Fixtures
for the 2017 edition of the National Inter-department Sports Association (NISA)
football competition, scheduled to get underway on Saturday 28 April 2017, is
finally released.
The
balloting was held on Wednesday 19 April 2017 at the GRTS building, MDI Road,
Kanifing.
Divided
into four groups, 16 institutions and companies will participate in the
competition.
Group
A comprises Gambia Fire and Rescue Services, University of The Gambia, National
Roads Authority and Gambia Civil Aviation Authority.
Group
B includes Ministry of Agriculture, Gambia National Petroleum Company, Gambia
Printing & Publishing Corporation and Banjul Breweries.
Group
C comprises the Gambia Transport Services Corporation, Gambia Prison Service,
Gambia International Airlines and Medical Research Council.
Group
D is made up of the Ministry of Trade Industry & Employment, Gampetroleum,
Gambia Armed Forces and Gambia Radio & Television Services.
The
tournament proper is expected to kick off on Saturday 28 April 2017 at a ground
yet to be decided due to first and second division matches in progress,
according to NISA Public Relations Officer Sulayman Badjie.
Uncle
Saul, as he is widely referred to, has added that the defending champions are
expected to represent The Gambia in Senegal in a regional football champions
with workers from Senegal.
NISA
was formed in 2002 with the Motto: foster personal interaction, discipline,
tolerance and mutual understanding in the working life of all members of the
association.
Wanderers
Friendship Cup 2017
The
annual Wanderers Friendship Cup, staged in West Coast Region and meant towards
preparing young academy players for future career, is organised by West Coast
Region Football Academy Association in partnership with the Fredericton
Wanderers Foundation who is the sole sponsor.
The
tournament kicked off on Saturday 15 April 2017 at the Brikama Box Ba Mini
Stadium and staged between sixteen (16) affiliated football academies to WCRFAA
and two (2) Fredericton teams of Brikama and Youna.
KGH
Sports Football Academy started the tournament as defending champions and
played against Touray’s Football Academy of Brikama, as defending champions.
KGH
Sports started brightly as they defeated Touray’s F.A by 2 goals to 1 courtesy
of Lamin Jatta alias Sibi (19 minutes) and Assan Sibi (25 minutes) and the
consolation of Touray’s came in the 33rd minutes.
According
to the President of WCRFAA, Mr Yahya Manneh, they have partnered with the
Fredericton Wanderers Foundation since last year, 2016 and this is the 2nd
edition of the partnership but the Cup (Wanderers Friendship Cup) is in its 5th
edition.
He
use the opportunity to thank the Fredericton Wanderers Foundation for their
invaluable support rendered and hope and pray that others will emulate this
partnership and sponsor them in their other age categories competition.
He
noticed us that they organized tournaments annually on the following periods;
SUMMER
HOLIDAYS U13 & U17
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS U9 &
U11
EASTER
HOLIDAYS is always U15 and sponsored by Fredericton Wanderers Foundation.
Finally
seek sponsorship for the other tournaments as they need not the money; all they
need is the materials for the awards for the various winners.
