The
Gambia Football Federation on yesterday received the Minister of Youth and
Sports, Henry Gomez, at the National Technical Training Centre in Yundum for a
tour of the refurbished Goal Project.
Minister
Gomez was accompanied to the NTTC by Permanent Secretary Dr Cherno Barry, the
Executive Director of the National Sports Council (NSC), Marcel Mendy, and some
staff of the NSC.
GFF
president Lamin Kabba Bajo led the minister and delegation on a conducted tour
of the facility after a preliminary meeting at the NTTC Reception between the
parties.
The
visit is a routine one and meant to abreast the Youth and Sport Minister of the
refurbished work going on at the NTTC.
Minister
Gomez said he was satisfied with the work so far and congratulated the GFF for
a job well done.
The
NTTC in Yundum is the forth Goal Project for the GFF funded by FIFA, now being
refurbished and alongside turned into a three-star hotel.
The
facility has 40 rooms, two conference halls, dining hall, a gymnasium, kitchen,
admin block, football field with artificial playing grass, a clinic and a
swimming pool in the making.
The
courtesy call was also attended by GFF Executive Committee members, general
secretary Abass Bah, deputy permanent secretary of MoYS Abdoulie Kah, and
chairman of NSC George Gomez.
