George Weah is to be sworn in as Liberia ' s presidentLiberians stand in line and searched by the police prior to entering the inauguration off the President - elect , George Weah , at the Samuel Kanyon Doe stadium , in Monrovia , Liberia , 22 January 2018 . The inauguration of President - elect George Weah is held at a sports stadium is the first ever in the history of Liberia . Weah is the world ' s first football star to be democratically elected President . Weah will be sworn in as president on 22 January , to succeed incumbent President , and Africa ' s first female democratically elected President , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , who concludes her second and final term in office . EPA / AHMED JALLANZO ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전