African Football

DIEGO MARADONA HEAPED PRAISE ON SENEGALESE DEFENDER KALIDOU KOULIBALY

by Omar Jatta - 04/28/201609/06/2016 0584

Argentinian legend, Diego Maradona was full of praise for his former club Napoli's Senegalese defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, whom he said is the best 'defender in Serie A', adding "if he was white he would be playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona". 1447

GAMBIA U20 – OMAR SISE IS FOCUSING ON GETTING ALL THREE POINTS AGAINST SIERRA LEONE U20

by Omar Jatta - 04/22/201609/06/2016 0465

By: Omar Jatta The coach of The Gambia's U-20 national team, Omar Sise says he is only looking forward to a convincing win in his team's 2nd leg U-20 African Cup qualifying tie against Sierra Leone's U-20 at 1428

A HOST OF GAMBIA FOOTBALL PERSONALITIES AMONG NOMINEES FOR THE SEVENTH NATIONAL SPORTS AWARD

by Omar Jatta - 04/21/201609/06/2016 0465

By: Omar Jatta A host of Gambian football personalities will be lining up against other sport nominees in this year's National Sports Award organised by the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia [SJAG], which is scheduled to take place on Friday 22 April 2016, at Djembeh Hotel, formerly Jerma, from 8pm onwards. 1411

ADEBAYOR’S TOGO U-TURN WAS DOWN TO NEW COACH, CLAUDE LEROY

by Omar Jatta - 04/14/201609/06/2016 0416

Togo's new Coach Claude LeRoy said the Crystal palace striker, Emmanuel Adebayor is fully committed to the Les Eperviers after making an unexpected U-turn to play again for Togo in last month's nil-nil draw in Lome against Tunisia in the African Cup Of Nations qualifiers. 1403

THE GAMBIA GIVES TRIALS TO FORIEGN BASE YOUTH FOOTBALL PRODIGIES

by Omar Jatta - 04/13/201604/13/2016 0510

By Omar Jatta The Gambia's U20 Youth team coach, Omar Sise has invited three youth team prodigies from Norway on trials in The Gambia. Erick Stafford, Isack Ceesay and Sulayman Bojang, all of Gambian parentage, have been called to train with The Gambia's U20 team with view for selection into the team. 1389

TWO SENIOR FIFA OFFICIALS VISITED THE GAMBIA TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS WITH THE GFF

by Omar Jatta - 04/11/201604/11/2016 0547

By : Omar Jatta The Gambia Football Federation has announced the arrival of two high profile officials from the World Football Governing Body, FIFA, last Wednesday, 6th April at the Federation's Secretariat in Kanifing. 1383

OMAR COLLEY SCORES IN A SECOND SUCCESSIVE GAME FOR DJURGÅDEN

by Omar Jatta - 04/08/201604/08/2016 0611

By: Omar Jatta The Gambian defender, Omar Colley is in brilliant form, having got off the mark for the second successive game in the Swedish First Tier League: Allsvenskan (which translates - The All Swedish) with the Stockholm based club Djurgåden on Thursday evening. 1373

by Omar Jatta - 04/06/2016 0366

By: Omar Jatta The Five day FIFA Sponsored Referee training course organised by the Gambia Football Federation came to a close on Tuesday 5th April, 2016 at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi. 1371

UGANDAN PLAYERS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY FOR AFCON 2017 TO HONOUR LATE NATIONAL TEAM GOALKEEPR, ABEL DHAIRA

by Omar Jatta - 04/05/2016 0339

Uganda's players and officials want to honour the late international keeper Abel Dhaira by qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. 1367

THE GAMBIA’S U-20 FOOTBALL TEAM LIFTED LAST WEEKEND’S GLOOMY MOOD WITH VICTORY OVER SIERRA LEONE’S U-20

by Omar Jatta - 04/03/201604/03/2016 0900

By: Omar Jatta The Gambia's U-20 team lifted the melancholic and sombre mood that had engulfed the fans of the small West African nation in the wake of the nil-nil draw by senior national team, the Scorpions against the Mourabitones of Mauritania last weekend. 1356