{"id":73464,"date":"2025-04-04T12:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/rochelle-woodson-responds-to-musa-bilitys-claims-denies-wrongful-expulsion-from-lfa"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:20:28","slug":"rochelle-woodson-responds-to-musa-bilitys-claims-denies-wrongful-expulsion-from-lfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/rochelle-woodson-responds-to-musa-bilitys-claims-denies-wrongful-expulsion-from-lfa","title":{"rendered":"Rochelle Woodson Responds to Musa Bility\u2019s Claims, Denies Wrongful Expulsion from LFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Woodson asserts that her removal was wrongful and unlawful, following her communication about her maternity leave to the LFA administration.<\/p>\n<p>  Former Liberia Football Association (LFA) executive committee member Rochelle Woodson has refuted claims made by former LFA President Musa Bility regarding her expulsion from the committee in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Woodson asserts that her removal was wrongful and unlawful, following her communication about her maternity leave to the LFA administration.<\/p>\n<p>Woodson\u2019s comments came in response to statements made by Bility this week on OK FM\u2019s Morning Rush, where he denied that Cassell Kuoh was ever suspended from the Executive Committee or Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Bility further insisted that Kuoh\u2019s resignation was voluntary and not due to any formal expulsion. He also emphasized that the actions taken against Kuoh in the United States were irrelevant to Liberia due to differing jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot expel someone based on allegations without proper judgment,\u201d Bility said, referencing Article 47 of the LFA statutes, which outlines grounds for the resignation or dismissal of Executive Committee members. Bility explained that Kuoh had resigned after facing issues in America, not after any expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>However, Woodson, who had been expelled from the LFA Executive Committee during the 21st Ordinary Congress in December 2017, challenged Bility\u2019s claims. She contested her expulsion at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where she was victorious. Woodson called on Bility to provide communication that Kuoh had not been expelled, as he had claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy dates back to 2017, when the LFA suspended Kuoh for 90 days. During this period, Woodson was expelled from the Executive Committee, with 35 votes in favor, 3 against, and no abstentions. Woodson maintains that her expulsion was unjust, especially as she was on maternity leave in the United States at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Further complicating the matter was Bility\u2019s situation. In 2018, he was banned by FIFA for 10 years and fined $500,000 for misappropriating funds related to the \u201c11 against Ebola\u201d campaign and FIFA\u2019s Financial Assistance Programme. Woodson believes Bility\u2019s ban renders him unfit to comment on football-related matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI challenged Musa to show the communication that Kuoh sent, which he is referring to. The letter was sent through me following the December 2017 Congress,\u201d Woodson stated.<\/p>\n<p>As the local football scene becomes increasingly politicized, Woodson continues to question Bility\u2019s involvement in football matters, asserting that he should not make any further comments about the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad Musa been smart, he wouldn\u2019t have made these comments,\u201d Woodson said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Liberia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. Woodson asserts that her removal was wrongful and unlawful, following her communication about her maternity leave to the LFA administration. Former Liberia Football Association (LFA) executive committee member Rochelle Woodson has refuted claims made by former LFA President Musa Bility regarding her expulsion from the committee in 2017. 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