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Feb 05,2007  by

Gambia U-20 clinch bronze


imageThe Gambia grabbed third place at the African Youth Championship with a strong 3-1 win over Zambia in the Congolese capital, Brazzaville on Friday. Zambia played the better football in the first half, and on 39 minutes Musatwe Simutowe met ... [Gambia News]


Nov 29,2006  by

Amsterdam-Banjul Challenge Arrives in Gambia


imageBy Yusupha Jallow & Lamin Darboe After 21 days of journey by road, the Amsterdam Dakar-Banjul Challenge 2006 last Thursday arrived in The Gambia with a fleet of vehicles including 40 cars and five motorbikes. Speaking to ... [Gambia News]


Nov 08,2006  by

“Gambia is a Case Under Study” - Mr. Gomez


imageThe Executive Director of the Gambia National Olympic Committee [GNOC] George Gomez has stated that the Gambia is serving as a study case under the International Olympic Committee [IOC] in its pioneering role of women in sports initiative in the ... [Gambia News]


Dec 16,2006  by

BHRC: Dunlop and The Gambia to back series in '07


imageDunlop and The Gambia are to be the title sponsors for the 2007 MSA British Historic Rally Championship. The two organisations have taken over as main sponsors for one of the fastest-growing championships in British stage rallying, which is managed ... [Gambia News]


Dec 07,2006  by

Briton poised to aid Gambia sports


imageWritten by Nanama Keita- Anthony Vaughan, a British national is poised to help develop Gambian sports particularly football. Mr Vaughan shows this sign with a presentation of jerseys and other football equipment to Blue Band FC of Bakau. ... [Gambia News]


Mar 05,2007  by

FIFA U-20 World Cup draw Gambia face Portugal, others


imageThe official draw of the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament took place on Saturday, March 3, at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Canada in which the 24 qualified nations were pooled in six groups of four teams. The mouth-watering ... [Gambia News]


Jan 31,2007  by

Gambia 0-1 Nigeria


imageThe Gambia U-20 team last night lost 0-1 to the Flying Eagles of Nigeria in the semi-final of the ongoing African Youth Championship finals held in Congo Brazzaville. Nigeria’s Uwa Echiejile scored the only goal of the game with a ... [Gambia News]


Feb 23,2007  by

Gambia : Gambia's Nations Cup tie in doubt


imageThe president of the Gambian FA (GFA) has said his nation will not accept mercenary footballers following demands made by the country's internationals. However, GFA boss Seedy Kinteh is still waiting to officially receive complaints made by Gambia's ... [Gambia News]


Feb 26,2007  by

Gambia : Gambian Boxers to Leave for Dakar


imageAs part of their preparation for the forthcoming Zone II Boxing championship to be hosted in the country, the Gambia Boxing Association (GBA) would be sending Boxers in the Senegalese Capital Dakar to take part in series of friendly bouts. ... [Gambia News]


Mar 09,2007  by

Gambia : The Gambia Fanbase: A Historic Effort


imageIn the years to come, the FIFA World U-17 Championship in Peru and the African Youth Championship, Congo 2007 will be seen as the points at which The Gambia fans emerged as a force on the International football scene. In ... [Gambia News]


Apr 27,2007  by

Gambia host Ivory Coast tomorrow


imageThe Gambia U-20 team will host the Ivorian Olympic team in Banjul on Saturday as part of their preparation for the World Youth Championship finals in Canada. The Gambian team is currently in camp ahead of the Saturday friendly match ... [Gambia News]


Jan 04,2007  by

Gambia line up Asian friendlies


imageGambia has confirmed it has organised friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Bahrain next week. The Scorpions will meet the Saudis in Riyadh on 8 January before playing Bahrain two days in Manama. The match is an important test for the ... [Gambia News]


Sep 19,2009  by

Gambia News : MRI test results of U-17 footballers not for public knowledge


imageOfficials of the Gambian Football Association (GFA) have agreed to "protect the image of Under-17 players" following the conduct of the MRI test on their players in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, recently. MRI (Magnetic Resonance ... [Gambia News]


Mar 03,2009  by

Gambia News : Toronto FC signed Gambian defenders Emmanuel Gomez and Amadou Sanyang


imageToronto FC bolstered its back line on Tuesday by signing Gambian defenders Emmanuel Gomez and Amadou Sanyang. Gomez joins the Major League Soccer club from Samger FC of the Gambian first division, while Sanyang arrives from Real de Banjul FC. "Both these players ... [Gambia News]


Mar 22,2009  by

Gambia News : Algeria, Gambia in U-17 semis


imageHosts Algeria and Gambia have qualified for the semi-finals of the African U-17 Football Championships. Algeria beat Guinea 1-0, courtesy of a strike from Nadir Bendahmane 14 minutes into the game. Gambia beat Cameroon 2-0 in today's game in Group A. Dawda Ceesay ... [Gambia News]


