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Current Feed ContentGambia’s U20 Eliminate Mauritania Monday, July 14, 2008 Following
an unimpressive performance at home against the Mauritanian side in The Gambia
in the first leg of the qualifying rounds of the CAF Youth championship
play-off, The Gambia U-20 team on Saturday eliminated The result of the game is the opposite of what happened in Banjul when the Gambian U-20 only managed a 1-0 home win after a late goal scored by team captain Pa Modou Jagne. The home side took the lead in the seventh minute of the first half through its formidable striker after a goal to The Gambia was disallowed by the referee, thus emboldening the Mauritanian side to capitalise and register their first goal through striker Omar Faal. The first half thus ended in favour of the home side. The When the Gambian captain, Pa Modou Jagne, was brought down in the Mauritanian box in the 47thminute, The Gambia was awarded a penalty, which was converted to a goal by Captain Pa Modou bringing The Gambia level. Meanwhile
the team is expected to arrive in Author: By Ebou Manneh Source: Picture: Under 20 The luckiest team will take the crown - Sang Ndong Wednesday, July 09, 2008 The head coach of Hawks, Sang Ndong, has said that for any of the three front-runners to land the division one league title, an element of luck must be on their side. Hawks beat Steve Biko 2-0 on Sunday to rejoin Wallidan and Samger in the race for the coveted title, the destiny of which will be decided on Sunday. All the three teams are level on points, and the former Scorpions coach believes the luckiest and not necessarily the best team among the three will prevail next weekend. “Three of us are now in the race, and it is not a matter of being the best, but being the luckiest team to be there.” “I hope that by next week, the best and luckiest team will win the league so that we will have a better representative at the CAF Club Champions League,” he said. Hawks will square up against fellow contenders Wallidan in the final game on Sunday at the Independence Stadium, while Samger take on Steve Biko on the same day at the Serrekunda West Mini-stadium. Since Steve Biko have nothing to fight for, Samger coach, Jane Joof, believes his side will have an easy ride over the Bakau club, unlike the Wallidan and Hawks tie, which he expects to be a nut-cracking encounter. However, Sang Ndong insisted there is no easy fixture for any of the three teams. “It is not going to be an easy ride for any of us. Steve Biko are not an easy side to play with and despite not being in the race, they will play for dignity and pride.” “They gave us a tough time on Sunday, and I can see them repeating the same performance next week.” Author: by Nanama Keita The young warriors - the ScorpionsFriday, June 27, 2008 Editor, Allow me space in your widely read newspaper to express my frustration and anger with African referees. Watching that Algeria-Gambia encounter on Algerian TV, I couldn’t understand how such a bad referee could have been selected for such a crucial match. I watched it with dismay and anger. The Gabonese referee was clearly on the side of the Algerians. Or was he afraid of the hostile crowd? I read Ebou Sillah’s comments on gambiasports.gm, and I totally agree with him. CAF must be advised to start bringing referees from other parts of the world to officiate such crucial encounters. The great Gambian people, as usual, treated the Algerians with respect in Banjul, only to be paid back in this shameful manner. I would not go without expressing my gratitude and respect to the young warriors, "THE SCORPIONS," for they played a good game in front of a hostile crowd and three Gabonese officials. God bless my boys; long live the Smiling Coast! Cheers! Magaye Baye Ceesay Germany Author: DO Better Prospects For Gambia’s Qualification As CAF Introduce New System Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Following the tricky formula for determining the best loser introduced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the 2010 World and African Cup of nation qualifiers, the Scorpions of The Gambia seem to have a better prospect of qualification, if they win with goals when they host Liberia in Banjul in September 2008, and both Senegal and Algeria fail in their games in Algeria. Both teams need to win to secure their qualification to the next stage. According to the CAF web-side, the 12 group winners in the first group phase and the eight best runners-up will advance to the second stage. A fair amount of mathematics will be required to discover those best runners-up, one of the 12 groups has only three teams, and CAF wants to give the runners-up in that group a fair chance of qualifying. So rather than simply looking at points gained and goals difference to determine the best second placed teams a re-calculation will take place, while the runners up in group 11 which has three teams will have their statistics unchanged. But in the other groups, the points and goal difference that the second placed teams have against the fourth placed team will be erased. The new total will then be used to determine the eight best runners-up using points gained, goal differences and goals scored. CAF says that a play-off match will take place in November should there be a tie for the eight best runners-up spot. The The game between If The Gambia wins it will give them 8 points, while Author: By Ebou Manneh Source: Picture: Scorpions GFA report Algeria to FIFA Wednesday, June 18, 2008 After a serious threats made to Gambia striker Ousman Jallow by Algerian players during Scorpions Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Desert Warriors in a combined 2010 World and Nations Cup qualifiers, the Gambia Football Association have written to the World football’s governing body notifying them of the threats. Ousman Jallow, who was very instrumental in Saturday’s victory, told Observer Sports shortly after the match that the Algerian players have threatened to attack their hotel during the return leg on Friday. “They (Algerian players) held my neck and told me that they are terrorists, and that they would attack our hotel when we go to