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Have your say on this squad.
12/03/2025

Have your say on this squad.

TELL us what you think about this sea blue Umbro Jersey our national team played in. In this picture, a young Aziz Corr ...
02/03/2025

TELL us what you think about this sea blue Umbro Jersey our national team played in. In this picture, a young Aziz Corr makes his senior national team debut against Mali, a game The Gambia won by a lone Aziz Corr goal.

Basketball was a huge sporting discipline back in the day.
01/03/2025

Basketball was a huge sporting discipline back in the day.

Watch out for a story on this June 1983 eleven that lost to Ghana in Banjul two nil. History is a path left by the past....
28/02/2025

Watch out for a story on this June 1983 eleven that lost to Ghana in Banjul two nil. History is a path left by the past. If you want to learn about the past of Gambian Sports, TMC SPORTS TV is your home. The stories will be told.

" TALL AND LANKY BOCHO," PASSES ON; One of my lines I used to describe Badou Bajaha aka Bocho when he played for Real De...
28/02/2025

" TALL AND LANKY BOCHO," PASSES ON; One of my lines I used to describe Badou Bajaha aka Bocho when he played for Real De Banjul in the late 70's through the early 80's save for a brief stint at Wallidan. At Real De Banjul, he replaced Garba Touray at the right wing back position following the latter's transition to midfield. With those long legs, Bocho was a nightmare for left wingers. He was a crafty player and a very hard worker which would eventually take him to the midfield. His 1978 goal against Bakau at Brikama's Box Bar Stadium in 1978 will be remembered for a very long time. He was also a founder of Bob Marley Naweetan Football team where he played for years. Primet Street has lost one of its very best. Rest in peace Badou.

PRESS RELEASE - MATCH BETWEEN THE GAMBIA AND GABON - TOTAL ENERGIES CHAN 2025 QUALIFIERS - 28 FEBRUARY 2025, THIES, SENE...
28/02/2025

PRESS RELEASE - MATCH BETWEEN THE GAMBIA AND GABON - TOTAL ENERGIES CHAN 2025 QUALIFIERS - 28 FEBRUARY 2025, THIES, SENEGAL

The general public is hereby informed that the match between the Gambia and Gabon for 2025 Total Energies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers, scheduled to be played in Thies, Senegal tomorrow 1st March 2025, is being rescheduled by CAF to Saturday, 1st March 2025. This decision was taken by CAF following the request made by the Gabonese Football Federation to postpone the match for 24 hours due to the delay they had in acquiring air tickets to travel to Senegal.

Despite the GFF’s rejection of the request, CAF Competition Department granted its approval to it.

Consequently, the match will be played on Saturday, 1st March at 16:00hrs at the same venue.

CAF informed both sides that Gabon’s failure to arrive at the venue of the match within the stipulated time will be forwarded to the relevant CAF body for further necessary action.

The GFF wishes to state that in as much as it has formally expressed her disapproval of the request for postponement, it will remain law abiding by complying with the decision of CAF within the regulations of the competition and await the outcome of the decision of the competent CAF authority.

We solicit the understanding, support and cooperation of all.

THE GREATEST ALL ROUND GAMBIAN ATHLETE; BAI MALLEH WADDA, THE G O A T!!!Bai Malleh Mustapha Wadda or BMW his name in Gam...
27/02/2025

THE GREATEST ALL ROUND GAMBIAN ATHLETE; BAI MALLEH WADDA, THE G O A T!!!

Bai Malleh Mustapha Wadda or BMW his name in Gambian sports circles was born on October 22nd 1959 to Ya Naffie Sallah and Papa Tapha Wadda both of blessed memory at Buckle Street in Banjul.

He attended Windley and Mohammedan Primary Schools along greats like Essa Faye. At Mohammedan, he was the schools goalkeeper and it was there that he put everyone on notice that; a new star was in the making. From Mohammedan, he moved on to Crab Island School under the tutelage of renowned educationist and sports Coach, Cherno Barra Touray. After a brief stint, he proceeded to Banjul's St Augustine's High School, at the time a Mecca for Education and Sports Excellence under the Irish Priest, Joseph A Gough, ORG.

At St. Augustine's Bai Malleh represented the school in football, Volleyball, Basketball and track and field, all disciplines He would later represent The Gambia, the only person known to have done so. From 1974 to 1977, he won the Victor Ludorum trophy for the best High School athlete in The Gambia, a feat never ever repeated. While at St. Augustines's He starred for the family team Real De Banjul, following in the footsteps of big brother Jim Wadda who had departed for Exeter College in the United Kingdom. At sixteen, this Wadda phenomenon was called to international duty in the African Club Championship game against Joliba of Mali, the youngest Gamian to suit up at that level. The following year at seventeen Bai Malleh was selected to man the pipes for The Gambia at the mighty Accra Sports stadium in Ghana.

