Gambia on Wednesday urged judges at the World Court to reject a challenge by Myanmar to a case brought to halt alleged acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, saying the West African state was “no one’s proxy”. On Monday Myanmar’s junta, which detained civilian leader Aung San Suu[Read More…]
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Rebels Kill 4 Senegalese Soldiers, Hold 7 Hostage In The Gambia
Separatist rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage after a clash on the border between Senegal and The Gambia last week, the Senegalese army said in a statement. Three soldiers died in the fighting on January 24 between the Senegalese army and rebels from the Movement[Read More…]
MFDC Warns Gambia To Stay Away From Senegal Conflict
The leader of the Southern Senegalese separatist movement, Salif Sadio on Sunday warned that The Gambia must not allow her territory to be used by Senegal, Ecowas or any other body in the Casamance conflict. Mr Sadio was speaking at his base in the jungle, where he handed over 2[Read More…]
Fatou Jaw Manneh: Anti-Senegal/ECOMIG
Here we go again! Chei Gambia. How so soon can we forget and be so ungrateful? Now its anti ECOMIG, anti-Senegal, Anti Wade, and now anti-Macky Sall. It is just a few years ago when some of us were crawling, baiting, begging, and stalking any Senegalese top civil servant who[Read More…]
Cameroon Stop Gambia To Roar Into Semis
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are through to the semi final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021. Cameroon stopped Gambia 2-0 in a quarter final match played this evening at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon. After a goalless first half, the 5-time AFCON winners Cameroon[Read More…]
Afcon 2021: The Gambia Clinch Famous Win Over Guinea
Debutants The Gambia booked their place in the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations as Musa Barrow’s goal gave them a famous 1-0 victory over Guinea. Bologna forward Barrow collected a pass and slotted past Aly Keita from the centre of the box in the 71st minute. Defender Ibrahima[Read More…]
Debutants Gambia Beat Tunisia, Make Historic Berth In The Round Of 16
Debutants Gambia continued to make history when they beat Tunisia to a 1-0 in a fascinating Group F encounter of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Thursday. The win meant Gambia finishing second in Group F but level on points with Mali who[Read More…]
Afcon 2021: Ablie Jallow Stunner Helps Debutants Gambia Secure Historic Win Over Mauritania
Gambia got off to the perfect start in their first ever Africa Cup of Nations campaign when beating Mauritania 1-0 thanks to a first-half stunner. Ablie Jallow, who plays for Belgian First Division A club Seraing, ultimately scored the only goal of the game in the 10th minute at Stade[Read More…]
GFF Exco Member Appointed In AFCON Assignment
Lt. Col. Musa Jammeh will be amongst a host of African football authorities on assignment at this month’s Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Known by his sobriquet Falcons, Jammeh, an Executive member of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) and a FIFA security liaison officer for the GFF,[Read More…]
Full Fixtures As Gambia Gets Set For African Cup Of Nations
Barring any last minute change, the Gambia is set to be featured in its first ever Africa Cup of Nations tournament next week. Cameroon is hosting the continent’s biggest football competition with 24 games from January 9 to February 6, 2022 after one year delay due to the Coronavirus global[Read More…]