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ChildFund, stakeholders review GIK Programme to improve support for vulnerable children
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (479+ words) Key stakeholders have converged in Brikama to assess the implementation of ChildFund-The Gambia’s Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) Programme, with a focus on addressing emerging challenges, sharing lessons learned and strengthening coordination for improved programme delivery. The three-day stakeholder reflection and orientation meeting,…...
Star Sports Academy arrive in Gambia prior to Medina Utd battle
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (212+ words) Star Sports Academy have arrived in The Gambia ahead of their 2026/2027 CAF Champions League preliminary qualifier second-leg match against Medina United. Sierra Leonean champions will play against Gambian champions in their second-leg tie of the continent's elite football competition qualifier…...
Gambia U-20 coach Abdoulie Bojang screens 1st Division players
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (180+ words) coach Abdoulie Bojang screens Head Coach of The Gambia U-20 team, Abdoulie Bojang, is currently screening the First Division League players. The screening exercise started on Monday 7 September 2026 at the National Technical Training Centre in Old Yundum. Gaffer Bojang is presently…...
Gambia opens new chapter in digital growth with nine-digit numbering system
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (683+ words) “The migration from seven-digit to nine-digit numbering is therefore not simply a change in the length of a telephone number,” Bah said. “It needs to be seen as a strategic response to the growth and evolution of our telecommunications and…...
Minister Bakary Y. Badjie elected chairman of African Union Sports Council
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (275+ words) Minister Bakary Y. Badjie Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, has been elected as chairman of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 2 Conference of Ministers. Badjie was elected as chairman of AUSC during a virtual Region 2 Conference of Ministers…...
BK Layout FC share spoils with Ecowas FC in Manjai nawettan
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (219+ words) BK Layout FC on Saturday shared spoils with Ecowas FC in the 2026 Manjai 'nawettan'. Both teams drew goalless in their crucial group match played at the Father Gough Sports Complex in Manjai Kunda on Saturday. BK Layout FC and Ecowas…...
CDS Gomez: Our only tribe is GAF??? as he warns against tribalism
1+ week, 5+ day ago (409+ words) His remarks came as part of a nationwide tour of military deployments aimed at articulating his vision and engaging directly with personnel to assess their working and living conditions. The tour also provided an opportunity for the CDS to meet…...
WAFU A Women's Champions League qualifiers: Berewuleng smash Mogbwemo Queens
1+ week, 5+ day ago (139+ words) Berewuleng Football Club over the weekend smashed Mogbwemo Queen of Sierra Leone 5-1in their second group match of the 2026 WAFU Zone A Women's Champions League qualifier match played at the Late OJ Memorial Mini Stadium (Mboyo Field). Gambian champions were beaten…...
WAFU releases fixture for CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
1+ week, 6+ day ago (158+ words) The West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone A has released the official fixtures for the 2026 CAF Total Energies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Gambia will open her account against Sierra Leone on 7th September 2026 at 7pm. The Scorplings will take on…...
Football history remembered: 30th Nov. 1969 live broadcast over Radio Gambia - The Point
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1104+ words) I could recall in the late 60! s and 70! s that football was a religion in The Gambia. The level and standard of football at that time cannot be compared to today’s level despite all the money been paid to footballers…...