Alhaji
Dodou Joof (Capi) an illustrious son of our beloved Nation is a candidate for
the GNOC Presidency.
He
proudly served his nation as an athlete holding the national Records in the 100
meters and 200 meters events.
He
also served in the Gambia Police Force retiring as a Deputy Inspector General
of Police before he took up sports administration.
In
2007 he was awarded the IAAF Veteran Gold pin in recognition of his service to
sports.
Presently
he is the Treasurer of the CAA Confederation of Africa Athletics. His service
to the Nation was recognised by The President of The Islamic Republic of The
Gambia H.E. Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh Babili Mansa by awarding him the
National Honour O.R.G in 2010.
As
an administrator and renowned coach, Capi Joof served in several international
sporting bodies as CAA Technical Delegate Beijing Olympics, coached the Police
Football Team, CAA Technical Delegate and Jury of Appeal, Technical Director
West Africa Region II, Vice President CAA West Africa II to name a few.
With
such credence and accolades in sports administration and national service,
Dodou Capi Joof enjoys the full and unequivocal support of the majority of the
National sporting Associations. He has
been nominated by:
OLYMPIC
SPORTS
1.The
Gambia Athletics Association
2.The
Gambia Football Federation
3.The
Gambia Basketball Association
4.The
Gambia Volleyball Association
5.The
Gambia Swimming Association
6.The
Gambia Cycling Association
7.The
Gambia Taekwondo Association
8.The
Gambia Softball Association
9.The
Gambia Karate Association
Non-Olympic
Sports
1.The
Gambia Chess Association
2.The
Gambia Cricket Association
3.The
Gambia Special Olympics
4.The
Gambia Tug of War association
The
vision of Capi is to continue to develop the sporting landscape of The Gambia
by ensuring that our athletes have the best training facilities and build the
capacity of our administrator.
It
is worthy to mention that Capi facilitated the scholarships for coaches like
Victoria Decker, Mariama Sallah, Abdoulie Kah, Lamin Fatty, Modou Njie, Arthur
Jackson to name a few.
It
is during his GAA presidency that athletes received Olympic solidarity
scholarships which resulted in the qualification of Suwaibou Sanneh to the
London 2012 Olympic Games, Adama Jammeh and Gina Bass for the recently
concluded RIO 2016 Olympic Games.
In
addition to Adama and Gina, scholarship holders included Isaac Jones, Omar
Jammeh, Assan Faye and Alieu Joof.
In
consultation with his supporters Dodou Joof has already established his team
which will be published as soon as the Electoral Commission is confirmed and
the nominations opened.
The
support of all national associations and the Gambian Populace in general is
being solicited by Dodou Joof.
