Kemo Ceesay bounces back as GFF finance, admin manager - SG, two others appointed

Kemo Ceesay

Kemo Ceesay, former treasurer of the last elected executive committee prior to the normalisation process, has returned to the Football House as the new Finance and Administration manager of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF), Observer Sports can exclusively report. 

                                                 

The Federation has also appointed a new secretary general, technical director, and an accountant. Ismaila Njie, who has been serving as the accountant since the normalisation process, is now appointed to the same position on full time basis.

The Federation has disclosed to the Daily Observer that Abbass Bah, a youth worker, who studied in the United Kingdom, has been appointed secretary general. Bah replaced Marcel Mendy who until the recent developments was serving as the acting secretary general.

Former Interior Football Club coach, Ebrima Manneh has also been appointed as the new technical director of the Federation, occupying a position that has been left vacant since the departure of Kebba Masanneh Ceesay, at the early stages of the normalisation process.

When contacted by this reporter, Buba ‘Star’ Janneh, the first vice president of the GFF, who also double as the spokesperson of the Federation, confirmed the new appointments. He added that many people applied for the positions when the applications were opened but that they had to settle on the aforementioned four. 

According to him, the process of filling the vacant position at the Football House was done in collaboration with FIFA, noting that an independent panel was instituted for the whole process. He expressed hope that the new appointees would work closely with the GFF executive to move Gambian football forward. 

While wishing the new recruits good luck, he assured that the GFF would continue to hire more experts as it continues to expand its scope. He said the four appointees would begin work as soon as possible.

Source: Observer Sports