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IOC Forum on Sport, Education and Culture Kicks Off

The sixthworld forum on sports education and culture aimed at educating the currentgeneration on the positive Olympic values kicked off on Thursday September2008 in Busan, South Korea.The forumfunctions as a stage for the whole world to share the IOC vision of exchange of cultures, mutual understanding  and education in the spirit ofOlympism. Hosted bythe international Olympic and co-organized by the BusanMetropolitanCity and the Koran Olympic, the eventhas attracted about 800 international...

FIFA announce new timing for Senegal - Gambia derby

The World football’s governing body (FIFA), have rescheduled the “kick off” for Senegal - Gambia derby match in the final match of the first round qualifying for the 2010 joint World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers. The keenly awaited west African derby tie, which was earlier scheduled to kick off at 13:00 hours, has now been pushed to 16:00 hours, Observer Sports can reveal. The initial timing, according to Wal Fadjri Sports, was not approved by the Senegal football authorities who later...

FA Cup Kicks off Tomorrow

The preliminary rounds of the 2007/08 Gambia FootballAssociation, Gamtel sponsored, FA Cup Championship will kick off tomorrowThursday in different grounds across the country. Eight teams namely Brikamaba, Jarra West, Waterman and ADWACfrom the Regional GFA first Division league and Second Division teamsJambanjelly, Starlight, Flamemins, and Young Africans will be taking part inthe preliminaries. Four teams will qualify from this level to the next roundjoining six teams from the second division...

Bakau Nawettan Qualifiers Thursday

The 2008 Bakau Nawettan qualifiers are expected to kick off on Thursday July 24th 2008. According to the organising committee, the deadline for the registration is today Monday July 20th 2008 and only  eight  teams will participate in the  qualifiers. The first eight teams that register will be accepted. The eight teams will be divided in two groups of four in which the first two teams that will emerge as winners in the qualifiers will join the four relegated teams from last year’s competition...

Regional League Tight at the Top Heading into Round Two

Aftersuccessful playing the first round of the six team 2007/8 Regional firstDivision league, Jarra West is leading the table with 10 points, a narrowmargin ahead of its competitors.ADWAC,Waterman and Brikamaba are trailing behind Jarra West with nine and eightpoints respectively. Being thefirst four in the Regional first Division league, these teams are also qualifyto take part in the FA cup of The Gambia football Association which will kickoff soon. MeanwhileLower Nuimi and Upper Badibou are...

Kombo South District Tournament Will Kick Off Saturday

The 2008 Gamcel sponsored Kombo South District footballtournament will kick off this Saturday May 3rd2008, at the Gunjur football field.The tournament will feature eight teams namely Sifoe,Tujereng, Farator, Tanji, Nyofelleh, Jambanjelly and Kartong. Speaking to Pointsportsthe chairman Kombo SouthYouths andSports Committee, Mr. Buba Bojang alias Bada, said, “ the opening matches areexpected to be witnessed by the National Assembly Member of Kombo South HonPaul Mendy, the Chief of Kombo South...

GVBA Volley Ball League To Kick Off In May

The president of the Gambia Volley Ball Association, MusaCassa Taal, has vowed that the much-awaited Volleyball National League willkick off on the 9th of May 2008.This was revealed to Pointsportsin an interview. “We are going to kick off the league in May. Plans havealready been made to make sure that the most awaited league will kick of the 9thof May 2008.” He said that the registrationfees are D1,000 this year, he further called on all the teams that areinterested to come forward with their...