Hawks FC won the Gambian Premier League after defeating The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) 3-1 during their week-29 fixtures played at the Independence Stadium in Bakau on Thursday.
Modou Lamin Jarju’s brace and Omar Sarr strike were enough to crown Hawks FC champions of the GFF First Division League.
The Banjul-based team won the title for the first time after 26 years with a game to spare.
They finally won the league after collecting 59 points. They registered 18 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats in 29 games.
“I’m very happy to have won the title this season because it’s been awhile since we last won it. Our success came after we played as a team and listened to our coaches. This is what helped us a lot,” he said during an interview with Pointsports
According to him, it was difficult during the start of the league but “thank God that now we have achieved what we wanted.”
Being one of the oldest players in the team, Captain Sarr noted that he and other players always talked to guided the young players, adding that they prepared very well for this season compared to the previous seasons.
“Sometimes the team used to train twice a day but for me I used to train three times a day,” he explained, adding that the success will forever remain in the club's history.
