Sports
Journalists Association of the Gambia (SJAG) will today (Thursday) leave Banjul
for Dakar ahead of an international friendly football match against their
counterparts, The Senegalese Sports Journalists Association (ANPS).
This
will be the fifth time both associations playing each other in an international
friendly match as part of the way of strengthening the already existing
relationship between both associations.
Speaking
in an interview with Pointsports, the SJAG’s assistant coach, Pa Barrow said
they have prepared very well for the away encounter as they have been trained
collectively for over a month.
“We
know what is at stake as the Senegalese Journalists will not take the encounter
lightly after we defeated them three consecutive times in our last four
matches,” he said.
According
to him, they will be travelling with a 19-man squad for the Saturday encounter,
adding that SJAG has nothing to lose after beaten ANPS three times - twice in
Senegal.
Coach Barrow also noted that the encounter
between SJAG and ANPS is geared towards developing and strengthen the already
exist relationship between the two associations.
The
encounters are also part of the celebrations of both SJAG and ANPS annual
Sports Award Night and Gala, in which they celebrate and recognize their sports
personalities and athletes who has done well in developing sports in their
countries.
Meanwhile,
the two sides (SJAG and ANPS) have played four times in which the Senegalese
Sports Journalists first defeated the Gambia Sports Journalists 1-0 at home
played at the FIFA Goal Project in Yundum, while the SJAG defeated the
Senegalese three times, one at home and two away in Dakar.
This
international matches between SJAG and ANPS is aimed at strengthening the
already relationship. The matches are played in observance of their annual
Sports Award Night and Gala, where they will recognize sports personalities and
athletes who has done well in developing sports in their country
