El-Hadji Sy expresses happiness after second win

Gambia Armed Forces FC

The head coach of Gambia Armed Forces Football Club has expressed delight at his side’s second straight win in the domestic league.

Senegalese El-Hadji Sy was speaking to reporters following his side’s 2-0 defeat at the expenses of ferry boys Gambia Ports Authority in a game played at the Box Bar Mini-Stadium in Brikama at the weekend.

Sy, who began the championship with loses, and only bounced back in his last two games, said:  “I thank God today for making it possible to collect the maximum points, and I congratulate my boys for the performance."

He hailed the tactical brilliance of Ports Authority saying they did well.

At the start of the season his side had some poor performances which resulted in them losing their first four games.

Sy believes the season is still very young and in light of that, he is not ruling out their chances of securing the title for the first time in a decade. But he admitted that a lot of work still needs to be done in order to achieve that.

“Despite the fact that we are only on six points while the leading team is on thirteen, we will not give hope and we will prepare well for the next game against Seaview," he added.

Also speaking to reporters at a post-match interview, the assistant coach of GPA, Haji Tunkara, said it was not a bad game, despite the defeat. 

He added that it was always going to be very difficult coming up against an Armed Forces side, who are desperate for points following the defeats they have suffered in their first four games.