Algeria,” Jallow told Observer Sports. Expectedly, the Gambia Football Association are not taking the threat lightly and want FIFA to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the Gambian delegation in the North African country. In a one-page letter addressed to FIFA general secretary and copied to the CAF general secretary, the Gambia Football Association said: “We regret to inform you that during The Gambia - Algeria match played on June 14, 2008, at the Independence Stadium, several threats were made to our players by certain Algerian players who claimed to be “terrorists”.” “Our player Ousman Jallow was confronted during the match by two Algerian players wearing numbers 17 and 4 who threatened to bomb our hotel in Algiers during the return match this coming weekend. These players labeled themselves as “terrorists” swearing to “kill” Ousman Jallow and members of the Gambian delegation. As a National Association, we would not want to take this threat lightly since player No 17 was quoted saying “you know we are terrorists”. “As a consequence, we are writing to inform you of these threats so that precautionary measures can be taken to safeguard the well-being of our national delegation in Algeria.” “Whilst soliciting your prompt consideration of these threats, we thank you for your co-operation and support.” Author: by Nanama Keita Bravo Gambian security!Thursday, June 12, 2008 Editor, I wish to register my sincere gratitude to the chivarous men/women of the various state security outfits in The Gambia for their superb display of maturity and manner in which they handle the large crowd which converged at the Independence Stadium during The Gambia/Senegal derby match. They did not only help arrange the crowd, but also help identify empty seats and ensure the safety of the spectators. That is what is expected of a responsible security system. We are proud of you. Gone are the days when soldiers used to use pipes to control a crowd. We are civilised enough and I think the fans and the security know this. The Gambia’s genuine hospitality is unquestionable and this was amply demonstrated by the fans behaviour during and after the game. FIFA and CAF were closely monitoring events happening in the match. We have proved all the doubters wrong. I hope the Senegalese authorities take note of what happened in Banjul - what is good for the good is good for the gander and we hope the same olive branch would be extended to the Gambian fans when we travel to Dakar. The Senegalese FA should also try to beat sense into the head of El Hadji Diouf (or rather he keeps his nasty mouth shut) with regards to what he says to the media. The fact that he is a celebrity in the football world should makehim all the more careful to mince his words. He is a character and likes to be at the centre of public attention. However, this is no licence to utter words that could send slivers of blood through the spines of people and cause troubl. I am myself a football fanatic and I hate to see anything that could tarnish the image of soccer. We were all taken aback when he says “it is war not football” in an interview which was carried over the Senegalese print/electronic media, just a day before The Gambia took on Senegal in an away match during the cup of nations qualifiers in 2003, which Senegal went on to win anyway. His words helped ignite the already boiling trouble between the two teams. I write not to bring back bad-old memories but hope it would serve as a lesson to the Senegales FA and prevent any future occurrence of incidents of this nature. What happens at the stadium in Dakar during Gambia’s away match was either a security lapse or a total disregard for our fans. For example the Gambian fans were subjected to receiving missiles thrown at them by the Senegalese fans throughout the game. The question was how could stones and other objects find their way into the stadium? A soldier was also seen malhandling Dawda Bah, a Gambian players, just few minutes before the game. How could that have happen? Was it a ploy to threaten the team and divert their attention? I hope someone somewhere would strictly talk to the Senegalese security forces otherwise any harassment, mal-handling or arrogant behaviour on our supporters will ultimately reflect on the large Senegalese community residing in The Gambia. Whatever advance team may travel to Senegal, there issues should be put into consideration. However we hope they put their security in order. We also hope and pray for peace whilst we wait in anticipation of the match. Saidou Jallow Latrikunda Sabiji Author: DO Bravo Gambian security!Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Editor, I wish to register my sincere gratitude to the chivarous men/women of the various state security outfits in The Gambia for their superb display of maturity and manner in which they handle the large crowd which converged at the Independence Stadium during The Gambia/Senegal derby match. They did not only help arrange the crowd, but also help identify empty seats and ensure the safety of the spectators. That is what is expected of a responsible security system. We are proud of you. Gone are the days when soldiers used to use pipes to control a crowd. We are civilised enough and I think the fans and the security know this. The Gambia’s genuine hospitality is unquestionable and this was amply demonstrated by the fans behaviour during and after the game. FIFA and CAF were closely monitoring events happening in the match. We have proved all the doubters wrong. I hope the Senegalese authorities take note of what happened in Banjul - what is good for the good is good for the gander and we hope the same olive branch would be extended to the Gambian fans when we travel to Dakar. The Senegalese FA should also try to beat sense into the head of El Hadji Diouf (or rather he keeps his nasty mouth shut) with regards to what he says to the media. The fact that he is a celebrity in the football world should makehim all the more careful to mince his words. He is a character and likes to be at the centre of public attention. However, this is no licence to utter words that could send slivers of blood through the spines of