The rags to riches story of Bakary Papa Gassama is arguably one of the most remarkable stories of The Gambia's recent history transcending the footballing landscape. For all the turbulence that engulfed our football in the recent past, the perfomance of one man proved to be a huge consolation prize giving us all a glimmer of hope . As a passionate football enthusiast and perhaps having followed him closely as a football anchor on television, I felt compelled to pay such a man glowing tribute, especially on the back of a very impressive African Cup of Nations .