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24/12/2021

Findings and Criminal Liability Emanating From Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission

24/12/2021

Findings and Criminal Liability Emanating From Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission

All members of the Junta comprising Lt. Yahya AJJ Jammeh, Lt. Sana B. Sabally, Lt. Edward Singhatey, Lt. Sadibou Hydara, Lt. Yankuba Touray, and Lt. Peter Singhatey including their orderlies Private Baboucarr Njie aka Njie Ponkal, JCB Mendy, Mustapha Touray (Churro), Lamin Marong, Lamin Senghore (Pa Senghore/Assassin), Private Zackaria Darboe, Ensa Mendy and Jali Madi Suso are responsible for the torture and inhumane treatment of Capt. Momat Cham, AIG Ebrima Chongan and RSM Baboucarr Jeng at Mile II Central Prison on September 6, 1994.

05/11/2021

The Saint Calls 25 Scorpions for Dubai Camp, All Whites Test


Tom Saintfiet has called a 25-man squad for Gambia’s training camp in Dubai and an international friendly with New Zealand on November 16.

This will be the final camp before the pre-AFCON training camp ahead of the biannual continental showpiece event. The delayed AFCON gets underway in Cameroon on January 9 with debutants Gambia grouped against Tunisia, Mali and Mauritania.

Two players missed out from the group that participated in last month’s camp in Morocco in Modou Barrow and Bubacarr Jobe for quarantine rules and work permit issues respectively. Hamza Barry remains a long-term absence as he continues his recovery from a serious injury.

In their places is the return of FC Spezia’s wing wizard Ebrima Colley who recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the aforesaid camp. Colley is in great form for his Italian Serie A side and his inclusion will offer the Belgian a lot of pace and trickery on the right side of midfield. Mohammed Mbye has also been recalled The Saint.

The All Whites, twice World Cup finalists in 1982 and 2010 in South Africa, are 111 on the current FIFA Rankings, 36 places above The Gambia who are 147. They are hoping to make another appearance in Qatar in 2022.

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03/11/2021

Gambia Action Party Suspends Musa Yali Batchilly, below is the party’s statement.

RE:SUSPENSION FROM THE POSITION OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND PARTY LEADER OF GAMBIA ACTION PARTY

The Gambia Action Party hereby declares that Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly is suspended from the position of the Secretary General and Party Leader pending impeachment in line with the provisions of the GAP constitution.

Henceforth, Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly does no longer serve on the mantle of leadership and as member of GAP National Executive Committee.

Meanwhile, the current National Executive Committee of GAP hereby declares that the party does not and will not go into an alliance with any party and shall contest December 4th Presidential Elections with its chosen candidate, Hon. Alieu Sowe and the nomination will go ahead according to schedule on the 3rd November 2021. Therefore, the recent declaration that GAP is going into an alliance with NPP is absolutely untrue.

Senior Administrative Secretary,
Muhammed L.H Yaffa.

03/11/2021

Breaking News: GAP Secretary General Musa Yali Batchilly Endorses President Barrow, Below is his statement.

Your Excellency, President Barrow, Cabinet members here present, distinguished guests and members or the media please, I stand before you this evening honored by the support and privilege accorded to me by the president of this great nation of The Gambia, to enter into an alliance with the mighty NPP and make way for I and my supporters to join the formidable and unstoppable coalition bus that will see the continuation of extraordinary progress and development of President Barrows administration in this our beloved Gambia.

I, Ayatollah Servant Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly and my supporters are very cognizant of the unprecedented development that have taken place over the last four incredible years and the full assurance of the prospects of a bright future for the county and people’s of The Gambia.

Today, I and my supporters have come together to show and give unprecedented support to His Excellency President Adama Barrow in his bid to run for reelection as leader of our wonderful country The Gambia.

The Gambia is at a crossroad. No elections in our country’s political history has been this important. We are faced with a hard choice of progress or retrogression, development or stagnation, peace or war and hardship or prosperity. The choice before all of us is clear and I being a person of foresight and character, have identified beyond all measures, that the development and action oriented bus of President Barrow , is the clear choice and I have so chosen.

I am confident that if Gambians give President Barrow another mandate to steer the affairs of their great country, he will again usher in a breath of fresh air to our economy, provide even more opportunities for the youths and ensure that the average Gambian lives a prosperous and dignified life.

