The
reported death of one of Gambia’s most outstanding young goalkeepers in the
country Fatim Jawara, in the Mediterranean has sent a great shock to The Gambia
and the world at large.
Fatim
was a young Gambian female football player born and brought up in Dippa Kunda.
She
took football as a career at very young age and later joined the most decorated
team in women’s football in the country (Red Scorpions during the 2009-2010
season) from where she later made way to the national team.
Fatim
was among the women footballers that qualified The Gambia to its first-ever
Women Under-17 World Cup in Azerbaijan in 2012.
Speaking
to PointSport, Sainey Sissoho, former teammate of Fatim Jawara and current
coordinator of women’s football, at the Gambia Football Federation, said Fatim
was one of the goalkeepers recently selected to play against Casa Sport in the
recently concluded FIFA Live Your Goal festival held in Jarra Soma, Lower River
Region.
Ms Sissoho, who shared the same room with Fatim during the Azerbaijan tournament, described Fatim as someone who always wanted to make her family proud.
She
also said Fatim was the best goalkeeper of the national team.
Chorro
Mbenga Red Scorpions head coach described Fatim as humble, loving and someone
who liked cracking jokes as well as being caring for her teammates.
She
said death of Fatim was as a shock and great loss to everyone at Red Scorpions,
the nation and the world at large.
For
her part, Fatou Fatty, Red Scorpions’ captain, who was in tears while speaking
to this reporter, said the news came as a shock to everyone at the club.
Modou
Jarju, head coach of Abuko United female team, said the loss of Fatim is a
great impediment to Red Scorpions and women football. She said she would continue
to pray for the departed soul to rest in peace (in Jannah)!
