18/10/2023
STARZ ⭐ DIARY 📘
Name: OBADIAH DERMAH
Date of Birth: August 4, 1995
Position: President
Club: Destine Youth of Professionals
Obediah Dermah is a football stakeholder and President of the Destine Youth of Professionals in the Johnsonville Sub-committee League.
Prior to his top post with the Villagers, Dermah had playing days with Hawa Football Club in 2010 to 2011. His stay with Hawa FC lasted for one season before joining another team.
Having proven himself on the pitch, Obediah switched and signed a four year deal with Jesus Generation Football Club where he held the armband as captain.
STARZ DIARY quizzed him about the founding of Destine Youth:
" The team started as a community based side but later we started partaking in other tournaments; that's how I took the team to the national league.
The Villagers had a debut season in the League in 2020 where they missed out on playoffs slot that year.
Moreover, the following season saw Coach Jack Dunson's men finishing as runners up to Discoveries SA with one point difference ( 23--24).
In spite of the trophy drought, the Council of the Village went on a shopping spree in the 2022 & 2023 season securing the signatures of Edward Johnson, Lional Jericho Ciapha, Dennis Wilson, Samuel Momoh, Vamba Dorley etc.
Another setback came as the Legacy boys of Discoveries retained the title which coincided with Destine Youth qualifying to the Montserrado Playoffs.
At the playoffs, the side lost two and won one, scoring three goals and conceding six which got them eliminated by Caldwell United.
Dermah's point about the Playoffs:
" Yes, because we were not prepared and moreover we had administrative problem so it affected the players as well".
Optimism about the upcoming season:
" This coming league season will be one of the best seasons for the team base on the players that we had and the ones that we have signed. I'm confident that we will win the championship this season".
Obediah is a graduate of the Mother Esther Nyemah High School in Johnsonville and also specializes in General Constructions.
STARZ DIARY is a segment of our media contents which provides indepts about players, coaches, medics, referees, stakeholders etc. every Wednesdays at the Johnsonville Sub-committee League.
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