Dec 05,2007  by

Gambia News : CAF Fines GFA $10,000 for Fans and Players Misbehaviour


imageThe Gambia Football Association (GFA) has made a plaintive appeal to football fans and other members of the general public, to be “on their best behaviour” in the build-up to preparations for the World Cup and African Nations Cup qualification ... [Gambia News]


Feb 01,2008  by

Gambia News : Captains Day for Fajara Golfers Observed


imageThe Golf Section of the Fajara Club recently held it’s annual ‘Captains Day’. Being one of the highlights of the year, over 40 golfers turned up on this occasion to recognise the achievements of the outgoing captain, of the ... [Gambia News]


Nov 22,2008  by

Gambia News : Commonwealth Games General Assembly meeting opens in Banjul


imageThe 2008 Commonwealth Games General Assembly has opened in Banjul with a closed-door meeting among the delegates to discuss matters that affect the organisation and allow participating countries seek support for their bids. Deputy executive director of the Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) ... [Gambia News]


Nov 14,2007  by

Gambia News : Country Know Zone II Opponents


imageGambia has been drawn in Group B for this year's Zone II Amilcar Cabral championship slated to start from November 30th to December 10th in the Guinea Bissau. The Scorpions' were drawn alongside defending Champions Guinea Conakry, Mali and Cape Verde. The biannual competition that ... [Gambia News]


Feb 13,2008  by

Gambia News : Cricket Association Host Visiting Team


imageThe Gambia Cricket Association will host the Sussex Over 50’s, a visiting team from the United Kingdom, who will be in Banjul to play series of Cricket matches and conduct Coaching Clinics for primary and senior secondary schools in Banjul ... [Gambia News]


Sep 25,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambia admits to failed age tests


imageThe president of the Gambia FA, Seedy Kinteh, has admitted some players who helped win the African Under-17 Championship have failed age tests. A total of 51 Gambian youngsters underwent MRI scans in Senegal to help determine their ages ... [Gambia News]


Apr 02,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambia are African U-17 winners


imageGambia have won the African Under-17 Championship. The Baby Scorpions beat hosts Algeria 3-1 in the final on Thursday. Gambia took the lead with a diving header early in the first half. At half-time the Gambia had doubled their tally, but ... [Gambia News]


Aug 25,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambia Arrive In Cup Form


imageFIFA Under-17 World Cup Finals, Nigeria 2009, bound Gambian team have served notice of its preparedness for the tournament by winning the Pepsi Under-17 International Tournament at the weekend in Abeokuta. The Gambians who are the current African ... [Gambia News]


Jun 01,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia coach confident of victory


imageGambia's newly signed coach Paul Put has expressed confi dence the country's national team, Scorpions, will return victorious from Monrovia, Liberia, in their first encounter of World Cup preliminary qualifiers against the Lone Stars of Liberia this weekend. Put is to lead ... [Gambia News]


Sep 16,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia dismiss cheat claims


imageGambia football authorities have dismissed claims made by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) that they used over-aged players in their Africa U-17 Championship qualifiers. The Baby Scorpions won the first round, second-leg encounter 3-0 on Saturday to eliminate Sierra Leone 7-1 on ... [Gambia News]


Oct 10,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia draw inspiration from 1962


imageA member of the only Gambian side to ever beat Senegal believes an overdue victory will come in Saturday's winner-takes-all 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Dakar. The victory against their neighbours came way back in 1962, when the ... [Gambia News]


Mar 10,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia Hosts Golf Competition


imageOne of the biggest golf competitions will be held on Saturday March 15, 2008 at the Fajara Club and Kombo Beach Hotel grounds. The matches will be played by members and guests alike from all parts of the country as well ... [Gambia News]


Sep 01,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia humiliates Sierra Leone 4-1 in U17 CAN soccer qualifier


imageThe Gambian Under-17 national football team Sunday defea ted their Sierra Leonean counterparts 4-1 in the African nations' cup championship qualifier here. Saikou Gassama put the hosts on victory path with his 37th minute strike and both teams later squandered penalty chances ... [Gambia News]


Oct 28,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambia lose, Burkina draw at U17


imageAfrican champions Gambia suffered their second defeat at the U-17 World Cup after going down 2-1 to the Netherlands on Wednesday in Nigeria. In the day's other game involving an African team, Burkina Faso secured a 1-1 draw with ... [Gambia News]


Oct 13,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia makes history, qualifies for third round


imageGambian senior national team, the Scorpions, Saturday made history, by qualifying, for the first time, for the third round of the World and African Nations cup competitions' next stage. Following their goalless draw in Banjul with the Taranga Lions of Senegal and a ... [Gambia News]


May 06,2008  by

Gambia News : Gambia scale new heights


imageust weeks away from the start of their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying campaign, Gambia have been boosted by a jump into the top 100 on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. It is the first time ... [Gambia News]


Oct 11,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambia target Manchester United striker for Under 17 World Championships


imageManchester United striker Josh King is being targeted to represent Gambia in the Under-17 World Championships this month. The 17-year-old is highly regarded at Old Trafford and is tipped to make an impact similar to fellow striking wonderkids Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda. King, born ... [Gambia News]



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