Career-Path Riddle · Easy
The Career Path of George Manneh Oppong Weah
Which footballer followed this career path?
The career path
- Invincible Eleven1986 — 1987🇱🇷 Liberia
- Africa Sports d'Abidjan1987 — 1987🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- Tonnerre Yaoundé1987 — 1988🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Monaco1988 — 1992🇫🇷 France
- Paris Saint-Germain1992 — 1995🇫🇷 France
- AC Milan1995 — 2000🇮🇹 Italy
- Chelsea2000 — 2000🏴 England
- Manchester City2000 — 2000🏴 England
- Marseille2000 — 2001🇫🇷 France
- Al Jazira2001 — 2003🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
The answer
This career path belongs to George Manneh Oppong Weah.
- Position
- Striker
- Nationality
- 🇱🇷 Liberian
Hints
- Hint 1First African player ever to win the Ballon d'Or, in 1995
- Hint 2FIFA World Player of the Year that same year
- Hint 3Played for big clubs in France, Italy and England during the 1990s
- Hint 4Named African Player of the Century
- Hint 5Later became president of his home country
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Did you know?
- During his playing career he served as a UN and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and in 2004 received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for his humanitarian efforts in war-torn Liberia.
- In 1995 he became the first African player to win the Ballon d'Or and was also named FIFA World Player of the Year in the same year.
- After retiring, he was elected President of Liberia in 2018, and immediately cut his own presidential salary and benefits by 25%, returning the money to the national treasury.
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This question appeared in the daily riddle of October 3, 2026.
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