monrovia george weah goal line liberian presidency one run-off vote victory unlike 2005 however support much wide many expect last succeed 1995 european soccer player year 39 percent vote first round presidential poll last week 95 percent vote count final result due wednesday 10 percentage point close rival vice president joseph boakai good score early contest short 50 percent need win run-off weah boakai hold november result show support grow steadily former ac milan striker light television screen liberia 1990s mazy run briefly distract fan 1989-2003 civil war kill tens thousands king george supporters call persuade majority run country well kick ball rhetoric light policy far interview oct speak vaguely need good roads seek government inclusion everyone work together make country good one us tell reuters weah grow clara town slum capital monrovia play football cameroon manager arsene wenger spot take monaco go play milan paris st germain late career chelsea manchester city marseille become first non-european win ballon 1995 year pick african world player year award rags-to-riches story inspire supporters similarly lowly background weah grass root son soil star country heart say oliver myers unemployed 39-year-old rehab neighborhood outside monrovia others wary lack political experience education question ability govern country remain 12th bottom u.n. human development index weah populism inability articulate coherent platform ... deeply concern say liberian political analyst robtel neajai pailey recent opinion piece liberian website bush chicken success football translate success presidency traumatize poorly manage post-war nation doubt weah experience could still sink ambition next month run-off 2005 first round lose second ellen johnson sirleaf nobel peace prize winner go rule 12 years weah refuse take part televise debate attend major candidates choice run mate jewel howard-taylor ex-wife charles taylor former president warlord serve 50 years britain war crimes neighbor sierra leone raise eyebrows johnson sirleaf credit shore peace civil war criticize fail tackle elite graft little lift liberians poverty development hind ebola outbreak drop price iron ore. poor roads still leave rural liberia strand rainy season often without electricity monrovia derelict build line main highways live pit dirt streets little access clean water boakai 72 sirleaf deputy 12 years struggle separate campaign despite promote humble beginnings weah gain popularity elect liberian senate 2014 defeat president son robert sirleaf still play football every sunday monrovia people reservations lack education see candidate change diplomat tell reuters monday take lot boakai turn one around thomas kojo play weah liberia national team think former teammate passion country take far heart george liberia unbelievable kojo say interview outside weah compound rehab monday make sure national team always try bring home pride weah pay national team kit football association afford war give players 600 spend money similar bonuses team kojo say charter flight team strand ivory coast without flight game football team good image come liberia people saw kill kojo say make sure us ex-soccer star 'king george near goal liberia presidency