5 million.
In August 2024, Kuoh unveiled plans for an 8,000-seat FIFA- and CAF-standard stadium in Lower Margibi County, promising the project would be completed within eight months. At the media launch, he detailed the scope of the development and explicitly referenced its cost.
“That is what we are doing for now, but the entire project is worth over US$4.5 million,” Kuoh said during the event, according to an audio recording now circulating among journalists.
He also urged reporters to publicize the announcement.
“We want you press to spread the gospel — don’t keep it. Let the public know that we are talking and doing,” he said.
Despite those remarks, Kuoh on Sunday publicly challenged journalists to produce evidence that he had ever assigned a US$4.5 million value to the stadium.
“I would like for you to give me that recording where I said the stadium value was US$4.5 million. That’s a lie,” Kuoh said following the LFA Extraordinary Congress. “Before you ask a question as a journalist, you must do your background check. Cassell Kuoh at no time gave the value of the stadium at US$4.5 million.”
Within days, reporters produced the recording from the August 2024 media engagement in which Kuoh clearly referenced the multimillion-dollar figure.
The contradiction has raised broader questions about transparency and credibility, particularly as Kuoh campaigns to lead the LFA.
Project Yet to Break Ground
Kuoh initially projected that construction would begin promptly and that FC Fassell would be playing on its own home pitch within eight months. The first phase, he said, would include the playing surface, minimum seating capacity, dressing rooms and spectator bathrooms.
Months later, soil testing was completed by AS Grass, and it was announced that shipping containers carrying materials were en route.
However, as of this week, no groundbreaking has occurred.
When asked about the delay, Kuoh attributed the stalled progress to payment issues involving contractors. He did not provide a revised timeline, updated budget details or documentation to support the project’s current status.
Accountability in Focus
The resurfaced recording shifts the controversy from a matter of interpretation to one of documented public record. Media stakeholders argue that the issue is no longer whether the figure was mentioned, but why it was denied.
For a candidate seeking to oversee Liberian football’s governance and financial management, critics say consistency and transparency are critical.
Kuoh has not yet publicly addressed the contradiction between his denial and the recorded statement.
The stalled project and emerging evidence now leave the FC Fassell CEO facing mounting pressure to clarify the stadium’s true cost, funding structure and construction timeline.
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