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Nigeria beat Togo 2-0 in Wafu opener

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria began their WAFU under 20 campaign on a high gear after an emphatic 2-0 win against Togo in their Group A opener played in Oghara, Delta State, on Friday.   Enugu Rangers' Okechukwu Uchebo opened scores for the hosts in the first half, while Enyimba's Stephen Worgu made assurance doubly sure with the second goal after the interval. The Togolese team proved a hard nut for the Flying Eagles to crack in the first half, but the Nigerians came out better in the...

Coach Tarik thanks Gambians

Having watched his side booked a place in the 8th edition of the African. Under Under 17 finals to be hosted in Algeria next year, the elated head coach the Gambia Under 17 team, Tarik Siagy, thanked the Gambians for their support during the qualifying stages. “First I will thank the Almighty and every Gambian that contributed to the success of the team,” Tarik told Observer Sports yesterday. “I know it was not going to be an easy road for us but thank God we have finally crossed the hurdle,”...

The Gambia National U17 Players Optimistic

The players of The Gambia national U17 team have expressedoptimism that they can beat Ghana U17 and qualify for the 2009 CAF U17 youthchampionship to be hosted by Algeria next year. Speaking to Pointsports, the captain of The Gambia nationalU17 team, Matarr Jobe, said that they are ready for victory in Ghanacome on Sunday 9 November 2008. He revealed that they will do their level best to beat GhanaU17 and qualify for the 2009 CAF U17 youth championship in Algeria. He further revealed that the...

“We Need to Win to Qualify” - Captain Ebou Sillah

Senior national team captain Ebou Sillah has described the Scorpions game against Liberia, slated for Saturday in Banjul, as “a must win affair”. The Scorpions captain, who arrived Sunday evening ahead of the game together with other team mates, spoke with Pointsports on their impression of the upcoming game over the weekend.   Captain Sillah expressed optimism regarding the upcoming match against Liberia and said, “the match on Saturday will be a crucial game, because we need a win to...

Assist U-20 Coach - “We can Beat Ghana to Qualify for the African Youth Championship”

The Assistant Coach of The Gambia National U-20 Team, LaminSarr, has expressed optimism that his team will beat Ghanain the final stages of the 2009 16thAfricanyouth championship qualifiers to book their second appearance in the competition. Speaking during the teams’ training session at theIndependence Stadium in Bakau, Coach Sarr stated that he has confidence in theplayers and that they can defeat Ghana to qualify to the 2009 African U-20Youth Championship to be hosted by Rwanda in January...

Bakau nawettan qualifying round starts today

The preliminary round for the Bakau nawettan season will commence today, Observer Sports can reveal. Seven teams will take part in a preliminary round that will be played in a round-robin format. Four teams will qualify to the second round where they will meet the four teams that were relegated last season for the final qualifier. In today’s opening fixture, World XI will take on Njogu Demba FC at the Cocktail playground in Bakau Newtown, while Africell face 5 Junction at the Bakau...

In Serrekunda Central Nawettan Tournament

Eight Teams Qualify for Second Round Eight teams have successfully booked their tickets to the second stage of the 2008 Serrekunda Central Nawettan Tournament currently underway at the Mboyo football field. The first to qualify for the second round were  Ruhagi, Jah Guide, Lions Den, Bantaba, Bakoteh Borehole, Strikers, and Freedom Fighters. Boka Juniors were the last to book their tickets after a 3-2 win over All Stars in the first round which ended last weekend. Meanwhile, Mawdo Sillah,...

Paul Put pleased with result

Gambia’s coach, Belgian Paul Put, insists the Scorpions still have the chance to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and Nations Cup finals in South Africa and Angola respectively, despite watching his side settled for another draw result. “What I saw today and what I saw in Liberia, we have to be optimistic. We still have matches to go, and Sengel have difficult matches ahead, so have Algeria,” the European told waiting journalists in a post-match interview yesterday. Though the Scorpions did not...

Eddy speaks with regret

Gambian international winger, Edrissa Sonko, did not hide his bitter regrets on Gambia’s failure to qualify for the 2008 Nations Cup finals in Ghana. As Africa’s premier football bonanza ended last night in Accra, Sonko was, in one respect, a frustrated spectator. Like England's bid to qualify for the European Championships, The Gambia narrowly missed out on the African equivalent and, just as the likes of John Terry and Steven Gerrard will be doing in June and July, the Gambian international...

15 Foreign, 6 Local Players Set for Conakry Operation

Just 72 hours before the Gambia crucial Nations Cup qualifiers game in Conakry, 14 foreign and 6 local based players have responded present for the Conakry do-or-die encounter on Sunday. The foreign based players that arrived in Banjul as at Thursday morning are: Assan Jatta (Bierroff), Lamin Conateh (Babayeh), Ba Dembo Touray, Kamal Ndow, Edrissa Sonko, Ebou Sillah, Modou Jagne, Aziz Corr Nyang, Pa Saikou Kujabi (Carlos), Dawda Bah, Abdoulie Corr alias Paco, Musa Bajaha and Njogou Demba. On...