The Gambia national male beach volleyball team has qualified for the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball tournament to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom after defeating South Africa 2-0 to win gold medals in the Africa’s Commonwealth Games qualifiers played in Accra, Ghana on Monday afternoon.
Gambian players, Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra who play their professional beach volleyball game in Qatar, will represent Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022.
The Gambian male team made it to the final after defeating the host country, Ghana 2-1 in the semifinals played on Monday morning.
The Gambia women's team failed to pass through the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball qualifiers in Ghana.
The ladies lost 2-0 to Rwanda in the semifinals. The result means that The Gambia female team is out of the race for Birmingham 2022.
Meanwhile, the male team is due back in the country today, Wednesday, together with their female counterparts at 6pm.
Brikama United Female team on Friday maintained their lead at the top of 2023 The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Women’s League Division Two after hammered Yakar FC 4-1 during their week-six fixture played at the Late Ousman Saho Football Field.
Jam City and Gunjur United on Wednesday shared spoils in their all-Kombo South derby clash of the on-going 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two league following their goalless draw at the National Technical Training Centre in Yundum.
Scorpions’ in-form striker, Musa Barrow has been awarded Bologna’s Man of the Match (MVP) award follo Bwingologna’s 2-1 home defeat against Sassuolo in their week thirty-one fixtures of the Italian Serie A played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on Wednesday.
Brufut will rub shoulders with Batkunku in their Group B fixture of the 2023 Gach Global Mining Company sponsored Kombo Coastal village football tournament tomorrow, Saturday 1st April 2023 at the Tujereng Football Field at 4.30pm.