people and cause troubl. I am myself a football fanatic and I hate to see anything that could tarnish the image of soccer. We were all taken aback when he says “it is war not football” in an interview which was carried over the Senegalese print/electronic media, just a day before The Gambia took on Senegal in an away match during the cup of nations qualifiers in 2003, which Senegal went on to win anyway. His words helped ignite the already boiling trouble between the two teams. I write not to bring back bad-old memories but hope it would serve as a lesson to the Senegales FA and prevent any future occurrence of incidents of this nature. What happens at the stadium in Dakar during Gambia’s away match was either a security lapse or a total disregard for our fans. For example the Gambian fans were subjected to receiving missiles thrown at them by the Senegalese fans throughout the game. The question was how could stones and other objects find their way into the stadium? A soldier was also seen malhandling Dawda Bah, a Gambian players, just few minutes before the game. How could that have happen? Was it a ploy to threaten the team and divert their attention? I hope someone somewhere would strictly talk to the Senegalese security forces otherwise any harassment, mal-handling or arrogant behaviour on our supporters will ultimately reflect on the large Senegalese community residing in The Gambia. Whatever advance team may travel to Senegal, there issues should be put into consideration. However we hope they put their security in order. We also hope and pray for peace whilst we wait in anticipation of the match. Saidou Jallow Latrikunda Sabiji Author: DO Star profile: Ousman Jallow Thursday, June 05, 2008 Al Ain FC (United Arab Emirates) Born on October 21, 1988, Ousman Jallow is one of the most successful Gambian youth players, who is currently making names himself at the senior level. A former Wallidan prodigy, Jallow currently plays his professional football with United Arab Emirate’s outfit, FC Al Ain. He was the skipper of the Gambia national youth team that brought the nation her first-ever international tittle, when The Gambia hosted and won the sixth edition of the CAF Under 17 championship in 2005. Jallow added more icing on the cake when he formed the cream of the Gambian team that clinched the bronze medal in the 2007 CAF Under 20 Youth Championship finals hosted in Congo Brazzaville. He also finished that tournament as the deserved leading goalscorer. Ousman Jallow was also a member of the youth team that participated in the 2007 FIFA Under 20 World Cup finals in Canada. Jallow received his first Scorpions cap on September 9, 2007 when the Scorpions hosted Algeria in the final group match of the 2008 Nations Cup qualifier campaign. However, the striker still has a mixed feeling for that game - as helped Gambia to beat the Northerners 2-1, before missing a penalty, then a red card, which eventually ruled him out of Scorpions first two matches in the 2010 joint World Cup and Nations Cup qualifier campaign. Jallow has currently joined the Scorpions camp as he look forward to taking a centre stage when Gambia host Algeria one week after the Senegal tie on Sunday. Personal information Name: Ousman Jallow D.O.B: 21 October 1988 Place of birth: Gambia Height: 1.81 m Playing position: Striker Club information Current club: Al Ain FC Number: 35 2005–2006: Al-Ain FC 2006–2007: Raja Casablanca (loan) 2007–present: Al-Ain FC Author: DO GPA coach fired Monday, May 19, 2008 Gambia Division One giants, Ports Authority, have terminated the services of coach Ebrima Cham-Joof, commonly known as Lukay, with immediate effect, Observer Sports can reveal. Malanfi Faraba Fofana, the current team manager, has been named as caretaker coach for the FA Cup champions. Observer Sports has gathered that Ports Authority’s current deteriorating form in the domestic league forced the club’s management to show the former Ham Ham coach the exit door. Ousman Jobarteh, president of The Gambia Ports Authority FC confirmed the termination of Lukay’s contract yesterday. “The coach was on contract and we have the option to terminate his contract. The current team manager, Malanfi Fofona, will tentatively take charge,” Jobarteh told Observer Sports yesterday. He added: “Part of the reason for his removal is the team’s performance of late. The team have been performing below expectation and this was unacceptable.” he concluded. After a premature elimination from CAF Confederation Cup, Ports Authority made a fiery return to the domestic. As the season grows older however, the Ferry Boys’s performance started to fade. They currently lie at the drop zone on 14 points - having secured only two wins in fourteen league fixtures. Author: by Nanama Keita More suspension blows for GambiaFriday, May 16, 2008 The the disciplinary committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has finally communicated to the national football’s governing body of its decision to suspend forward Ousman Jallow for the Scorpions next two matches in 2010 World Cup qualifier campaign, for the red card he earned himself during Gambia’s 2008 Nations Cup qualifier tie against Algeria. Steve Biko’s Habib Kunta has also been given similar punishment by the continental body for slapping an opponent during Gambia’s match against Mauritania in the second-leg of CAN 2009 qualifier competition in Nouakchott. The duo’s punishment came on the heels of a similar suspension handed out to three key players for similar offenses. Striker Assan Jatta, commonly known as Bierhoff, Lamin Conateh and Abdoulie Paco Corr, have all been given two-match suspensions by the disciplinary committee of CAF for their involvement in a fracas that marred the aftermath of Gambia - Algeria match in Banjul. The suspended players will automatically miss Gambia’s Group Six opener against Liberia on June 1, and Scorpions home tie against Terenga Lions of Senegal a week later. This information was contained in a communique signed by Madam Amina Kassem, head of disciplinary administration at the Confederation of African Football in Cairo. Author: by Nanama Keita |
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