Bolt picks historic fourth IAAF award, Felix gets female award

Allyson Felix (L) of the United States and Usain Bolt of Jamaica

 Allyson Felix (L) of the United States and Usain Bolt of Jamaica pose with their female and male 2012 World Athletes of the Year awards during the IAAF athlete of the year award at the IAAF Centenary Gala on November 24, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.(Photo by Getty Images)  

BARCELONA, November 24, 2012 - The self declared king of sprints Jamaican Usain Bolt picked a historic fourth IAAF male athlete of the year award at the IAAF’s 100^th anniversary gala in Barcelona, Spain.

American Allyson Felix, whose third olympics was 'the charm' as she finally earned the 200m Gold medal after twice settling for silver was named the IAAF female athlete of the year.

 It was yet another tough call for the IAAF family picking out Bolt who defended his 100m and 200m Olympic titles and additional his third gold in the 4 x 100m relay team before wrapping up the season with the Diamond league win, ahead of the 800m gold winner Kenyan David Rudisha and American 110m champion Aries Meritt. 

Assault attempt on AJST members who criticised local football federation

Togo National Flag

By Noel Kokou Tadegnon, President AJST

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LOME, November 24, 2012 - The Executive Board of the Association of Sports Journalists of Togo (AJST) has learned with shock and dismay of the attempted aggression on two of its members this Wednesday, 21 November 2012 in front of the premises of “Radio Victory” in Lomé.

CAMEROON SPORTS NEWSPAPER 'STADE' HEADQUARTERS SET ABLAZE

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By Emmanuel Gustave Samnick, President AJST

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YAOUNDE, November 26, 2012 - The Executive Board of the Sports Journalists' Association of Cameroon (AJSC) has this morning learned with dismay of the criminal attack carried throughout the night of Saturday 24 to Sunday 25, November against the media house ‘Stade’ – the only sports newspaper in Cameroon, promoted by Fotso Tchamekwen Lambert, a member of the AJSC.

Boxing Association President Yusupha Jaiteh resigns

Information reaching MarketPlace Business Newspaper sport desk from the National Sports Council (NSC) has it that the president of the Gambia Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), Yusupha Jaiteh, has resigned from his post as the head of the Association with immediate effect, this paper can learned.

BAKAU SET FOR ZONAL RETURN WITH DIFFERENCE

The two-year absentees of the annual super nawettan tournament (Zonal competition) organised by the GFA for all the recognized nawettan zones in the greater Banjul area, Bakau, will return to the championship with a difference this year, according to the president of Bakau Zonal Sports Committee (BZSC), Bakary Dampha (Paco), in an interview with sport reporters on Sunday at the community’s football park.

The BZSC president said Bakau will come to the Zonal competition with a total difference compared to the previous years, even though the zone has not completed its 2012 nawettan championships for both the league and the knockout trophy.

Zonal Championship draw for 2012 held

 The Super Nawettan Committee which comprises the Gambia Football Association (GFA) Recognised Nawettan Zones across the greater Banjul area, after receiving approval from the GFA to organize and administer the 2012 Super Nawettan commonly known as Zonal competition is finally slated to commence on 2 December 2012.

BAKAU NYO DEMA CAFO IN SWEDEN BOOSTS BZSC NAWETTAN

Trophy Donated by Bakau Nyo Dema Cafo in Sweden

The Bakau Nyo Dema Cafo in Centerburg, Sweden, has boosted the Bakau Zonal Sports Committee (BZSC) in the 2012 football nawettan with a sponsorship package for both the league and the knockout trophies.

This marked the first time the committee has benefited from such gesture from the association.

The donated items included a giant trophy, gold and silver medals for the winners and runners-up and a cash price of D22,000 for a start.

The Sweden-based association of Bakau Nyo Dema Cafo comprises only the natives of Bakau and any other person who is married to a native of Bakau based in Sweden.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Lamin Anto Jarjue, a senior member of the association in Sweden who accompanied the items, said: “As a former footballer in the community, this is one of the ways we can support the youth of Bakau. 

Where Youth & Sports Ministry Erred

Musa Fatty The Author and Publisher o this sports-blog

Three major mistakes of Youth & Sport Ministry in 2011/12 that have hindered progress of Gambian football

The three major mistakes committed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) in the year 2011/12 that have seriously hindered the progress of Gambian football are:  the sacking of the senior national team head coach Paul Put, the dissolution of the former GFA executive and the setting-up of the GFA Normalization Committee.

All these three actions were carried out by the ministry without consultation and positive advice from people or technocrats who have the technical know-how of the game and what would have been the consequences of such decisions. 

GFA DISCUSSES CONSTITUTION AND CALENDAR WITH LEAGUE CLUBS

Alhagie O.B Conateh, Chairman GFA Normalization Committee

The Gambia Football Association (GFA) Normalisation Committee on Saturday 10th November 2012, meet with league clubs on the draft constitution and proposed GFA calendar year.  The meeting was held at the Friendship Hotel hall of the Independence Stadium in Bakau. 

SKYDIVERS ARRIVE AHEAD OF GAMBIA GAMES

Officials of the Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) on behalf of the minister of Tourism and Culture Monday received a team of Belgian Skydivers who arrived in the country ahead of the scheduled skydiving event starting next week.

SEEDY KINTEH AMONG CAF DELEGATION TO TUNIS

Former GFA Boss Seedy M.B Kinteh Former Gambia FA boss Seedy Kinteh is among a strong 23-man delegation from the Confederation of African Football (Caf) heading to Tunis, Tunisia, the venue for the second leg of the final of the African Champions league this weekend, reports gleaned from Caf media releases stated.

SANNA’S IMPACT READY FOR FIORENTINA ACADEMY CLASH

Gambian International Sanna Nyassi

Montreal Impact reconvened Monday afternoon in the quiet of the Florentine countryside for the fourth training session of the team’s postseason camp before facing Fiorentina on Thursday. 

GAMBIA TO MEET UNIVERSAL SALT IDD’S 80% HOUSEHOLD CONSUME BEFORE YEAR 2015

children holding un-iodine salt at the salt farm

The National Nutrition Agency NANA is hope to meet the Universal Salt Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) of 80% household consuming iodine salt before year 2015 from its current low position of 22% in sub-Saharan Africa. This was disclosed by the Acting Executive Director of the agency Mr. Malang Fofana during a press conference organized the NANA to inform and enlightening the public through the Media the effects and courses of IDD at a ceremony held at NANA conference hull on Monday.