Under the dynamic leadership of President Barrow, our sovereignty will be respected. The Gambia will continue to earn the respect and be a source of admiration to other nations and the international community as a whole. I am certain that if President Barrow is given another opportunity to serve, The Gambia will attain never before seen development and new heights of national progress.

The bus is moving at an exponential speed, it takes a man of knowledge and wisdom to control the steering wheel of such a bus and that bus driver is no other than the formidable and inspirational President Adama Barrow.

Our vision is clear. Our objective is the same. Our collective desire is to see a United and prosperous Gambia where Mandinka and Fula, Sarahule and Wollof, Manjago and Serer, Aku and Jola will join hands together with all other ethnic groups to strive towards the common good. For in doing so, we are undoubtedly assured, that the great God of nations, will keep us to The Gambia ever true.

AYATOLLAH MUSA OUSAINOU YALI BATCHILLY.

25/10/2021

Gambia’s Women’s national team is through to the second and final round of the AWCON qualifiers with a 3-1 aggregate win over Sierra Leone. Having won 2-0 in the first leg a week ago, Spanish based Fatoumata Kanteh scored midway through the first half to end the game as a contest. The visitors scored in the second half to ensure parity but it proved to be a mere consolation. The Gambians will now play Cameroon in a double legged encounter for a place in Morocco 2022.

18/10/2021

FT Sierra Leone 0-2 Gambia

Ola Buwaro 53min
Ruggy Joof 77min

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16/10/2021

🇸🇳 💯 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 💯 🇸🇳
Sadio Mane becomes the third African player to score 100 Premier League goals. He is ONLY the third player to achieve this feat with no penalty goals 🔥

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15/10/2021

15/10/2021

Former President, Yahya dissolves APRC Executive, revokes the APRC/NPP alliance and selects an Interim executive to form a coalition with the GANU PARTY of Sheikh Tijan Hydara, one of his former Justice Ministers.

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03/10/2021

Former President, Yahya Jammeh has officially lost his Potomac Manson to the US government. A judge gave a final judgment to forfeit the Property to the US Department of Justice.

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03/10/2021

Assan Ceesay scored four goals as FC Zurich annihilated Sion 6-2 in the Swiss Super League. Ceesay, whose quartet took his tally of the season to 7 strikes in just 9 matches also assisted one as Zurich moved to second on the table with 17 points, one adrift of leaders Basel who have a game in hand.

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03/10/2021

Musa Barrow put up a man-of-the-match performance before linking up with Scorpions in Morocco. He scored the opener and assisted the next two as Bologna thrashed Lazio 3-0 in Serie A today. It is his second goal in as many games. Bologna is 11th on the table with 8 points from 6 matches.

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03/10/2021

Lamin Jarju wins Coupe du Senegal with CasaSports

02/10/2021

Maudo Jarjue and IF Elfsborg return to winning ways thanks to Jeppe Okkels rebound against IFK Göteborg. Maudo who played his 15th Allsvenskan match is off to national duties, after the international break a double trip to Stockholm awaits Elfsborg.

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30/09/2021

Mourinho made three changes to the team that lost to rivals Lazio. Ebrima Darboe was handed his first start of the season. The Gambian went on to play 70 minutes in Roma 3-0 victory over Zorya & assisted
El Shaarawy goal. Darboe told the reporters that "every day in training I try to understand more and more what the coach wants. In the defensive phase, I try to improve every day in training, I'm working on it."

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09/09/2021

We are saddened to announce the passing on of Honorable Mr. Famara Gaye, Former Ambassador of The Gambia in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A big lost for Dippakunda and The Gambia in general. May jannatul firdewsi be his resting place.

26/08/2021

The 23 players invited by the Scorpions head Coach Tom Saintfiet for the team’s upcoming training camp in Comoros.

26/08/2021

Saintfiet Calls up 23 Scorpions for Comoros Training Camp

Scorpions Coach Tom Saintfiet has called up 23 players for the team’s upcoming training camp in Comoros, where they’re scheduled to play two international friendly matches. The camp holds from August 30 to September 8, 2021.

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23/08/2021

Pa Dibba join Turkish 1.Lig side Eyüpspor, on a two years contract. Dibba played 53 matches in all competitions and scoring 15 goals for his former club Adana Demirspor.

