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Police team lead Volleyball National League standings

Aug 3, 2023, 1:00 PM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara

The Gambia Police Force male and female volleyball teams are producing wonderful performance in the ongoing Gambia Volleyball National League 2023.

The security officer teams are continuing their dominance as they both currently lead in (male and female) respective league standings following their latest wins in the week-11 fixtures over the weekend.

The Police male side defeated Olympafrica/SK East three sets to nil during their week-11 fixture played at the Jeshwang Volleyball Court on Sunday.

The security side dominated the entire three-sets on 35-31, 25-21, and 25-22 respectively.

The latest win moved the Police to top the seven-team competition standings with 20 points after winning 6 and losing 2 matches.

Olympafrica/SK East dropped to 4th position with 12 points after winning 4 and losing 4 gamesrespectively.

Earlier, Brikama defeated Gamtel / Gamcel 3-2 during a game played at Jeshwang Volleyball Court on Saturday.

The Sateba boys got off to a fast start, winning the opening set 25-22, but the Telecom boys leveled the set with 21-25. Brikama again took the lead in the other two sets 25-12 and 25-22 before Gamtel/Gamcel won the last set by 15-7.

The victory moved Brikama to 3rd position with 13 points while Gamtel/Gamcel sit 6th position with 8 points after suffering 6 losses and securing 3 victories.

Meanwhile, the Police also continued their dominance in the female category after defeating Olympafrica/ SK East 3-0 during a game played at the Jeshwang Volleyball Court on Sunday.

The female security outfit showed their dominance by winning all three sets on 25-15, 25-13 and 25-19 respectively.

Coach Marie Wada and her charges sit at the top of the 10-team league table standings with 39 points after collecting 13 wins. Olympafrica/ SK East occupy 8th position with 9 points after securing 9 victories and suffering 3 defeats.

The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) beat The Gambia Fire and Rescue Services (GFRS) 3-0 in a game played at the Serrekunda East Volleyball Court on Friday.

The female soldiers who are producing master-class performance got off to a fast start, leading the entire three sets by 25-10, 25-22 and 25-5.

GAF now moved to 2nd position with 38 points, while the Fire Fighters sit 7th position with 11 points.  

Waa Banjul defeated YMCA 3-0 during a game played at the Saints Volleyball Court on Sunday.

The City Girls won the three sets by 25-10, 25-19 and 25-20.

The result put Waa Banjul on 5th position with 18 points while YMCA occupy 10th position with 2 points after securing one win and suffering 11 defeats.