Monrovia, Liberia, April 1, 2025 – 66-year-old Zeam – Ba Camara is a soldier on a mission: As a sport outfit designer, he is appealing for support to revolutionize sport wears in Liberia, focusing on all categories of sports.
“I need collaboration or help”, he says. His focus is on young generation of Liberians to have them develop interest in home-made sports designs along with western designs for better outfits.
Sport institutions in Liberia and most part of Africa are accustomed to western designs such as Adidas, Puma, Fila, among others.
“Liberia needs a manufacturer of designer of sporting materials just like it is in South Africa, China, France, Germany, Italy”, he emphasizes.
France produces Puma sport materials; Germany manufactures Adidas sports; Italy produces Fila logo plus designers in other countries.
Mr. Camara has traveled to few countries, including Germany, Holland and Turkey, where he gained enormous experiences about sport logo as a brand.
“I live in Germany for six years and attended Offenbach Fashion School.”
The Offenbach Academy of Art and Design is a renowned public university of art and design in Offenbach am Main, Germany. Founded in 1970, the HfG Offenbach traces its roots back to 1832, when it was founded as a school for craftsmen.
The university currently has around 750 students. Located in the heart of the Rhine-Main region, the HfG Offenbach campus offers students a stimulating environment for creative exploration and interdisciplinary collaboration. The university’s teaching philosophy is strongly influenced by the educational and research models of the Bauhaus and the Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm, and emphasises forward-looking teaching based on individual mentoring.
He wants to take Liberia and the rest of Africa to the world thru home-made sport logos or designs. “I am a Pan-African focus. I read Marcus Garvey. I believe with positive propaganda you can bring the minds of the youth to this vision.”
Mr. Camara returned home to Liberia in 2011 and met a former Liberian Presidential candidate Rev, Kennedy Sandy, who promised to assist, but never did.
“I approach Rev, Kennedy sandy and he promised to send me to China”, he recalls but adds that it did not materialize.”
Besides designing sport outfits, he is involved in printing calendars with local designs. “I make calendars and sell the calendars. They are all African fashion designs.
“I need collaboration or financial help to take my work and ideas to the public. I’m appealing to President Joseph Nyuma Boakia to help me”, he pleads. Editing by Jonathan Browne
