Gambia ends 5th Islamic Games with 2 gold medals
Aug 23, 2022, 11:56 AM
The Gambia ended their participation in the just concluded 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey with two gold medals in the Women’s 200m and Women’s 4x100m races.
The tournament is expected to bring together league clubs such as Brikama United, Fortune, Gunjur United, Jambanjelly United, Bombada and Third Division teams.
The teams will use the championship to prepare themselves for the upcoming Division One, Two and Three league campaigns.
Meanwhile, The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) and Regional Football Associations (RFAs) declared their leagues null and void following the extension of state of public emergency by president Adama Barrow in May in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The Gambia ended their participation in the just concluded 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey with two gold medals in the Women’s 200m and Women’s 4x100m races.
The Gambia senior national team; the Scorpions is set for its international friendly match with Algeria on 1 January 2021 in Qatar, as the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations edges closer.
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has announced that the proposed Extra Ordinary General Assembly earlier scheduled for Saturday 2020 is been postponed until at a later date.
Goodwill Sports Ambassador Tijan Jaiteh on Wednesday presented sports materials worth D350, 000 to seven regional sports committees across The Gambia.