The
Gambia Football Federation Event Management Committee has outlined plans for
The Gambia’s 2018 CHAN Qualifiers first-leg tie at home to Mali on Saturday 15
July 2017, at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
Speaking
at a press briefing held at the Gambia Football Federation Secretariat in
Kanifing East Layout yesterday, the president of the committee, Willy Abraham,
said the committee was established two weeks before the country’s 2018 CHAN
qualifiers first-leg clash at home to Mali on Saturday at the Independence
Stadium in Bakau.
Abraham
said the committee was set up to improve security, attendance and ambiance at
the Stadium during international matches.
Abraham
pointed out that they had held meeting with the Director General of Gambia
Radio and Television Services, Ebrima Sillah, for panel discussion and also
advertised the match.
Abraham
appealed to the media in the country to publicise the match in their respective
media outlets.
Abraham
lamented that Africell has bought tickets for the ongoing school children for
the 2018 CHAN qualifiers first-leg clash against Mali on Saturday.
For
his part, the vice president of the committee, former Chief of Defence Staff of
the Gambia Forces, General Lang Tombong Tamba, said they are mandated to manage
international matches and finals.
Former
CDS General Tamba revealed that their committee was established to complement
the efforts of the organizing committee of GFF and also to improve attendance,
security and revenue during international friendly matches for GFF.
