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U-17 Arrives In Nigeria

Picture: Jammeh with the boys

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Gambia’s U-17 team yesterday morning arrived in Calabar, Nigeria, barely a week before the start of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Federal...

Jammeh To Ferry 350 Fans To Nigeria

Picture: Fans Club

Monday, October 12, 2009

The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Dr Alhaji Yahya AJJ Jammeh who is no doubt the number one sports fan in the country has once...

Nigeria Observes 49 Years of Nationhood

Picture: Cutting of the National cake

Monday, October 05, 2009

At a diplomatic reception held at the Sheraton Hotel and Resort and Spa on the occasion of the 49th Independence anniversary celebration of the...

Youth & Sports Minister Lauds Gambia U-17 Nigeria Fundraising Drive

Picture Minister Sheriff Gomez

Friday, September 18, 2009

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sheriff Gomez, yesterday announced that enough funds have been accumulated for the U-17 U.K training camp, through...

Gambia U-17 Succums To Nigeria

Picture: Gambia U-17

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

The rejuvenated Super Eaglets of Nigeria entertained their Gambian counterparts, the African U-17 champions, to an emphatic 2-0 win as part of the...

GFA Marketing Committee Launches U-17 Road To Nigeria

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

(Monday 24th August 2009 issue) As the FIFA U-17 World Cup inches closer, the marketing committee that is instituted by the Gambia Football...

Nigeria Investors To Explore Gambian Business Industry

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Four Nigerian leading companies: Youth Dynamix, JWT advertising Limited, MSM Media Supermart Limited, forming one big company known as Lawson, Thomas...

Senegal Beat Gambia U-17

Picture: Gambia U-17

Monday, August 17, 2009

The Gambia National U-17 hope of recovering from their disappointing one-all-draw against their Senegalese counterparts, a fortnight ago was dealt...

Nigeria U-17 to Face African Champions on Saturday

Picture: Gambia U-17

Monday, August 03, 2009

The two-time African Champions, Gambia U-17 will clash with the host for the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, on Saturday August 8th 2009, at...

FIFA Shift Under-17 World Cup Draw To August

Picture: Gambia U-17

Friday, July 03, 2009

The draw for this year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup will take place in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja a week later than scheduled.. The draw for the...