23/08/2021

Fortune FC has announced the signing of Former under 17 Champion Ebrima Sohna on their Official page. It stated:

“SOHNA SIGNS AND WE REJOICE!
A mega addition to our team!

We are delighted to have finally reached an agreement with The Gambian international midfielder, Ebrima Sohna, who has signed a one year contract with us.

The much revered midfielder has been training with the team for a while now. The hard tackling and evergreen star has acquired a wealth of experience in international football and his addition to our array of stars will be mega.

As the team rolls towards the first leg of the CAF champions league preliminary round, Sohna's addition will significantly help the team in its quest to pen another history.

Experience players plus youthful exuberance, a delightful fortune awaits!

Welcome to the petroleum family, SOHNA!”

21/08/2021

Gambian Superstar ,Assan Ceesay was the Author of the day, in FC ZURICH 2-1 victory over Grasshopper .

The striker has netted three goals and Assisted two for his club .

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17/08/2021

The Gambia has been drawn in Group F of the AFCON finals together with Tunisia, Mali and Mauritania. The draw was just done in Yaounde, Cameroon

01/07/2021

The Gambian international Sainey Njie won 15 duels against Red Bull Salzburg and yesterday he played 76 minutes in
1-0 defeat against Ferencváros.

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01/07/2021

Gambian international Modou Secka-Barrow hit a hat trick as his South Korean champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors crushed Tampine Rovers of Singapore 9-0 in the Asian Champions League today. Barrow opened the scoring after 5 minutes before adding his second of the night in the 50th minute. He completed his hat trick by rounding up the scoring in the 76th minute.

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27/06/2021

Worthy bronze medalists 🥉 : Team Gambia 🇬🇲👏

CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup- Men
Bronze Medal
Ghana 1 v Gambia 2 2-1
Set 1: 21-15
Set 2: 16-21
Set 3: 17-15

Ghana 2 v Gambia 1 1-2
Set 1: 21-16
Set 2: 18-21
Set 3: 13-15

Ghana v Gambia golden match 0-2
Set 1: 18-21
Set 2: 14-21
Gambia claimed Men’s bronze medal

05/06/2021

Full Time: Gambia 2-0 Niger

Goals from Abile Jallow and Muhammmed Badamosi

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05/06/2021

Gambia vs Niger

Scorpions Starting Line up

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29/05/2021

Gambia U20 forward Wally Fofana has joined Belgian second tier side, KVC Westerlo from Gambian club BK Milan for an undisclosed fee. Fofana played for Gambia in the 2021 AFCON U20 tournament where Gambia finished third.

14/04/2021

25/03/2021

The Gambia reach first Nations Cup as five teams qualify

The Africa Cup of Nations trophy
The Gambia qualified for their first ever Africa Cup of Nations tournament when beating Angola 1-0 at home, joining Comoros, Gabon, Ghana and Egypt in qualifying on Thursday.

Assan Ceesay scored the all-important matchwinner after an hour, enabling The Gambia to clinch one of the two places from Group D.
The other slot was secured by Gabon who beat DR Congo 3-0 to ensure that they return to the finals after missing out on the 2019 edition.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Denis Bouanga and Aaron Boupendza scored the goals for the Panthers.
The Congolese, meanwhile, miss out for the first time since 2012, having appeared at the last four tournaments.

Elsewhere, Egypt drew 1-1 in Kenya to secure the point they needed in Group G to qualify for the finals in Cameroon.

The Pharaohs now have nine points, level with Comoros, while Kenya move up to four and join Togo, who have just the two, in being eliminated with one round of games still to go.

Egypt opened the scoring in Nairobi after just two minutes through playmaker Magdi Afsha before Abdallah Hassan equalised midway through the second half for the hosts.

Comoros qualified earlier on Thursday when drawing 0-0 at home to Togo to also reach their first Nations Cup finals.

Teams that have never reached the tournament before have profited from the decision to expand the Nations Cup from a 16-team event to one featuring 24 teams for the 2019 finals onwards.

Reaching the finals has rarely been a problem for Ghana who drew 1-1 in South Africa to make it through from Group C.

Mohammed Kudus gave Ghana, playing at the stadium where they lost their infamous 2010 World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay, 180 seconds into the second half with Percy Tau replying just four minutes later.

