Bolaji
Ayodele, Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Gambia Limited has said that
the bank has budgeted D3.5 million for the 2017 Guaranty Trust Bank sponsored
Principals cup inter-schools football tournament compared to D2.4 million for
the 2016 edition.
Ayodele
was speaking during the draw and presentation of football materials to
participants of the 2017 Guaranty Trust Bank sponsored Principals Cup
inter-schools football tournament held at the bank’s head office on Kairaba
Avenue yesterday.
Ayodele
revealed that they gave 10 balls, T-shirts and D500, 000 and paid for the hire
of the Independence Stadium where the tournament will be hosted.
Ayodele further revealed that the winners in
both the male and female tournaments will receive giant trophies, goal medals
and D100, 000.
Ayodele
stated that the first runners up will receive silver medals and D75, 000, while
the third runners-up will receive bronze medal and D50, 000.
Ayodele
thanked The Gambia Football Federation and the School Football Association for
their cooperation in the partnership.
Martin Gomez, president of Gambia Secondary
Football Association, applauded GTBank Gambia Limited for sponsoring the
tournament.
Gomez
challenged other institutions in the country to emulate GTBank Gambia.
Gomez
appealed to the schools to bank with GTBank Gambia Limited.
For
his part, Ebou Faye, second vice-president of the Gambia Football Federation,
also hailed GTBank Gambia Limited for bankrolling the tournament.
Faye
added that the tournament will give U-17 coach Matarr Mboge a chance to scout
good players for the country’s U-17 team.
