SURNAME: JOOF
FIRST
NAME: DODOU
MARITAL
STATUS: MARRIED
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ADDRESS: 22 SOUTH ATLANTIC, FA JARA, KSMD. THE GAMBIA
POSTAL
ADDRESS: P.O BOX 1565,
BANJUL
TELEPHONE:
HOME: (220) 4495184 / 4463314
CELL: (220) 9901676 / 3901676 /
7702272
EMAIL: gam@mf.iaaf.org
PROFILE
ALH
DODOU J. JOOF (CAPY) started his sporting carrier as a teenager attending
Muhammedan Primary school, where he eventually became the best junior sprinter
and member of the school football team
under Rev. Francis Forbes. At the first Secondary Schools Athletics
championships held at the Maccarthy square in Banjul in 1958, Capy dominated the
Boys Under 5 ft 6 100m and 200m events, and the Senior 100 and 200m. It was at
this championship he was given the name “AEROPLANE”, where a Gambian Lebanese,
Brahim Farage also gave him the name 4 X 4.
He
was a member of the football team that won the trophy against St Augustine’s at
the KG V football field in Banjul. Because of his skills both in football and
athletics, he was identified by the then commissioner of Police Mr E.C Eids,
who was also the Vice President of GFA as a potential striker for the Police
football team. In 1960 Capy was then recruited as a Constable in the Gambia
Police Force, where he rose to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police
until his retirement. Capy who is described as a doyen in the Gambian sports,
has dedicated his lifetime and resources to sports development. This confirms
his all round sportsmanship.
Capy
was captain of the Gambian team at the 1st All Africa Games held in Congo
Brazzaville in 1965, and competed in the100m and 200m sprints. He was also a
national team basketball, football player, and athlete par excellence, holding
the National record in both the 100m and 200m from 1962 to 1990.
He has attended the Olympic Games from 1984 to
2016, and has met all the dignitaries who matter in Olympic Sports. His contribution
to sports capacity building for athletes and other officials is immense, as
many Gambians have attended the following universities as a result of his
initiative: Universities of MAINZ, LIPZIG, HUNGARY, KANSAS, and PORT HARCOURT. High Performance Training
Centers in Kenya, Jamaica and Senegal.
CONTRIBUTION
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAMBIAN SPORTS
1. Capy contributes to the organising of
the regions in athletics, and encourages them to form committees, and also to
register with the GAA.
2. He also provides competition outfits
and equipments for their training and participation at national competitions.
These are namely, Essau (North Bank Region), Central River Region, Lower River
Region, West Coast Region, Muslim Senior Secondary School, Gambia Senior
Secondary School, Mahaad Senior Secondary School, Brikama, Amandus Athletics
Club, Munyagain Athletics Club, Banjul Athletics Club, and Albreda Athletics
Club. Support is also given to the Paralympics Sports Association. I also
provide medals and trophies to both the Primary and Secondary Schools Sports
Associations at their national championships. I also render support to the
Brufut and Farafenni Marathon Organising committees.
DEVELOPMENT
OF INFRASTRUCTURE
This
is the bedrock and pillar for any meaningful sports development. The sporting
materials and equipment secured for the Gambia and Sports clubs through his
contacts is difficult to quantify. This strong passion inspired him with the
initiative to spearhead the rehabilitation of the dilapidated running track at
the Independence stadium. For this cause, he raised the sum of $360,000 (three
hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars) from the IAAF and IAF foundation in
2012. He also solicited support from the IOC, which also approved the sum of $
150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars) which is now being followed
up for payment.
The
hallmark of his achievements with only three years in office as President of
the GAA, is the acquisition of a plot of land to construct the Gambia Athletic
Association’s head office. Work has started for the commencement of
constructing the perimeter fence. This is expected to be completed in the next
four weeks. The project is supported by Prince Nawaf Bin Mohamed Alsaud, a
personal friend.
TRAINING
OF GAA OFFICIALS AND ATHLETES
Sports
really cannot be developed without the following:
a) The
requisite infrastructure
b) Trained
human resources
c) Relevant
materials and equipment
In
our quest to enhance the capacity of our Human Resource base, we have offered
training opportunities at High Performance Training Centres in Europe and
Africa. Seven officials have been
awarded scholarships at the following universities, Mainz in Germany, one of
them who is now an IAAF Lecturer and the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Sports
at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, two officials at the University of Leipzig
in Germany, and two at the University of Hungary. Five officials also attended
the Levels two and three certificate courses in Kansas University, USA, and
Nairobi, Kenya.
Five
athletes were awarded scholarships at the Universities of Kansas, USA. These
have now retired from athletics, and are now managing companies. Some of them
also have secured high positions of responsibility at their respective work
places.
HIGH
PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTRES FOR ATHLETES
1. HPTC
– ELDORET, KENYA
A) ANSU
SOWE
B) BAKARY
JABBI
1. HPTC
– KINGSTON, JAMAICA
A) ISAAC JONES
B) SUWAIBOU SANNEH
1. HPTC – DAKAR, SENEGAL
A) ISAAC
JONES
B) ADAMA
JAMMEH
C) GINA
BASS
NOTE:
Adama Jammeh and Gina Bass qualified for the just concluded 2016 Rio Olympic
Games in Brazil. They have also won Silver and Bronze medals respectively, at
the African senior Championship in Durban, South Africa in June this year. They
are both now ranked number two and three respectively in Africa in the
200Metres event.
1. HPTC FOR JUNIOR ATHLETES – UNIVERSITY
OF PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA.
A) ASSAN FAYE
B) ALIEU JOOF
Capy
also initiated the reactivation of the Inter Service Sports competition in
2005, and provided sporting gears for all the services namely, The Gambia Armed
Forces, The Gambia Police Force, the Gambia Fire and Rescue Services, The
Gambia Prison Services, and The Gambia Immigration Department.