He left the shores of The Gambia in 1978 for Elmira College in New York where he played football and basketball. He was an instant sensation nick named WADDA 14 for his number. He was leading goal scorer in the three years he spent there. He also was the second Gambian to play NCAA basketball following in the footsteps of his coach and mentor, Alade Sunny Joiner. In addition, he played professional football, but briefly.

Following his graduation with a Bsc in Marketing and Management, he returned home in July of 1982 and his football acumen was revealed on day one on Gambian soil when he netted three goals for Dai ten Football Club in the Banjul Nawetaan. He returned to his first love in football, the team he led to a Naweetan championship before his departure to the states and one that he co-founded with former classmates at St. Augustine's. At Young Africans, for teams sake, he returned to the goalkeeper position and instantly brought some smarts and craftiness to the position, transforming the way the position was played. However in The Gambia national team, he was the unstoppable striker who would go on to win the leading goal scorer trophy at the West African Football Championships (Zone Two) at Mauritania in 1983; a one and done for The Gambia. He is also the author of the famous lone goal that gave The Gambia its only championship in West African football. Along the way, Gambia's greatest football commentator, Saul Njie has given him many names; the Bionic Man, Superman and Dizzle Dazzle Malleh because of his great leaping abilities that the country of Guinea Conakry are in awe of to this day because in their entire history as a nation, Bai Malleh Wadda is the only known person to have netted four goals against them. What a feat! No wonder Tijan Masanneh once called him, " the gravity defying Malleh" recognizing his ability to jump above any defender. That big Sierra Leonean defender of the 80's Joseph Toby was a permanent BMW victim.

He has represented The Gambia in Football, Track and Field, Basketball, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Cricket and Rugby, the only Man known to have done all these for his country. He was also the lone representative of The Gambia at the World University Games in Bulgaria in 1977 and thereat; he made it to the semis in the long and triple jumps competing against future Olympians. Bai Malleh Wadda is the holder of numerous degrees having trained at prestigious institutions like, Elmira College, Harvard University, Bradford University and the University of Bridgeport from where he earned an MBA. He also taught at his alma mater, St. Augustine's High School.

Upon retirement from football, Bai Malleh took over as Head Coach of Real de Banjul in the late 80's and led them to two consecutive league championships tittles, two super cup titles and an FA cup championship. Many that would become legends later; the likes of Ebou Sillah and Pa Dembo Touray went through his hands. His assistant at the time, Bakau's Wa Wandeh Njie, a prolific goalkeeper himself once confided to me that; "Malleh is the smartest person" he's ever been around. Well, his acumen as an athlete and a human being supports that statement.

He is by far the greatest All Round Gambian Athlete. He represented his country with dignity and pride and in the process; he was and is still humble Malleh. And rightfully so, he closed it out by coaching his boyhood and family team, REAL DE BANJUL. WADDA 14 IS A LEGEND! It was also appropriate when the GFF honored him recently at the African Schools Football Championships in Dakar; it was deserving. The G O A T!!!

27/02/2025

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THE ADMINISTRATION OF FOOTBALL IN THE GAMBIA; 1975 to 1985The year 1975 was when I became very active in Gambian footbal...
26/02/2025

THE ADMINISTRATION OF FOOTBALL IN THE GAMBIA; 1975 to 1985

The year 1975 was when I became very active in Gambian football with Real De Banjul as a young diehard supporter who was allowed to attend team practices at the northern part of the beautiful white sandy beaches of Banjul known as ABC. I was welcomed with open arms by the management of the team and do recall, the Secretary General at that time, a slender man from Lancaster Street named Gassa who intimated to me that he was grooming me to be the next Secretary General for Real De Banjul. It was very humbling indeed but it never happened because, in 1978, I would jump ship and join an upcoming talented high school football team that had just begun association football, the Young Africans Football Club.

With my affiliation with Real De Banjul, I saw firsthand how football was being run under Alhagi Momodou Cadi Cham, who was the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports and doubled as president of the football association, a rarity by every standard. However that was the order of the day and everyone went with it; but football was not moving in the right direction. The majority of the teams were unorganized mostly due to the lack of resources and poor management which ultimately led to the demise of legendary teams like Adonis, Black Stars, Freezings, Arans and Young Lions. The football association itself was not operating effectively due to many problems which had led to factions; prominent among which is the famous court case involving the two faction football associations, one led by Cham and the other, by a London trained lawyer who would rise to become a Judge in the Gambian court systems, Mr SK Obrien Coker. History has documented that the fighting between the two groups had to be settled by the then Chief Justice of The Gambia, a British legal luminary, Sir Phillip Bridges, and this did not help the game.

