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Youth & Sports minister endorses GFF Presidential debate

Jul 22, 2022, 1:05 PM | Article By: Baboucarr Fallaboweh

Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie, the minister of Youth and Sports (MoYS) recently met with organisers of the highly anticipated Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Presidential debate in his office to discuss their plans in organising the debate as well as seek the Ministry's blessings and endorsement.

The GFF Presidential Debate will be the first of its kind in football history to be organised by the Commission on Political Debates. The debate is aimed at promoting issue-based political debates and the culture of debates in Gambian football.

The debate scheduled to take place on 13th August 2022 will bring together football stakeholders, voting delegates and Gambians all over the world to watch live.

The Minister has endorsed the debates and assured organisers that MoYS will assist in the implementation of the activity to the best of their capabilities.

The debate is expected to be broadcasted by media partners such as Paradise TV, GRTS, Block TV, EyeAfrica TV, Star TV and The Fatu Network.