The Liberian Cup Winners have a mammoth task of surpassing Cameroonian side, Fovu De Beham in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary Qualifiers this weekend.
Cameroonian teams have have been successful against Liberian clubs in the last two parings; against LISCR FC in 2013 and Nimba United in 2015.
But will Dominic Savice Salvage Paynesville FC in their debut appearance in continental football?
In 2021, Savice took over then third division side, Paynesville FC as Head Coach.
In 2022, he guided the team to the National Third Division play-offs which was held in Grand Bassa, as one of the representatives of Montserrado Sub-association.
Paynesville finished as Champions and were one of five teams that gained promotion to the Second Division league that year.
In his first season guiding a team in the country’s second highest league, Savice qualified Paynesville FC to the top tier of Liberian football.
They finished second in the 2022-2023 Second Division season with 57 points.
The team won 17,drew six, lost five, scored 74 goals and was the joint top scoring team along with Tony FC.
Seeing his tremendous work in the second league, Paynesville officials made some investment by bringing on some of the best players on the local scene.
The club immediately became a center of attraction, as fans and football journalists were anxious and paid keen attention on every step last season.
Paynesville became a title contender in just a short-while, although they eventually finished 6th with 44 points.
The season however didn’t finish fruitless, as Dominic Savice and his boys went on to clinch the League Cup.
They are representing Liberia in this year’s CAF Confederation Cup with a tie against Cameroonian club, Fovu De Beham.
The first leg of the clash will be played this Sunday,with the return leg next weekend.
Savice is widely remembered for his leadership and disciplinary attributes during his playing days.
Defender Dominic Savice Captained Nimba United from 2011-2013 and also went on to play for LISCR FC.
He was part of Ansu Keita technical set up at the famous U-17 team.
