Why Is LIberia’s Weah Flirting With A Failed Legacy? Why Is LIberia’s Weah Flirting With A Failed Legacy? IN HIS PRIME, George Weah sat at the top of world football. IN 1995, HE WAS NAMED FIFA World Player of the Year and won the covet Ballon d’Or, becoming the first and to date only African player to win the title. In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was also named the African Footballer of the Year, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century. WEAH WAS CELEBRATED around the world for his acceleration, speed, and dribbling ability, complemented by his ability to score goals at will, leaving his opponents dragging at the tail end of his feet.