The disgraced former head of world athletics’ governing body Lamine Diack has died at home in Senegal, aged 88. Diack, who was convicted of corruption last year, was president of World Athletics (formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF) from 1999 to 2015. In September 2020, he was found[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Road to AFCON Boosted By Africell’s D8 Million Donation
Africell Gambia Limited on Tuesday boosted the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) for Road to AFCON 2021 with an eight million Dalasi donation. Officials of the two entities signed the agreement for the GSM Company to serve as the official partner of the national football team, the Scorpions. Bakary Y. Badjie,[Read More…]
NYSS 2nd Batch Of ATP Corp Members Sworn In
The Gambia National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) has on Monday 18th October 2021, held a swearing ceremony for its 2nd Batch of Apprenticeship Training Program ( ATP) Corp members. The colourful ceremony took over a March-Off Parade by Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports led by the Gambia Police Band[Read More…]