Personal Life
George Weah was born and raised in the Clara Town slum of Monrovia. He is a member of the Kru ethnic group, which hails from south-eastern Liberia's Grand Kru County, one of the poorest areas of the country. His parents were William T. Weah, Sr. and Anna Quayeweah. He was raised largely by his paternal grandmother, Emma Klonjlaleh Brown. He attended middle school at Muslim Congress and high school at Wells Hairston High School. Before his football career allowed him to move abroad, Weah worked for the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation as a switchboard technician.
He has four children. George Weah Jr, Tita, Timothy and one adopted son from Lebanon - Samer Hodroj.Timothy was born in the year 2000 and has trained with the USMNT u-14 squads.
George Weah converted from Christianity to Islam before converting back. He hopes for peace for Muslims and Christians, and says they are "one people."
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