by Binta Bah
Gambia’s football legend Biri Biri and Gamtel Coach Mustapha Manneh have been sharing their views on what it takes to be signed as a professional football player.
Speaking in an interview with Observer Light, Biri who played for Sevilla in Spain and B1901 in Denmark said the player should be in good shape both physically and mentally, and must be vigilant at all times. He added that the player also needs to understand some technical aspects of the game.
“To sign a player depends on the country you are playing, like compared to our time, it was difficult to be a professional player,” he said.
For Manneh, a player should have quality, which is his strength; flexibility and speed should be ok to help him defeat his opponents. He went further to say that a player should be mentally stable and talented.
“A player should have individual skills and a good natural appearance and game intelligence, meaning a player should be able to know the weaknesses of a particular player or team and use that to his own advantage in order to have victory,” he concluded.
