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One of the leading real estate developing agents in The Gambia, Universal Properties, has resumed business in full force after some brief business interruption to settle some internal issues with the British partners of the company, This popular sports news blog can reveal to Gambian in and out of side the country as well as non Gambians, but interested to settle in the country in the future.

History: Gambia national football team

The Gambia national football team, nicknamed The Scorpions, is the national team of Gambia and is controlled by the Gambia Football Association. Until 1965, the team and the country were known as British Gambia. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals.

The first edition of the Youth and Sports Summer Camp organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports for youths from across the seven administrative regions of the country was Saturday officially opened at the Friendship Hostel in Bakau by Hon. Alieu K. Jammeh, Minister of Youth and Sports.

MARCEL MENDY IS NEW GFA SECRETARY GENERAL

Impeachable sources reaching this newspaper have disclosed that the Executive Secretary of the National Youth Council Marcel Mendy has now been made the new acting secretary general of The Gambia Football Association.

4 senior GFA staff may get the sack

Four senior staff at The Gambia Football Association (GFA) could be the next to lose their jobs in the ongoing changes at the GFA under the current Normalisation Committee, MarketPlace Business Newspaper has learn  the information.

Former GFA president bags FIFA award

In recognition of his longstanding services to football nationally and internationally, football’s world governing body, FIFA, on Friday awarded former GFA boss, Seedy MB Kinteh, a prestigious pennet award.  Accompanied with a letter of appreciation signed by its secretary general, Jerome Valke, FIFA congratulated the former GFA prezy for the untiring job he accorded to one of the standing committees of FIFA.

HISTORY OF GAMBIAN FOOTBALL PART 2

In our last edition we stop at the 2003/2004 football season were Gambia was eliminated in the world cup qualifying and the African Nation 16/11/03 Gambia 0 Liberia 3 for 2 years. The President Alhagie Gabbi Sosseh set up an enquiry headed by Gyra Lamin. The Technical Director Sang Ndong and his entire staff were sacked. GFA decided not to play international matches, and the decision annoyed nearly all the teams in the league, more than sixty teams wrote a letter to The GFA requesting an immediate resignation of the GFA President and called on VOTE OF NO CONFIDENT. He was impeached on the 7/11/04 at the Independence Stadium. A Congress was held and Alhagie Omar Sey was elected President. And now continue from where we stop, there we go:

GAMBIA TO DROP ANOTHER POINTS IN THE NEXT FIFA RANKING

The Gambia football senior national team (the Scorpion) is expected to dropt another a point or points in the next FIFA world ranking to come in three months after failing to engage in any friendly test match in this month FIFA international calendar.

GFA Normalization Committee reacts to ROC Protest Letter

Following the joint communiqué recently issued and signed by the Chairman and Secretary Generals of the Regional Organisation Committee (ROC) from all the regions in country sent to The Gambia Football Association (GFA) Normalisation Committee protesting their angers to the validation of the draft constitution. The GFA has reacted to the protest letter sent to them by the Regional Organising Committee (ROC) boycotting the validation of the GFA draft Constitution. The committee on Friday afternoon convened a press conference at the GFA house in Kanifing to explain and elaborate more on the protest letter addressed to them from the ROC.

IAAF Council creates new World Relays competition

The IAAF Council has decided to create a new competition called the “IAAF World Relays” with the first editions taking place in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2014 and 2015.

HISTORY IN GAMBIAN FOOTBALL PART 1

 Playing football had been existing in The Gambia since the early 20’s mostly in the streets of Bathurst now called Banjul and in the 30’s players were playing at the MacCarthy Square now called 22nd July Square.

ANOTHER GAMBIAN TEAM WITHDRAWS FROM CAP QUALIFIERS IN A MONTH AND FINED $1000

The Gambia U-20 male football team who were recently lost to Morocco two weeks ago in Cassabalaca has also withdraw from the ongoing competition and were also fined $1000 by CAF, thus means the team will not be competing in the second leg of the qualifiers when they should host Morocco on the 11^th August 2012 at the Brikama Box Bar mini stadium.

BREMEN BORDER FC COMMENCE TRAINING

Bremen Border FC one of the most famous Nawettan team in Bakau Kachikally has last Wednesday commenced training ahead of the 2012 Bakau Nawettan competition which is expected to kick start on the first weekend after the Holy month of Ramadan.

The last year’s knock out trophy semi-finalist Bremen Border FC are hopping for first time to wear a silver or a gold medal at the end of this season for the first time in the team’s history in Bakau Nawetten.

ROC REJECT GFA CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDATION AND DEMAND FOR CONGRESS

The members of the Regional Organizing Committee (ROC) including Chairman and Secretary Generals from all the six administrative regions in the country has issued a joint statement signed rejecting to attend the proposed GFA validation of constitution to be held soon and demand for delegates to go for congress on the subject matter.

OMAR SEY CLEAR MISCONCEPTIONS OF PEOPLE AGAINST HIM IN GFA

Alhaji Omar Sey, former GFA president, now vice chairman and spokesperson of the seven-member GFA Normalisation Committee has cleared the air on many issues surrounding Gambian football, ranging from his relationship with Alhaji OB Conateh, to his rumoured resignation, among others issues reported in the media.

GAMBIA FOR GOLD' TO BOOST FEMALE U-17 TEAM

Gambia for Gold has decided to boost the female U-17 team by promoting the 'Road to Azerbaijan', through a football match expected to be between prominent stakeholders and a combination of female artists and media practitioners.

KANSALA FC LEFT FOR NORWAY ACADEMY FITNESS TOURNAMENT

One of the young registered Academy in the Bakau Nawettan Kansala FC have left for Norway to take part in the 40^th edition of Norway academy football tournament for academy teams across the world. The tournament is expected to kick start this week were the Gambia only team in the tournament Kansala FC will play their first game on 30^th July 2012.

FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT WITH U-20 AND OFFICIALS

When Gambia U-20 lost to Morocco by emphatic 4-0 last Friday in the first league of the CAF U-20 qualifying round campaign, the publisher of this sports blog who also double the sports reporter of Marketplace Business Newspaper  went in to the streets to sound the opinions of football supporters about the poor performance of the team in Morocco.

WHAT NEXT FOR U-20 IN THE RETURNING LEG? AFTER HEAVE DEFEAT IN MOROCCO

The Gambia U-20 who recently suffered from a heavy 4-0 defeat in the hands of their North African power house in Casablanca, Morocco in the first leg of the Africa U-20 youth championship qualifier. What is next for the team as they will host their opponent in Banjul in fourth night time at the Independence Stadium?

SEEDY KINTEH SHOULD BE RE-ELECT AS GFA PRESIDENT

Is over one three months since the new Gambia Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee headed by former president Alhagie O.B Conateh who is be assisted by Alhagie Omar Sey also ex-president of the same association. The current interim committee was given the mandate by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to look in to the affairs of our football until congress later this year.