Former Manchester United youngster Saidy Janko has been included in The Gambia’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations next month. Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet has guided the tiny west African country, ranked 151st in the world, to qualification for the first time in their history. Wing-back Janko, who plays[Read More…]
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Lamine Diack: Disgraced Athletics Boss Dies In Senegal
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…]
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…]