Timothy Weah, 22, has fulfilled his father’s ambition by scoring his first World Cup goal.
In the second half, Wales came back from a goal behind to earn a 1-1 tie against the United States of America.
On Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Wayne Hennessey reacted quickly to give Joe Rodon a reprieve after the centre-back shot Timothy Weah’s cross towards his own goal at high speed.
The breakthrough occurred after 36 minutes when Weah skillfully stabbed the ball past Hennessey and into the bottom corner after Christian Pulisic found room to sneak a pass in behind him.
George Oppong Weah, the current president of Liberia and a former Milan striker who scored 58 goals in 147 games and won the Ballon d’Or in 1995, never had the opportunity to represent his country of Liberia in a World Cup.
However, until last Monday night, his son, who scored in his World Cup debut, assisted him in realizing his ambition. The former Milan striker, who scored 16 goals in 60 international appearances, had the opportunity to play for France but chose to stay with his home nation.
The ever-reaching team of editors at www.atspo.com can reveal that George Oppong Weah was in attendance last Monday night to watch his son feature in his third FIFA competition after playing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.
Timothy Tarpeh Weah remains the only United States men’s national team player to record the first hat-trick at any level during the knockout stages of a World Cup, which was the one against Paraguay in India, and he scored the first goal for the Americans at the 2022 World Cup.
After the United States men’s national team drew 1-1 with Wales, the President of Liberia, George Oppong Weah, had dinner with his son, and he updated his official Twitter handle, @GeorgeWeahOff.
He tweeted, “Just had dinner with my son Timothy Weah. Proud daddy.”
