The April 18, 2026, Football Election in Liberia has suffered another setback as the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice has issued a fresh stay order on the process.

Judge Peter Gbeneweleh suspended the electoral process on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, pending the hearing of a motion for preliminary injunction and petition for declaratory judgment filed by FC Fassell President Cassell Anthony Kuoh on 10 March.

Cassell Kouh is aspiring to unseat current LFA President Mustaphai Raji, who has been president for over seven years and is seeking a third term.

Kouh and his campaigners ran to the court to halt the electoral process, accusing the LFA of using regulations or guidelines that are not in conformity with the local football statutes.

Cassell also wants the court to order the LFA to allow him to contest the LFA election, arguing that the football laws are in violation of his human rights and against the supreme law of the land.

The Local Football Statutes bar individuals found guilty of criminal offenses from contesting the FA election.

The latest means football stakeholders will have to wait until the Civil Law Court lifts the injunction on the electoral process. But what this could do is that the football house will have to set a new election day, as the April 18 date could be affected. This could also mean that the LFA Executive Committee will become unconstitutional as its tenure would have ended, and that an interim leadership could take over.

The ruling from the court on Tuesday is being described by Cassell Kouh and his camp as a victory and has given them hope of being on the ballot whenever the election is called. The situation in Liberia has drawn the attention of the Federation of International Football (FIFA). 

The court’s ruling came less than 24 hours after FIFA sent a communication to the LFA warning the local FA and the country to live by the FIFA and LFA legal framework and desist from involving 3rd party into football matters.