By George Katongole – The annual Makerere 10’s rugby tournament that returned to the university soils after a five year absence was not short of drama as the hosts, Impis RFC blatantly manipulated the rules by seeding themselves in a weak group that consisted Mbale Elephants, Athi River and fellow students MUBS. The tournament had found a new home at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds – which were bombed on 11 July 2010 since 2005 to allow construction of a new stadium at the university. The university team further disgraced themselves by pooling local giants G4S Pirates, eventual finalists Kobs, and surprise... Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent – The Gambia Football Association (GFA) has confirmed the cancellation of the proposed friendly international match between the Scorpions and their Palestinian counterparts due to unavailability of the required players for the November 17th friendly in Hebron. GFA president Seedy M.B. Kinteh, in sharing the news of the cancellation of the eagerly awaited friendly match with Pointsport, said the reason behind the move “is due to the fact that Coach Paul Put will not have enough players” to choose from for Wednesday’s friendly match. “Following the cancellation of the previous friendly matches with Mali and Congo (due... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The magnificent Gambia national U20 team yesterday morning returned to Banjul from Abidjan via Dakar after they have booked their ticket to the next year’s African U20 youth tournament in Libya at the expense of Cote D’Ivoire. The team landed at the Banjul International Airport yesterday at 11am from Dakar, where they spent the night with the team officials before heading back home with pride. A good number of spectators converged at the airport to welcome home their heroes, who made every Gambian proud with a spectacular display in Abidjan at the weekend. A decisive 43rd... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – A five-day intermediate coaching course for 25 female coaches from the first and second division clubs of The Gambia yesterday kicked off at the National Technical Training Centre in Yundum in the West Coast Region of The Gambia. The course was organised by the Gambia Football Association (GFA) in collaboration with Fifa. Ms Jacqueline Shipanga, Fifa Instructor from Namibia, speaking at the opening ceremony, congratulated the national U-20 team on their victorious result over their much-fancied opponents Ivory Coast, a result that has ensured the participation of the U-20 team in the U-20 African Championship to... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – A decisive goal from Captain Saihou Gassama was all but enough for the Gambia national U20 team to qualify for the African U20 youth championship finals in Libya after beating Ivory Coast 1-nil at the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Saturday. The Gambian team, headed by local coach Lamin Sarr, that has progressed to the championship with a 2-nil win, on aggregate, over their West African counterparts, scored the only goal converted by Saihou Gassama from a spot kick. The penalty came as a result of a lefty tackle on striker Alasana Camara from an... Continue Reading