In 1976, change came through the appointment of Gambia's finest trained surgeon, Dr Ebrima Malick Samba. Partnered with a fine man of the great integrity, Anthony LR Blain, Uncle MS Njie and Alhagi Matarr Sillah football started to see some changes and development. Dr Samba's first move was to instill discipline in the FA so as to restore the integrity of the game and, indeed, all teams cooperated and became partners in the new beginning. Samba would go on to re-organize the first division by trimming down the teams in the first division to six which was a welcomed initiative since some of the teams in the first division under the previous GFA had no resources which, at times, led to the cancellation of games. He would put in place a solid second division championship with the two top teams gaining promotion to the first division to replace the bottom two in the first. This bold and revolutionary move, though unpopular in some quarters was quite monumental in improving the competition standard and ultimate development of the game. Samba also brought about the Zonal football championship which was first organized in 1974 during the commemoration of the 50th birthday celebration of Gambia's first President Alhagi Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara and the first National Youth Week. The lesson learned from the youth week zonal football tournament was that it was a way to discover rural talent since every part of the country had to field teams and he wanted to see this tournament continue. In 1977, in commemoration of The Gambia's Independence celebrations, zonal football became a permanent part of the national football schedule, which associations keep to this day. The Gambia national team was re-organized and many old mainstays for many years were retired from the team and a younger, much more talented breed was added to the squad which led to immediate results at sub-regional tournaments.

After one year, Dr Ebrima Samba and the team made way for Mr Boukarry O Fofana, a shy, tall and handsome Hausa man who was also a Justice of the Peace. Fofana was blessed to have the best Secretary General ever in Gambian football, Mr Momodou M Dibba, who today serves as the President of The Gambia National Olympic Committee. Alongside Mr. Mustapha M Ngum, Vice President, Alhagi Babou Cisse, Mr. Edmonson Shonobi and Mr. Alieu Mboge, the FA stuck with the plan of action put in place by the previous administration and good results began to show instantly. In order to make the league more competitive, they engaged the private sector and institutions, like The Gambia National Insurance Corporation, Rothmans Kingsize, Guinness, Banjul Breweries, Papa Njie Construction, Saihou Ceesay and Sons Ltd and Gambia Commercial Development Banks, that answered the call and contributed immensely to the game.

In 1981, the association introduced the third division which gave the chance to teams from outside the capital to compete in the national football league. Brikama had Santangba FC, Lamin Bombada FC, Serrekunda had Farimang which would later become Ndanaan, Linguere FC, Sukuta had Sofanyama FC and Bakau had Dagudan FC. Banjul, the capital, had the likes of Roots FC, Blue Diamonds FC, Tesito FC, Swallows FC and Hammers FC. The competition in this division was as interesting and competitive as expected and it became a source for recruiting for many teams from the premiere division, but most importantly it was from this division that then Assistant Director of Sports, now Gambia's High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Cherno Barra Touray would build the first Gambian under 17 national football team.

The Gambian national team continued to see major changes with two former internationals, MI Kabba Jallow and Mass Axi G*i appointed to manage the team. The results were instantaneous, starting first in Guinea Bissau in 1978 with a modest performance at the Zone Two Amilca Cabral Football tournament which put all our neighbours on notice that never again in the history of Gambian football will a national newspaper run a headline; A BAG FULL OF GOALS, as did the Accra Daily Graphic after they beat The Gambia in Accra in 1977. Jallow and G*i extended their recruiting strategy beyond Denton Bridge and landed great talents from Serrekunda and Bakau. Lamin Owens was a sweeper par excellence, Babou Saho became a great goalie along with one of the finest half backs that ever suited for The Gambia, a Bakau native named Francis Commy Owens. The Gambia Eleven, as it was known then, will become finalists at a tournament in Liberia and that was the beginning of many great things in Gambian football during the ten year period covered by this book. The team continued to do well, but not without problems and distractions.

Indeed, several problems with running the national team were caused by outside influence. It is believed that the powerful, in some football quarters referred to as the MAFIA, interfered with the selection process, while that is still up for conjecture, there could have been some truth to it, given that some of these team owners who wanted to see their own players suit up were in charge of the welfare of the national team from a financial standpoint because the government was unable to meet the financial demands of an up and coming national team. I would assume today that they were putting their mouth where their money was.

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