Manneh and the GFF signed the agreement recently at the Football House in Kanifing, witnessed by the GFF President Lamin Kabba Bajo.
Until his recent appointment, Manneh was the assistant coach of the Gambia U-20, whom he recently helped to a third place finish at the WAFU-A tournament in Liberia.
As head coach of the U-17, Yahya Manneh is tasked the responsibility to prepare a team with strong mentality, organise training sessions/events or workshops deemed necessary towards educating young players for their growth in football through the four corner modules of long term player development.
He’s also being mandated to establish working relationships with the regional coaches and the grassroots football manager for the building or setting up of National U-12 and U-15, to participate and support all grassroots and youth football development programs and to prepare players within the U-17 age bracket for continuity into the U-20 team.
Manneh holds a CAF B coaching license and is a specialist in youth player development and coaching, as was his area of study in the United Kingdom, where he attained FA Youth Module 1and 2 qualifications.
He also attained RFA/Olympic Solidarity level 3 in coaching besides being certified as a coach instructor by the GFF.
Yahya Manneh is the founder and head coach of KGH Sports Academy and club.
He was an assistant and head coach of Elite United, Brufut United, Lamin United, Steve Biko, and Brentford FC U-21 Academy.
He won awards with the Gambia U-20 while serving as assistant coach under Matarr Mboge and Abdoulie Bojang, respectively.
Yahya Manneh will be assisted by Lamin Sanneh while Bakary Sanyang serves as trainer and Adama Jatta of GAF as goalkeeper coach.
Manneh will lead his U-17 charges in the upcoming WAFU-A Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Thies, Senegal, slated for 20th October to 3rd November 2024.
Source: GFF
