Minister: Essential pillars are missing in our Gambian football

Y&S Minister Alieu K. Jammeh

The minister of Youth and Sports Alieu K. Jammeh has told journalists that essential pillars are missing in our Gambian football.  Minister Jammeh was speaking at a press conference on Saturday after the GFA constitutional adoptive congress held at the Independence Stadium Friendship Hostel hall.  “We have not been in the essential place; because the essential pillars of our football are not there,” 

Alieu Jammeh said “one these essential pillars are our domestic leagues, we want to have proper and very competitive leagues, we want our communities to go and watch our national leagues. We should have functional football clubs that can represent the country at the international competitions”, Jammeh said.

 “Other critical pillars are our schools and community sports, which are lacking, in those days we used to have very competitive schools and community sports, but now everything has varnish”.

“To have a strong and efficient secretariat and technical support, if these pillars are in place we can say our football is there.  People are not playing a respectable football in the country, that’s why we are beaten in the competitions and everybody at home is disappointed.”
The honorable minister of Youth and Sports said the government of The Gambia have truly support the attainment of Gambian sports especially football. That’s why they (the government) want to work with FIFA and CAF in a way forward.

He further acknowledged the gathering and expresses his satisfactions and gratitude with the proceedings of the adoptive congress of the GFA’s draft constitution as they happen.

Minister Jammeh said that they (the government) will leave FIFA to interpret the out come of the result.  He said from December to date they are satisfied with the proceedings of the adoptive congress.

The adoptive congress was also witness by the FIFA representative Primo Carvarlo who was observing the whole process as an independent candidate to over see on behalf of the world football governing body FIFA. For the FIFA delegate, he said the process was fair and is the way forward for Gambian football.