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GFF pays over D5.550M to support clubs, RFAs & allied associations

Feb 10, 2022, 2:25 PM

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has announced that it has received the first tranche of the FIFA Forward 2.0 Operational Support after meeting all Governance and other requirements of FIFA for the year ended 31 December 2021.

Accordingly, in line with the approved budget, the GFF has disbursed D5,550,000.00 (Five Million, four hundred and fifty thousand dalasi) being the payment of their annual operational support to Clubs (50%) and Associations (100%).

The beneficiaries are all first and second division league clubs in both Men and Women Categories, the Seven (7) Regional Football Associations (RFA) and Five (5) Allied Associations.

Member                 Number         Amount                Total Paid

1st Division Male                          16 100,000.00         1,600,000.00

2nd Division Male                         17 75,000.00           1,275,000.00

1st Division Female                        8 100,000.00           800,000.00

2nd Division Female                       9 75,000.00             675,000.00

Regional Football Associations          7 100,000.00          700,000.00

Allied Associations                           5 100,000.00           500,000.00

Grand Total                                   5,550,000.00

 One male second division league club Waterside FCdidn’t receive their part payment for its failure to provide Football House with an account detail where the money would be wired. 

Source: GFF