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Carayol, Dibba, Touray make start for Scorpions

by Alieu Ceesay in Nouakchott     Forwards Mustapaha Carayol, Pa Amat Dibba and defender Ibou Touray are making their maiden appearance in competitive game for the scorpions this evening as the...

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Mauritania 1-1 Gambia 

by Alieu CEESAY in Nouackchott     Debutante Mustapha Carayol has scored his first goal to equalised for the scorpions in his first competitive game for team. He equalised in the 60th minute. Bessad...

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Sang Ndong Dissapointed at Mauritania Loss

The head coach of the senior Scorpions has expressed disappointment at the Friday’s 2-1 away loss to Mauritania at the Olympic Stadium of Nouackchott. Bessad Khalil scored the two goals in the 35th and...

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For Carayol, His First Goal for Scorpions Was Deja-Vu

Gambia and Leeds United winger Mustapha Carayol’s dream to score his first goal on his competitive debut for the Scorpions was realised on Friday. Carayol, 27, on loan from Middlesrough, ran the entire...

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Talents on the Horizon: Bun Sanneh

by Modou Lamin Jammeh A young Gambian talented and upcoming football star, Bun Sanneh, who goes by his football sobriquet Best is making a name for himself in the Senegalese Premier League. The Brikama...

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Gambia-Mauritania Clash: Artistes Cheer Up the Scorpions

by Omar Wally & Hassan Jallow The Scorpions entertain Maurabitones on Friday in the third game of the Afcon qualifiers at Nouakchott’s Olympic Stadium. Ahead of the crucial game, Gambian artistes...

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Hits and Misses: Biri’s Crucial Miss against Guinea Bissau in 1983 Zone II

When Gambia’s Greatest Footballer of All Time, Biri Biri, missed a crucial penalty for the Scorpions in a 1983 Zone II Championship in Mauritania, few, at the time, would’ve thought it would make the...

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Scorpions Exchange Blows at Training Session

    An unfortunate incident occurred at the Scorpions’ training session when a fight erupted between defender Kebba Ceesay and forward Omar Jagne. Observer Sports could not establish the cause of the...

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We Are Going to Play a Much Better Game Today – Coach Sang Ndong

  Head Coach Sang Ndong has promised that the Scorpions are going to play a much better game today following their 2-1 loss to Mauritania last Friday. The squad will host the return leg of the...

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SOC Lifts Ban on Brikama

    The Super Nawettan Organising Committee (SOC) on Monday decided to lift the three-year ban on the Brikama Zonal Team following its recent meeting at The Gambia Football Federation. According to a...

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Zenith Through to Last 4 in Inter-Bank Football Cup

    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...

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Sang Ndong Dissapointed at Mauritania Loss

    The head coach of the senior Scorpions has expressed disappointment at Friday’s 2-1 away loss to Mauritania at the Olympic Stadium of Nouakchott. Bessad Khalil scored the two goals in the 35th and...

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TBL Completes Semi-final Line-up for Inter-Bank Football Tourney

    Trust Bank Limited (TBL) on Monday completed the semifinal lineup for the ongoing inter-bank football tournament following a 2-0 win over Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG) in a game played at the...

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Lebage Sanneh, Sohna Saho Revel in Bajana Marathon

    Two of the country’s most promising long distance runners, Lebage Sanneh of The Gambia Armed Forces and Sohna Saho of The Gambia Police Force have emerged winners of the 21km Bajana Marathon held...

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Gambia U-20 Leaves for Sierra Leone

    Coach Omar Sise and charges early this morning left the country to Free Town, Sierra Leone for the first leg of the double-legged U-20 African Cup of Nation qualifiers against Sierra Leone this...

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VIPs React to Gambia’s Draw

    Observer Sports has been sounding the reaction of dignitaries that turned-up yesterday evening to watch the Scorpions play at home against the Mourabitones of Mauritania in the ongoing Afcon 2017...

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Gambia Held at Home by Mauritania – Sang Ndong Satisfied with Team’s Improvement

  The head coach of the Senior Scorpions has expressed satisfaction with the team’s improvement between the last away game in Nouachchott on Friday and the return leg yesterday at the Independence...

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Manduar Academy Gets New Football Gear

    Manduar Football Academy in Kombo Central District of the West Coast Region over the weekend got new football gear from Eddy Potters and wife Wil Potters from Netherlands. The new football gear...

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Road to 2017 AYC: Young Scorpions to Play Sierra Leone in Makeni

    As The Gambia begins its bid to qualify for a third African Youth Champions (AYC) in 2017, the National U-20 Team will start its march for a place at the Zambia event with a double legged...

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With D10m Coming Into Gff Coffers Annually What Next For Gambian Football?

  With the world football governing body, FIFA, already pumping USD250, 000 or more (over D10M) into the coffers of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) annually, aside from The Gambia Government’s...

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