George Weah set to honour Arsene Wenger

<p>Arsene Wenger will travel to Liberia this week to receive an honour from the country’s president and his former player George Weah.</p>, <p>Wenger is being recognised for his role in developing Weah’s football career, who he brought to Europe from Africa in 1998 while manager of Monaco.</p>, <p>The former Arsenal boss will be honoured by the government on Friday – which is National Flag Day in Liberia – in the nation’s capital Monrovia.</p>, <p>Weah is also bestowing an honour on former Cameroon and current Togo manager Claude Le Roy who first alerted Wenger of the player’s potential.</p>, <p>“He was a father figure and regarded me as his son,” Weah told The Guardian of Wenger’s role in his life last year.</p>, <p>“This was a man, when racism was at its peak, who showed me love. He wanted me to be on the pitch for him every day.”</p>, <p>ALSO READ: Henry wants to become Bordeaux manager ―Wenger</p>, <p>Weah’s popularity from his footballing career saw him win a landslide run-off victory last December in Liberia’s presidential elections.</p>, <p>After starring under Wenger at Monaco, Weah went on to play for AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.</p>, <p>In 1995 he was named World Footballer of the Year and won the Ballon d’Or and is still the only African player to win either award.</p>