The Black Stars - who have contested all but one of the last 15 tournaments - move up to ten points, level with South Africa who travel to Sudan, who have nine points, on the sixth and final day.
With Ghana having a better head-to-head record against both the Sudanese and Bafana Bafana, there is no scenario whereby the four-time African champions cannot go through.

Half the teams at next year's finals are now known with Comoros, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana and Egypt joining Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Tunisia and hosts Cameroon in January's tournament.

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06/03/2021

GFF President Congratulates Gambia on Winning Bronze

The President of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), Mr. Lamin Kaba Bajo, on Friday congratulated the Young Scorpions for a remarkable achievement in winning the third/fourth place playoffs against Tunisia at the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania.

Mr. Bajo made these remarks at the team’s hotel in Nouakchott shortly after the match. “On behalf of The Gambia Football Federation and football lovers in The Gambia, we sincerely applaud your efforts in reaching here. Everyone at home is aware of the consistency and improvement that you’ve shown throughout the tournament and they’re all ready to once again welcome you back home in celebration,” he said.

While acknowledging the potentials in the team, Mr. Bajo assured that the Federation will not relent in its efforts to create the enabling environment for the players to develop and help them become professional footballers and represent the country at the highest level.

“You have a bright career ahead of you and I’m sure very soon you’ll be playing at other clubs and we will be giving all the necessary support along your journey,” Mr. Bajo said, urging the players to be focused and more determined while putting country first as patriotic players. He also thanked the Coach and his technicians as well as the delegation headed by the Second Vice President Mr. Ebou Faye and the Ministry of Youth and Sports for a collective effort.

Speaking on behalf of the Ministry, the Executive Director of the National Sports Council, Mr. Marcel Mendy applauded the great enthusiasm showed by the team while acknowledging the chemistry amongst the players and staff. He also reminded the team that a great compensatory reward awaits them upon return to Banjul.

Head Coach Mattar M’Boge expressed gratitude to the Federation and the Ministry of Youth and Sports for their relentless support to get to this point, which he described as phenomenal.

At the end of the event, the team observed a minute silence in memory of fallen legends Alhaji Momodou Njie (Biri Biri), Peter Bonu Johnson, Ousman Saho and Sulayman Kuyateh.

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05/03/2021

Congratulations to the baby Scorpions 🦂 the bronze medalist of CAF U20 AFCON Championship

03/03/2021

02/03/2021

Gambia Eyes Bronze After Ghana Defeat

Young Scorpions will be hoping to better their best performance at the African U-20 Cup of Nations when they face off with Tunisia in the third and fourth place playoffs on Friday.

Having narrowly lost 1-0 to Ghana, courtesy of Precious Boah’s 39th minute free-kick, the Gambians will equal their best ever finish in this competition with victory over Tunisia in the playoffs. They were third place finishers at the 2007 edition in Congo Brazzaville.

Speaking at a post-match press conference following today’s 1-0 defeat to the Black Satellites, Coach Matarr M’Boge was contended with the overall performance of his team in the tournament, noting that the platform has created an opportunity to show to the continent and the world that The Gambia has talent.

A place in the semifinals would’ve secured Gambia’s appearance at the 2021 U-20 World Cup in Indonesia but following the cancellation of that tournament by FIFA due to the Covid19 pandemic, this current group have been deprived of the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the 2007 generation and showcase their talent at the global stage.

Describing the decision to cancel the competition as a shame, M’Boge is still hoping that the world football governing body would reconsider their decision to ensure that Africa’s four semifinalists are given the opportunity to showcase what they are made of, an opinion he shared with his Ghanaian counterpart Abdul Karim Zito.

“Just sad that the pandemic has forced FIFA to cancel the World Cup. I just can only appeal that maybe FIFA or the organizers can reconsider because if it was still the case, we would be going to the World Cup and for a country like ourselves, our players would love to showcase at that stage. We wanted to get to the finals too, we wanted to represent our country at that stage but hats off to Ghana,” M’Boge lamented.

“We wanted to increase the level of play we did in the first encounter but they came up with a game plan to contain us. Honestly, a team that kept winning and all the successes we’ve had to get here, beating big teams, other teams start to notice you and they start to change their game plan because of the damage we’ve caused them. So, I’m proud of my boys because if we didn’t beat Ghana in the first place we wouldn’t be here.”

