In 2000, they defeated Niger in the preliminary rounds, but again failed to advance to the main tournament, this time finishing behind Algeria on goal-difference. In 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia beat Cape Verde in the preliminary rounds, then they finished top of their group to qualify for the main tournament for the second time in their history. In the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Liberia drew their first game 1–1 with Mali (goal scored by George Weah) and drew their second game 2–2 against Algeria (goals from Prince Daye and Kelvin Sebwe), but in their final group game, needing a win against Nigeria, they lost 1–0. FIFA World Cup Liberia first entered the qualifying process for the FIFA World Cup in 1966, however they withdrew in protest against the fact that too few places had been reserved for Africa and Asia, along with all fourteen other African nations that had initially entered qualifying. Liberia next entered qualifying in 1982 against Guinea after receiving a bye in the first round. They lost 1–0 over the two legs and were eliminated. In 1986, Liberia was again eliminated without having scored a goal, falling 4–0 to Nigeria. In 1990, Liberia won its first FIFA qualifying match defeating Ghana to progress to the second round. Despite finishing second in their group, Liberia failed to advance to the final qualification round, ending two points behind group winners Egypt. In 1998, Liberia beat Gambia in the first qualification round, but finished twelve points adrift of Tunisia in their group. In 2002, Liberia had their strongest qualifying campaign, however a loss against Ghana in their penultimate group game gave Nigeria the opportunity to overtake them and secure the only qualification spot. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Coaching staff Coaching history Caretaker managers are listed in italics Josiah Johnson (1971–78) Bert Trautmann (1978–80) Paulo Campos (1986) Walter Pelham (1986–1998) Wilfred Lardner (1998–1999) Kadalah Kromah (1999–2000) Philippe Redon (2000–02) Dominic George Vava (2002) Kadalah Kromah (2002–04) Joseph Sayon (2004–06) Shawky El Din (2006) Frank Jericho Nagbe (2006–08) Antoine Hey (2008–09) Bertalan Bicskei (2010–11) Roberto Landi (2011–12) Thomas Kojo (2012) Kaetu Smith (2012) Frank Jericho Nagbe (2013) Thomas Kojo (2013) James Debbah (2013–17) Thomas Kojo (2018) Peter Butler (2019–present) Players Current squad The following