Zenith Bank on Friday joined Guaranty Trust Bank and Skye Bank into the last four of the ongoing inter-bank football tournament, after beating Standard Chartered Bank 4-3 on a post-match penalty shoot-out, following a 1-1 draw in the regulation time.
In a game played on the artificial turf of the Father Gough Football Ground, in Manjai Kunda, Omar Bah scored to give Standard Chartered Bank a 27th minute lead but Alieu Bah ensured parity in the 74th minute to force the game into the gruesome post-match penalty shoot-out.
Meanwhile at the time of going to press, Central Bank of the Gambia was locking horns with Trust Bank Limited to complete the lineup for the semifinal of the tournament.
Speaking in an interview with Observer Sports, the Chairman of the tournament, Yaya Cham, said the aim of the tournament is to bring the banking fraternity together and share understanding amongst themselves.
He said the tournament is named after the late Central Bank Governor Famara Jatta, who was a dynamic and stronghold leader in the banking industry.
by Arfang MS Camara