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FOOTBALL FAMILY TO DECIDE COVID-19 MONEY JULY 18
The Gambia Football Federation, GFF, has called for a meeting of its general members to discuss and approve the Fifa and Caf Covid-19 relief...
JUWARA’S PARENTS PROUD OF SON’S SERIE-A EXPLOITS
The parents of Gambian Seria-A wonder-kid Musa Juwara have said they feel elated and joyful by their son's weekend exploits. The boy scored alongside...
NSC WARNS RESTRICTIONS ON SPORTS EVENTS NOT LIFTED
The executive director of the National Sports Council, NSC, has told The Standard that the restrictions on public gatherings which also cover sports activities...
GFF TO GET ANOTHER D15M
The Gambia Football Federation like most other football associations in Africa continues to attract tens of millions of dalasis of financial assistance as a...
A GAMBIAN WELCOMES CAF WOMEN’ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
A former Gambian international female footballer, Sainey Sissoho M'boge has welcomed the recent decision by the Confederation of African football to create a women's...
AFCON PUSHED TO 2022 No rush for remainder of qualifiers
The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF has decided unanimously after consultation with stakeholders and taking into consideration the current global...
4M EURO LIVE YOUR DREAM SPORTS ACADEMY PROJECT ADVANCES
Three Gambian football enthusiasts William Abraham, Pa Yusupha Samba and Bakary Jammeh have come together to start a 4 million Euro sports infrastructure project...
GFF TO CALL AGM TO DECIDE FATE OF D75M FIFA COVID-RELIEF FUND
The Gambia Football Federation, GFF, announced yesterday that it will call an annual general meeting of its members to decide and approve how the...
My dear brother and sister, get married, or die fasting
News of the removal of Lamin Darboe, the executive director of the National Youth Council NYC was greeted with shock, consternation and outright anger...
BRIKAMABA OR FULLABANTANG,WHERE SHOULD A STADIUM BE?
A number of football enthusiasts in the Central River Region has opined that the planned mini-stadium to be built by government in Fullabantang should...
GAMBIA MOURNS LEGENDARY SENEGALESE REFEREE SAINE
The Gambia Football Federation, GFF, yesterday led condolences from the Gambian football fraternity on the death of legendary retired Senegalese referee Alh. Badara Mamaya...
Samger FC player seeks overseas treatment
Fakebba Barrow, a 25-year-old player of first division side SamgerFC diagnosed with fracture dislocation, is seeking assistance for overseas treatment. The injury is also...
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GCCI CHAMPIONS REFORMS IN GAMBIA’S BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The old adage states that business environment reform not only promotes the development of markets that encourage competition but enhances effectiveness and capability of...
Standard editor reacts to Rambo
The editor of The Standard, Lamin Cham has said his paper stands by its story captioned: APRC CONFIRMS COALITION TALKS WITH NPP as the...
Halifa disagrees Local Gov’t bill is out to settle scores
By Momodou Darboe & Mafugi Ceesay
PDOIS' Halifa Sallah has brushed aside assertions that the Local Government Amendment Bill 2020 has been thought-out to settle...
Mai Fatty says Barrow’s interest in APRC might have caused his dismissal
By Omar Bah
Former Minister of Interior has opined that President Adama Barrow's alleged interest to woo the support of the former ruling APRC could...
US okays Gambia’s progress on fiscal transparency
The United States Department of State has hailed Gambia's significant progress in its efforts on government fiscal reform.
In its report 2020 on Fiscal Transparency,...