George Weah

==Personal life==
Weah has four children; three children with his Jamaican-born<ref>{{cite web |url=https://globeafrique.com/jamaican-first-lady-for-liberia-excites-jamaicans-worldwide |title=Jamaican 'First Lady' for Liberia Excites Jamaicans worldwide|access-date=29 December 2017 |work=Globe Afrique |date=4 October 2017 |first=Ben |last=Mabande|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060245/https://globeafrique.com/jamaican-first-lady-for-liberia-excites-jamaicans-worldwide/|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> wife [[Clar Weah]]: [[George Weah Jr.|George]], Tita, and [[Timothy Weah|Timothy]] and a child from another relationship. In 2016, he was sued by the mother of his daughter for child support expenses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weah child support expenses |url=https://frontpageafricaonline.com/diaspora/u-s-court-denies-weah-attorney-fees-in-child-support-case/ |work=Front Page Africa |date=October 2016}}</ref> Both of his sons became footballers and signed for Paris Saint-Germain,<ref>{{cite web |title=Weah's Son Signs For PSG |url=http://monroviainquirer.com/2015/09/15/weahs-son-signs-for-psg/ |website=The Inquirer Newspaper |publisher=The Inquirer|access-date=5 December 2015 |date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208103909/http://monroviainquirer.com/2015/09/15/weahs-son-signs-for-psg/|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> although only Timothy played for the first team.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S.'s Timothy Weah, son of George, makes debut for PSG |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/paris-saint-germain/story/3404724/us-youth-international-timothy-weah-son-of-george-makes-debut-for-psg|access-date=10 April 2018 |publisher=ESPN |date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Both played youth internationals for the United States,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/05/14/10/51/timothy-weah |title=Timothy Weah |publisher=U.S. Soccer |access-date=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903074554/http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/05/14/10/51/timothy-weah |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> and Timothy was capped for the senior team where he appeared and scored a goal at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=USA edge Paraguay on Bobby Wood penalty as Tim Weah debuts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/27/usa-paraguay-score-friendly-bobby-wood-tim-weah|access-date=10 April 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=28 March 2018}}</ref>

Weah practised Islam for ten years before converting to Christianity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/forum/1550731.stm |title=You quizzed George Weah |website=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2001 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> In October 2017, he was spotted in the prominent Nigerian church of Pastor [[T. B. Joshua]] alongside Liberian Senator [[Prince Johnson]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Weah, Boakai Seek Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua's Blessing For Liberian Presidency |url=https://frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php/politics/5841-prince-johnson-george-weah-attend-same-service-in-nigeria |work=Front Page Africa (Liberia) |date=22 October 2017 | access-date = 11 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171226170235/http://frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php/politics/5841-prince-johnson-george-weah-attend-same-service-in-nigeria | archive-date = 26 December 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Joshua was allegedly a key influence in Johnson's decision to endorse Weah's candidacy in the 2017 election.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ex-Liberian Warlord Endorses Weah After Joint Visit To Nigerian Pastor |url=http://www.africanews.com/2017/10/27/ex-liberian-warlord-endorses-weah-after-joint-visit-to-nigerian-pastor/ |work=Africa News |date=27 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Liberian newspapers zoom on Prince Johnson, Weah in Nigeria for prayers, others |url=https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/liberian-newspapers-zoom-on-prince-johnson-weah-in-nigeria-for-prayers-others/ |work=Journal Du Cameroun |date=23 October 2017 | access-date = 9 November 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171110124433/https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/liberian-newspapers-zoom-on-prince-johnson-weah-in-nigeria-for-prayers-others/ | archive-date = 10 November 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

He holds French citizenship and speaks French fluently.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2017/12/29/george-weah-l-enfant-du-ghetto-devenu-president_5235874_3212.html |title=George Weah, l'enfant du ghetto devenu président du Liberia |work=Le Monde Afrique |date=30 December 2017}}</ref>