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The annual inter­bank football championship, the Central Bank Governors trophy, is here again. It kicked off at the Father Gough Sports Complex at Manjai on Friday when Central Bank took on the International Commercial Bank in the opening game of the tourney which ended goalless.

The Organising Committee of the GFF, which overseas matter arising from the domestic football league, went into an urgent meeting last night to debate over the outcome a number of appeals that, when upheld could change the standings of the league at half way. One of those under review is the league between Steve Bike and Samger FC.

The head of competitions at the Gambia Football Federation GFF, Kebba Touray, also the second vice president of the federation, has described the just-concluded first round of the national league as a resounding success...

The Gambia Volunteers, a local NGO popular for focusing on encouraging local participation in volunteer works will stage the annual Bajana Marathon next month, the organisation's founder Roy Sanyang told journalists recently.....

The West Coast Regional Football Association president, Abdou Karim Sey, yesterday told The Standard that despite some teething problems, his region holds the enviable track record of holding the first-ever regional league in The Gambia, adding that they will strive even harder to end it well.....

The National Sports Council, NSC, has written to the Gambia Football Federation, urging it to among other things, withdraw its directive stopping all plans to hold the regional football league in the URR. The NSC letter also made reference to a letter they wrote previously on the URR football matters which recognises Furu Gomez's executive as the regional football body in the area and thus the legitimate body to run football there...

Hamza Barry and Aziz Corr Nyang received high praises after firing Valletta to the final of the 2013-14 Maltese FA Cup and setting their target for the league title. Plus , if they could win the FA they certainly could be two Gambians playing in the Europa league next season as the winner of the FA Cup will book a ticket to the first qualifying round of the 2014-15 Europa League.....

Ahead of crucial qualifiers for the African Nations Cup this May, Gambian international Sanna Nyassi is nursing an injury that could keep him out of action for a couple of weeks....

By A former Swedish female footballer Ms Vilma Larsson Boman, yesterday presented a large assortment of football kits ranging from jerseys, warmers, boots, balls, shin guards, to other materials to the Brikama United female football team

Ousman B. Wadda, treasurer of The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC), has been appointed by the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) as member of the Supervision and Coordination committee of the 4th Islamic Games to be held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Gambia is among eight other nations from the Zone A of the West African Football Union Wafu, invited to participate in a Fifa-Interpol funded meeting on football corruption, security and other topics, sources close to the Banjul Wafu secretariat told The Standard....

One of the most vocal and best organised supporters groups in Spain is named after an African player that I would care to guess most people outside of the Gambia and Seville have very little knowledge of....