Despite the win, Ghana Coach Zito recognized the Young Scorpions as one of the best teams in the tournament. “Look, let’s be honest Gambia is one of the best teams in this competition. We played Cameroon until extra time and eventually won but I was not tired in all the games we played than when playing against The Gambia,” he added.

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01/03/2021

27/02/2021

M’Boge: CAR Thumping Perfect Response to recent ordeals

Gambia Coach Matarr M’Boge has remarked that yesterday’s emphatic 3-0 3-0 defeat of the Central African Republic is the perfect response to the demise of our great football icons in the last few months.

The Young Scorpions secured a place in the semifinals of the Total Africa U-20 Nations Cup on Friday with a big statement performance and in the process became the only side to win a quarterfinal encounter in regulation time at the Mauritania championship.

Wally Fofana opened the scoring after just 4 minutes when he got on the end of a beautiful combination of football involving fullback Ba Lamin Sowe, man-of-the-match Lamarana Jallow and Kajally Drammeh. Striker Momodou Bojang finished the game as a contest in the 49th minute before substitute Alieu Barry completed the scoring to cap off a perfect night of scintillating football full of tricks and a dazzling array of beautiful play from the Young Scorpions.

Speaking at a post-match press conference, M’Boge highlighted that the victory was motivated by so many reasons in Gambian football. “These past days, we’ve been in difficult situations to be honest, mentally, but these boys, they continue to make me proud each time we are faced with challenges. They have a mental strength that keeps them focused on the positives of every situation. We lost a great comrade and Coach in Sulayman Kuyateh yesterday and one would have thought that this would seriously dampen our focus and game but I told them the best way to pay tribute to the lost legends; Saul Kuyateh, Bonu Johnson, and Biri Biri is to win this match,” a visibly joyful Matarr said.

“The GFF President has also supported us with a comfortable accommodation and so the boys agreed that they’ll have their own way to say thank you to him; so, this victory is for them [the leadership of the Federation] and every Gambian who’s felt the dark times we’re faced with as a country.”

The Gambian will now face off against Ghana on Monday at 4pm for a place in the finals. The furthest the Young Scorpions’ went in this category is a third-place finish at their debut championship in Congo Brazzaville in 2007 and following a 2-1 come-from-behind win over their semifinal opponents in the group stages, the Gambians will be hopeful of going one step better with a place in the next weekend’s finals.

However, M’Boge is not one to be complacent and stated that his team is always focused on the next task ahead, noting that they are aware of the strength of the Ghanaian team who are three times African champions and the only World Cup winners from our continent. “For us we just take it game by game. We are just going to concentrate on the semifinal match and make sure we win for the finals,” M’Boge buttressed.

For his part, Lamarana Jallow, who was voted man-of-the-match for the second consecutive match applauded the efforts of his teammates and coach. He expressed delight in winning the MOTM award, noting that he’ll continue to give his best for the country and fans.

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26/02/2021

⌛ FULL TIME! 🇨🇫 0-3 🇬🇲

Gambia secure semi-final qualification with a comfortable victory!

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25/02/2021

Young Scorpions Gaffer Eyes CAR Win

Young Scorpions Mattar M’Boge has remarked that his side is aware of the strong teams in the quarterfinals of the U-20 Cup of Nations but their objective is to go and win the next match against the Central Africa Republic on Friday.

M’Boge, who was speaking in a pre-match press conference ahead of the 7pm kickoff, also pointed out that all the games they’ve had since the beginning of the competition has been very tough and that’s an added advantage to his side.

“They’re a strong team but we cannot also hide that we’re the favorites. It brings pressure in terms of the result. So, we have to come and play with a strong mentality and respect Central Africa. Clearly, our objective is to win and advance further,” he asserted.

M’Boge further stated that his first ambition is to develop the young players to get to the peak of their careers. “Honestly, my first objective is to develop these players. I want to help them to get to another level, to the highest level, that’s my first job. So, we just try to put them in the best position for them to excel and give their best, and once the team performs then the results come.”

He also applauded the level of performance and enthusiasm displayed by the players while stating that they’ll remain humble and apply the tactical approaches instilled in them during training sessions.

The Scorpions gaffer also acknowledged and commended The Gambia Football Federation President Mr. Lamin Kaba Bajo for his timely intervention to accommodate the team at the MauriCenter Hotel in Nouakchott.

Speaking on behalf of the players, Lamarana Jallow stated that they are fully prepared and ready to give out their best to win the match.

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