The
Sports Journalists’ Association of Senegal, better known as ANPS, has presented
a trophy of honour to Musa Sise, President of the Sports Journalists
Association of The Gambia (SJAG).
The
honour is in recognition of Sise’s commitment and effort at promoting the
cordial relationship that has continued to exist between the two professional
bodies.
Mr
Sise received the award during the ANPS annual sports award held at the Theatre
National Daniel Sorano in Dakar on Sunday.
The
event is meant to award and celebrate past and present sports personalities in
Senegal.
The
event was attended by renowned personalities including the Minister of Sports
of Senegal, Matarr Bah and the Senegalese National Team Coach Alieu Ceesay.
Other
awardees at the well-attended event included were not limited to wrestler Modou
Lo as the “Wrestler of the Year”, Senegal and Liverpool’s Sadio Mane, who won
the foreign-based player of the year, while Linguere’s attacker Pape Ibnou Bah
won the Local-based player award.
Reacting
to the award, Mr Sise said: “It is an honour to be recognised by your fellow
professionals for your effort and dedication in the promotion of sports and its
development and the fraternity between our two people and associations.”
On
behalf of the SJAG executive and the entire membership, Sise thanked ANPS
President Mamadou Koume, his executive and members for the award.
