The much-awaited second round of The Gambia Football
Association national first division league second round will finally kick off
on Friday the 2ndMay 2008.
The league this season, as most people predicted, has been the best so far and seen very good performances during the first round with the league leaders Samger looking to maintain there momentum that they generated in the first round. The question is will they maintain it? Samger defeated most of the big teams in the first round and are on top of the league with 21 points, 2 points ahead of the 2007 GFA league champions Real de Banjul. The second round games are expected to be tough encounters with the big teams ready to bounce back. The academy boys seem capable of snatching the league title from the hands of Real de Banjul. While some of the big teams like Bakau United, Interior and Sea View need to double their efforts to avoid relegation.
According to the second round fixtures, only four weeks will be played due to the engagement of the national team to the World and African cup preliminary round. It will be recalled that The Gambia senior national team will travel toLiberia Senegal a week later,
and play Algeria
The league this season, as most people predicted, has been the best so far and seen very good performances during the first round with the league leaders Samger looking to maintain there momentum that they generated in the first round. The question is will they maintain it? Samger defeated most of the big teams in the first round and are on top of the league with 21 points, 2 points ahead of the 2007 GFA league champions Real de Banjul. The second round games are expected to be tough encounters with the big teams ready to bounce back. The academy boys seem capable of snatching the league title from the hands of Real de Banjul. While some of the big teams like Bakau United, Interior and Sea View need to double their efforts to avoid relegation.
According to the second round fixtures, only four weeks will be played due to the engagement of the national team to the World and African cup preliminary round. It will be recalled that The Gambia senior national team will travel to
Meanwhile the first round league table is as follows
SamgerFC21 point
Real18 point
Sait Matty17 point +4
Wallidan17 point +2
Hawks15 point
Armed Forces14 point
Steve Biko14 point
GPA12 point
Gamtel11 point
Seaview10 point
Bakau United9point -4
InteriorFC9point - 6
The fixtures for week 12 is as follows
Fri 2/05/ 08 - Hawks Vs Africell S/ Matty4: 30pm S/k West
Fri2/05/08 - Interior Vs Real4:30pm - S/k East
Sat 3/05/08 - B/United Vs GPA 4:30pm - S/K East
Sat 3/05/ 08 - SamgerVs Gamtel 4:30pm - S/k West
Sun 4/05/08 - Wallidan Vs A/Forces 4:30pm - S/K East
Sun 4/05/ 08 - Sea view Vs Steve Biko 4:30pm S/k West.