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Jatta's Crowned League Champions in Lamin

Nov 25, 2008, 5:02 AM | Article By: Pa Modou Faal

Jatta's FC were last Sunday crowned League champions of the Lamin Nawettan. Following their lone goal demolition of Harlem FC at the Sanna Jatta Memorial football field in Lamin.

The match was a very thrilling encounter as both teams put up spectacular performances. Harlem dominated the first half and missed lot of goal scoring chances. But Jatta's F .C capitalised on their experience to win the game in the second half.

At the end of the final Jatta's were awarded a trophy and a cash prize of D10, 000 whilst the runners up received a cash prize of D8, 000.

The leading goal scorer, the young promising player prize and the medals were sponsor by Peggy Barnard.

The leading goal scorer prize was awarded to Bakary Kanji of Sanchaba United, he scored 12 goals during the Nawettan whilst the most disciplined award went to Haman Colley of Harlem FC, both players received D500, 00 respectively.

In a similar development, in the annals of Lamin's Nawettan football, K&GH F.C, last week won the 2008 knockout Championship after they had defeated Golden Gate 2-0 at the Sanna Jatta Memorial Field.

At the end of the match, which produced one red card and four yellow cards, K&GH the knockout winners went home with D7,000 and the runners up received D5,000 as a consolation prize.