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ylowe
USA
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 Posted - 03 May 2006 : 05:41:33
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Culled from the daily observer.
In Caf U-20 qualifiers Gambia humiliate S/Leone 4-0
Written by Naname Keita
Tuesday, 02 May 2006
The Gambia U-20 team on Saturday had a walkover the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone with a 4-0 victory in the second leg of the Caf U-20 preliminaries.
The Gambia U-20 team on Saturday had a walkover the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone with a 4-0 victory in the second leg of the Caf U-20 preliminaries. The two sides had earlier drawn 1-1 in Freetown a fortnight earlier, but Saturday’s sensational victory sent The Gambia to the next stage of the competition with a 5-1 aggregate.
Knowing that even a goalless draw would see them through, The Gambia went into the game with vigour. In the 14th minute, the Al-Ain FC striker Ousman Jallow nearly put The Gambia ahead, but his lay-out kick went just an inch from the goalpost. The Gambia continued to dominate the game. Their persistence paid off in the 17th minute when The Gambia was awarded a free kick at the edge of the 18 yard box. The Gambian skipper, Mustapha Jarju, better known as Toubabo, slotted in the indirect free-kick neatly to get The Gambia the opener. In the 34th minute, The Gambia doubled the advantage after Landing Conateh, commonly known as Dagi, beat the Sierra Leonean keeper to slot in the second goal for The Gambia, thanks to a well aimed pass from Mustapha Jarjue.
At 2-0 down, Sierra Leone side who were dumbfounded. But their hope was dashed when they were reduced to 10 men in the 44th minute when the Ghanaian referee sent Ebrahima Bangura off for a second book able offence.
Fresh from the break, Sierra Leone built a counterattack that was later foiled by the alerted Gambian defence. With thousands of spectators cheering behind and The Gambia in the driving seat, frustration continued to knock at the Sierra Leone’s door. The situation worsened when Abdoulie Mansally, the scorer of The Gambia’s debut goal in the World U-17 Championship in Peru, made it 3-0 for The Gambia.
Just like one could expect in any home match, some agitated spectators could not hide their enthusiastic feelings, and throwing a firework for fun that fell some meters from the Sierra Leone bench was enough for the officials of the team to urge their players to march out of active play, even though the firework neither touched or nor harmed them. But with strict assurance from the security forces for hundred percent safety, the game progressed.
In the 68th minute, Landing Conateh scored a fascinating corner goal to make it 4-0 for The Gambia and his second for the night. At 4-0, the rest of the game was left to entertain the spectators, with good display of ball from Mustapha Jarjue and the king of the day, Landing Conateh.
Reacting to the victory, Peter Bonu Johnson, head coach of the U-20 team, said: “I am very proud of the boys because they gave out their best. It could have been more than 4-0 if they had composed themselves more. We thank Gambians for coming out in their thousands to cheer the boys and their support was instrumental in the victory.’
On his next encounter, Bonu said: “We will work towards it. It is always difficult if you don’t know your opponents, but now that we know them we will work towards it. Our objective is when we go out, we at least come with a point. That is the strategy we employed and we will continue the same strategy.”
For his part, the embattled Sierra Leonean coach, Ajina John Sisay said he was very disappointed at the way the match was officiated. “I am very disappointed. The referees cheated us. We’re cheated in Freetown and here also we’re cheated. We believe in fair play but this is not a clean football. How can my players perform when the referees are against us?”
The Gambia will now, in August, travel to Rabat, Morocco, for the first leg of the proper qualifiers. The winner in that fixture will play one more home-and-away legs before qualifying for the 2007 U-20 finals to be held in Congo.
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jtdabrick
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Posted - 03 May 2006 : 23:15:37
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That a good team Bonu have, let keep our hope high and hopefully they can qualified for the U-20 Championship. |
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kisley
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 May 2006 : 17:51:50
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| yes, some people are just bad losers. |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 03 Jun 2006 : 00:49:05
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| Bonu is great and he deserved the credit. |
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Rainbow
Gambia
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Posted - 14 Jul 2006 : 11:27:20
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There is only one problem in Gambia ....
Gambia: Coach Alhagi Sillah Clarifies
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The Daily Observer (Banjul)
July 13, 2006
Posted to the web July 13, 2006
Nanama Keita
Alhagi Sillah, the head coach of Gamtel FC, who was linked to the national senior team job, stated that his not accepting the job does not means lack of interest but what he was offered was very limited.
Coach Sillah said he, "had a meeting with Musa Njie, the technical chairman of the GFA. we spoke and agreed on principles. He told me I am offered D4,000 and D1,500 per month and I told him that I wanted D20,000. And he (Mr Njie) says that FA is not in the position to give even half of that amount. After this, I said nothing and the next thing I saw was Musa Njie 'appointed' as the caretaker coach."
Coach Sillah added: "I requested for D20,000 per month because someone was paid D90,000 per month together with free accommodation and transportation. And I have more responsibility than that person hence I was to cater for the national senior team." Coach Sillah continued: "In 1997, I was paid D10,000 as a national coach and in 1999, I worth D15,000, so I can't understand why now I should be offered only D4,000. If I was appointed." He added that "I had planned to work with Abdoulie Bojang, head coach of Steve Biko FC, as my immediate assistant alongside coach Ebou Faye and Bai Omar Samba."
Coach Sillah, explained that he has been a football instructor since 1985, has sacrificed for the national teams more than any other Gambian coach, and he had worked as a national coach for 11 years (From 1986 to 1997) without salary. "Then I was given only $20 dollars when I travelled with the national team," he stated.
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