Kanifing
East Senior Secondary School male football team and Muslim Senior Secondary
School female football team were yesterday, Sunday, crowned champions of the
GTBank Principal’s Cup organised by the Gambia School’s Football Association
under the auspices of the Gambia Football Federation and sponsored by GTBank as
part of its corporate social responsibility.
Kanifing
East SSS beat Armitage Senior Secondary School 2-0 in the 5pm encounter played
at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
Dawda
Ndure and Ousman Ceesay scored Kanifing East’s goals in the 66th and the dying
minutes of the game.
In
the female category played at 3pm, Muslim Senior Secondary School beat Bottrop
Senior Secondary School 2-1 with Mam Drammeh scoring a brace for Muslim in 17th
and 71st minutes while Bottrop’s lone goal was registered by Metta Sanyang in
49th minute.
The
final was graced by the Director and Executive Director of GTBank, the Nigerian
Ambassador to The Gambia, GFF officials among other dignitaries.
As
winners, Kanifing East and Muslim Senior Secondary schools each went home with
a giant trophy and a cheque for D100,000 while runners-up Armitage and Bottrop
Senior Secondary schools each received consolation prizes of D50,000.
Each
of the finalists had a bank account of D1,000 opened for them by the bank.
Janko
Sanyang of Armitage Senior Secondary School bagged the best player’s award as
well as the leading goal scorer’s in the male category.
He
was therefore awarded a trophy and football boots.
Lamin
Sanneh of Tujereng Senior Second School went home with the best goalkeeper’s
prize.
Mam
Drammeh was named the best female player of the tournament. She was as such
awarded a trophy.
Fatou
Dukurah of Bottrop won the leading goal-scorer prize. She was rewarded with
football boots.
The
best goalkeeper’s prize went to Kaddy Samateh of Bottrop SSS.
The
tournament is aimed at actively engaging youth through sport whilst promoting
the values of excellence and fair play.
It
fosters camaraderie and provides a platform for identifying, nurturing and
grooming young and talented players among students of senior secondary schools.
Sixteen
secondary schools (8 males and 8 females) drawn from all regions of The Gambia
participated in the championship.
