Gambian
referee Bakary Papa Gassama is voted African Referee of the year by the
Confederation of African Football CAF.
Papa
was voted by CAF Member associations and was awarded the coveted trophy at a
gala event held in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday 5 January 2017.
This
is the third time in succession that Gassama has been voted by the continent as
its best Referee.
Gassama
will further proceed to Gabon where he will lead a high panel of African
referees for the forthcoming AFCON finals.
The
President of the Gambia Football Federation, Lamin Kabba Bajo, has quickly
reacted to Gassama’s phenomenal achievement describing him as a young man with
high sense of dedication and fairness on his arbitration of matches hence his
winning of the award. “Hearty felicitations to Papa for winning the title
again; he has made us all happy and proud. Keep it up Papa,” Bajo posted on GFF
facebook page.
Sources:
gff.gm
