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Apr 27, 2015, 10:19 AM
The Gambia National Football Veteran team was unfairly treated by the host country,
Speaking in an interview with Pa Suwareh Faye, the Head of the Gambian delegation shortly after the game, Mr. Faye stated that
He pointed out that during the game the Gambian official had realised that a
For his part, the Executive President of the Union of Zone two Veteran Footballers, who also doubles as the President of the Gambia Veteran Football Society, said he was very disappointed with the decision taken by the local organising committee of Sierra Leone. He noted that the union would communicate to all its members to inform them about the unfortunate decision taken by the host country.
Alhagie Momodou Beri Njie, a member of the delegation said in all his career as a footballer, what he has seen in
Mr. Njie said
He added that a series of technical meetings were held to address some of the problems confronting the tournament, but the host country did not honour any of these as stated.
Joseph Toby, a member of the organising committee of
Asked why they decided to award the winners trophy to themselves without waiting the union to take a decision, he said despite the fact that there was no winner in the final, their team has scored more goals than The Gambia.
Meanwhile,
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