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The Gambia Football Federation GFF and the Ministry of Youth and Sports have been reported to have held another meeting on Monday, the second in two days. Again, neither side is giving information as to what the outcome or the subject was. But a source told The Standard that matters will be clear by today Wednesday.

Do not be fooled by this headline. It was a clash on the football pitch as part of activities marking World Press Freedom day organised by the Young Journalists Association of the Gambia YJAG...

Almost two weeks after the announced suspension of the GFF executive committee and the appointment of an interim committee, there is still no definite boss at Football House. Up until press time yesterday there has not been any public statement of any changes by the National Sports Council on the suspensions, but the suspended officials have also not said whether they will comply with the suspension order...

Two days after their release from police detention The Standard can confirm that the GFF executive members were summoned to a meeting with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, MOYS, at the Independence Stadium Sunday...

Death struck Mamudou 'Max' Jallow exactly one year ago and hundreds of people mourned the life of a charismatic young man whose charm touched many lives in work and in society....

The Abum Inter-national Soccer Academy, AISA, will today launch its first Gambian branch at Brufut. Founded by John Abum, a Gambian born in Ghana Town, Brufut, now resident in the USA and Yahya Darboe, a football coach from Brufut, the academy has some 40 young players within the ages 0f 11, 13, 15 and 17 already recruited...

The Banjul Regional Football Association recently organised a thrilling inter-schools championship competed by lower basic schools in the city....

Legendary Gambian footballer Alhagie Njie (Biri-Biri) yesterday jumped for joy when The Standard called him to comment on Spanish side Sevilla's winning of the Europa League Cup Wednesday...

Following his recent announcement that the National Olympic Committee saga would soon be over, the chairman of the National Sports Committee, Lamin Kolley, was contacted by The Standard yesterday to shed more light on the matter...

Lamin Samboujang Barrow (born November 29, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU...

The interim 'Rectification Committee' of the Gambia Football Federation, GFF, was expected to formally take over the affairs of the federation yesterday....

Swimmers and boat paddlers from Barra won three out of the four events staged at this year's Roots Homecoming Festival Regatta at the Ports Authority water front Tuesday.