The volleyball players and officials were invited by Dubai Ministry of Sports through Gambia’s sports authorities.
The trip was initiated by Tijan Jaiteh Foundation, an operational arm of former Gambian international who is also the Goodwill Ambassador for Sports.
Tijan JaitehFoundation; an NGO already secured a fruitful partnership with an Italian sports club called ACS Umbria, who provided a coach to build Gambia’s women volleyball programmes.
Goodwill Ambassador Tijan Jaiteh, thanked both ministries of Sports in The Gambia and Dubai for working together to make the trip possible.
“This is part of our partnership with Italian club ASC- Umbria to develop volleyball in The Gambia especially women’s volleyball,’’ Jaiteh said.
‘‘The idea is to create greater opportunities for training and technical excellence for Gambian games,” he noted.
The leader of The Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (GPDP), Henry Gomez, who is now the Special Presidential Adviser on matters concerning youth, on Saturday, supported Banjul football teams with football materials.
From a humble beginning as head coach of the Lamin zonal team, Tapha Manneh’s football journey has earned him a record as the first Gambian coach to win a treble with a premier division team outside of The Gambia.
The Gambia U-20 team is set for their 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F opening match against Honduras on Monday 22nd May 2023 at the Mendoza Stadium.