In
a strong bid to create employment opportunities for athletes, he made an appeal
to the above mentioned services to recruit athletes after the completion of
their schooling. We can proudly say that the best athletes representing the
Gambia today are from the services.
QUALIFICATIONS
1969-70
- Football Coaching Course - Leeds UK
1970
- Athletics scholarship awarded by The British Council at Crystal
Palace London.
1977-
Higher Coaching Certificate in Track and Field by AAAC / D.L.V FRG.
1977-
Coach the Police football team that won the Gold cup.
1988-Diploma
in Sports Administration and Management, Rome Italy.
1992-
Co-ordinator, First Degree Coaching Course – Banjul, The Gambia
SPORTS CONTRIBUTIONS
2009
- 1993 Nominated Gambian Technical
Delegate for Commonwealth and Olympic teams
1995
- 2011 Technical Director, West Africa
Region II.
1994
- Nominated with Essa Jaw of Senegal to Draft the West Africa Region Two
Constitution.
1968
- 1990 Held the Gambia’s National
Records in 100m and 200m
1984
- 2012
Headed the Gambia’s Olympic team at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games
1966
- 1967 National Basketball team player
1965
- 1973 Represented the Gambia at the
1st and 2nd African Games in Congo Brazzaville and Lagos as Captain of the
national team
1970
- Finalist in the 200m event at the
Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
INFRASTRUCTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Initiated
the refurbishment of the dilapidated Independence stadium athletic track, and
raised funds from the IAF, IAAF, and the IOC.
Two
years after taking office as President, acquired a plot of land for the
construction of GAA headquarters.
SELECTED
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
1. Diploma in Criminal Law and Evidence –
Cairo, Egypt
3. Diploma in Counter Terrorism - FBI
Training Group - USA
AWARDS
1988 - Awarded Long Service & Good Conduct
medal by the President of the Republic of the Gambia
1988-At
the Seoul Olympic Games, awarded Gold Medal by Striders International of U.S.
A., and Young Angels of South Korea
1999-Awarded
Hall of Fame by the GNOC
2005-
Awarded IAAF Veterans Gold Pin, in recognizance of his valuable contribution to
World sports
2007-Awarded
Most outstanding Sports Personality of the year by the GNOC and Sports
Journalists Association.
2010
- Awarded ORG by his Excellency Sheikh Professor Dr. Alh. Yahya A.J.J Jammeh
(‘Babili Mansa’), President of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia, in
recognition of his valuable contribution to the development of Gambian Sports.
INTERNATIONAL
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
1984
– 95 - Technical Director, Zone II
1995-
Elected Vice President of African Cycling Federation in Burkina Faso
2013- Nominated CAA Organizing Delegate
2013
- Treasurer CAA
2011
to date - Vice President, CAA West Africa Region II
2015- Re- elected unopposed, Treasurer CAA
2016
- CAA Jury of Appeal
2011
/ 2016 -
President GAA
Member GNOC
SCHOLARSHIPS
AWARDED TO GAA OFFICIALS AND ATHLETES
1988
- KANSAS UNIVERSITY – USA
Dawda
Jallow
1996
- KANSAS UNIVERSITY – USA
Momodou
.L.Drammeh
Momodou
Drammeh (Soap)
Pa
Modou Gai
Fanta
Ceesay
UNIVERSITY
OF MAINZ - GERMANY (1992 - 2009)
Victoria
Decker
Abdoulie
Kah
Mariama
Sallah
Fbou
Fatty
Sulayman
Jobe
Abdoulie
Kah is presently an IAAF Level Two Lecturer, and DPS at the Ministry of Youth
and Sports.
UNIVERSITY
OF LEIPZIG – GERMANY
Francess
Jatta
Mariama
Sallah
Arthur
Jackson
UNIVERSITY
OF BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Fama
Secka
Modou
Njie
IAAF
KIDS ATHLETICS COACHES COURSE - LEVEL ONE (RDC, DAKAR)
Abdou
karim Sey
Lamin
S. Jawara
IAAF
KIDS ATHLETICS LECTURERS COURSE - LEVEL TWO (RDC, NAIROBI)
John
Kwokori
IAAF
LEVEL THREE COACHES COURSE FOR SPRINTS AND HURDLES – NAIROBI, KENYA
Mariama
Sallah
Capy’s
style of management has never been controversial, and has no intention of
re-inventing the wheel. The GNOC as an entity has over the years worked very
hard to improve on its transparency, accountability and probity mission. His
team will continue to promote and support the interest of all our member
associations both technical and financially to enable the achieve their desired
goals and objectives. We will assist them nurture their current sports
disciplines and will encourage them to expand in other fields. We will also
encourage the setting-up of new sports associations to enable us widen our
participation at the Olympic Games as part of our development strategy.
His
team commits themselves to widening the net, for identifying talents
country-wide, and will catch them young. Training of our administrators,
coaches and athletes in all the disciplines will be intensified as a matter of
priority.
His
main priority as President of the GNOC, is:
1. To work in close collaboration with the
Ministry of Youth and Sports through the National Sports Council, the Ministry
of Basic and Secondary Education, the Regional Sports Committees, and all the
national federations to develop grassroots sports, with much emphasis on School
sports.
2. To assess all existing sports
facilities in the regions to see how best they can be rehabilitated and
upgraded to international competition standard.
3. To see that all football fields are
provided with athletic running track.
4. To provide materials and equipment to
all regions.
5. To promote the practice of all sports
and see that see that each region has at least one trained and qualified coach
for each discipline to handle individual sports, rather than having one coach
responsible for all sports.
