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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Kanifing Municipal Council football team beat Gambia Armed Forces, on Sunday, to emerge as champions of the sixth edition of the football championship organised by the National Inter-departmental Sports Association (NISA).
The KMC came from behind to force the game to a 1-1 scoreline before prevailing in post-march spot kicks.
Ebrima Jatta fired Armed Forces ahead in the 15th minute but KMC’s Modou Minteh’s vital equaliser forced the tie to spot kicks, to decide the destiny of the crown. Eventually, KMC emergedvictorious after converting five kicks against the soldiers three.
As champions, the Municipality side went home with the giant trophy and a cheque of D12,000 (twelve thousand dalasis). Armed Forces received a cheque for D8,000 (eight thousand dalasis), while Fire Service received D6,000 (six thousand dalasis) as second runners-up. The Most Disciplined Team award went to Gamtel.
Sunday’s final at the Independence Stadium was attended by scores of dignitaries, including the president of the Gambia Football Association, Seedy Kinteh, honourary life president of the Gambia Football Association, Alhaji OB Conateh, speaker of the National Assembly, Mrs Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay and mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Yankuba Colley.
The KMC came from behind to force the game to a 1-1 scoreline before prevailing in post-march spot kicks.
Ebrima Jatta fired Armed Forces ahead in the 15th minute but KMC’s Modou Minteh’s vital equaliser forced the tie to spot kicks, to decide the destiny of the crown. Eventually, KMC emergedvictorious after converting five kicks against the soldiers three.
As champions, the Municipality side went home with the giant trophy and a cheque of D12,000 (twelve thousand dalasis). Armed Forces received a cheque for D8,000 (eight thousand dalasis), while Fire Service received D6,000 (six thousand dalasis) as second runners-up. The Most Disciplined Team award went to Gamtel.
Sunday’s final at the Independence Stadium was attended by scores of dignitaries, including the president of the Gambia Football Association, Seedy Kinteh, honourary life president of the Gambia Football Association, Alhaji OB Conateh, speaker of the National Assembly, Mrs Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay and mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Yankuba Colley.
Author: by Hatab Fadera
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