Sports

Schools
Schools warned over age-cheating athletes
Nov 27, 2020, 10:48 AM

The president of the Secondary School Sports Association, Ismaila Ceesay has made a strong warning to school principals and PE teachers over athletes’ age-cheating ahead of their upcoming Inter-schools championship.

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Barrow scores in Bologna Coppa Italia defeat to Spezia
Nov 27, 2020, 10:43 AM

Scorpions’ attacker Musa Barrow scored a fine goal during his side’s (Bologna FC) 4-2 home defeat to Spezia in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia played at the Renato Daall’Ara Stadium on Wednesday.

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GFF announces date for Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Nov 27, 2020, 10:40 AM

As part of its constitutional requirements, The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) will go for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 26th December 2020 at the Football Hotel in Yundum.

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WAFU U-20: Scorpions coach hails players for sticking to game plan against Sierra Leone
Nov 26, 2020, 1:42 PM

U-20 Coach Matarr Mboge has hailed his players for sticking to their game plan after beating Sierra Leone 2-1 to book their place into the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU U-20 championship played in Thies, Senegal.

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GFF league to begin in January
Nov 26, 2020, 1:34 PM

The 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division One and Two league campaigns are set to start in January 2021, according to news reaching Pointsports Desk.

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GNOC says NSA votes irreversible as election to be held only after Olympics
Nov 25, 2020, 12:49 PM

The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has said that National Sports Associations’ decision to agree on the postponement of its congress to be held after the Tokyo Olympic Games is irreversible, adding that the congress will only go ahead after the games.

Secondary School sports
Secondary School Sports Association presents cash to winners
Nov 25, 2020, 12:45 PM

Secondary Schools Sport Association yesterday presented cash prizes to winners of the 2020 national schools’ athletic championship at a ceremony held at the Gambia Teachers Union Secretariat in Kanifing.

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Gunjur Sports Committee invites veteran teams to meeting
Nov 25, 2020, 12:42 PM

Gunjur Sports Committee (GSC) is inviting all veteran teams in Gunjur to a meeting set for Sunday 29 November 2020, at the town’s daycare centre at 10am.

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WAFU U-20: Scorpions coach hopes to correct mistakes against Sierra Leone
Nov 24, 2020, 2:26 PM

Scorpions U-20 head coach, Matarr Mboge has said that losing 5-1 against Senegal in their opening WAFU U-20 tournament is difficult but hopes to correct their mistakes and lapses against their next opponent Sierra Leone.

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Minister Badjie assures gov’t commitment towards Youth, Sports development
Nov 24, 2020, 2:24 PM

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie has assured government’s commitment to issues of youth as well as his readiness to continue to make sports development a national priority by creating the enabling policy environment, development and funding initiatives that will reduce challenges young people face and advance our great country.

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Caf president Ahmad banned by Fifa for five years
Nov 24, 2020, 2:22 PM

The 60-year-old, a vice-president of world governing body Fifa, has been found to have breached codes relating to duty of loyalty, offering and accepting gifts, abuse of position and misappropriation of funds.

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Minister Badjie lays over D6m mini-stadium foundation stone in Kafuta
Nov 23, 2020, 10:53 AM

The minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie on Friday laid the foundation stone of a mini-stadium worth D6,825000 (six million eight hundred and twenty-five thousand dalasis) in Kafuta village, Kombo East District, West Coast Region.

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Bajo sends condolences to 2 former African football icons
Nov 23, 2020, 10:48 AM

Following the passing of Ivory Coast Football Federation’s president, Augustine Sidy Dialo, GFF President Lamin Kaba Bajo has dispatched a message of condolence on behalf of The Gambia Football Federation and the Football family in The Gambia.

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GFF responds to Gabon delegation claims
Nov 20, 2020, 11:01 AM

The President of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), Lamin Kaba Bajo, has strongly responded to allegations made by the Gabonese football delegation which attracted massive international media attention as most of which only relied on Arsenal and Gabon captain, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang’s version on social media.

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NSC ED satisfied with Scorpions commitment to Afcon tournament
Nov 20, 2020, 10:57 AM

Marcel Mandy, the executive director (ED), National Sports Council (NSC), has said that he was quite happy and satisfied with the Scorpions quest to book their first ever place in the Afcon tournament, adding that he was also very happy with the level of performance and commitment from the entire Scorpions side.

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Sukuta Utd to host Gunjur Utd in charity tourney today
Nov 20, 2020, 10:53 AM

Sukuta United will host Gunjur United in the first-leg clash of the 2020 charity football tournament today, Friday at the Dembadou Mini Stadium at 4.30pm.

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Gaira Joof scores first goal for Israeli side Hapoel
Nov 20, 2020, 10:49 AM

Gambian midfielder, Gaira Joof scored his first goal of the season for his Israeli club Hapoel Umm al-Fahm FC during their 2-2 home draw against Hapoel Ramat Gan during their week-nine fixtures of the Israeli Second Division (Liga Leumit) played at the Acre Municipal Stadium on Monday.

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Coach Saintfiet expresses happiness after victory over Gabon in Banjul
Nov 19, 2020, 11:58 AM

Scorpions’ coach Tom Saintfiet has said that despite the challenges faced by his team, he was very happy and proud of his players after they defeated Gabon 2-1 in their return leg of the Afcon Group D qualifiers played at the Independence Stadium in Banjul on Monday.

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