National Sports Council

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Sara Camara Commends URR Progress as FIVB Coaches Training Concludes in Basse

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Sara Camara Represents MOYS & NSC at Official Launch of BRICPOL Association – The Gambia

Westfield, 13th February 2026 The Youth Monument in Westfield on Friday hosted the official launch of BRICPOL Association – The…

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The Acting Executive Director of the National Sports Council (NSC), Mr. Mahmoud L. Jawla, earlier today held a meeting with…

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Sixteen Gambian athletes across five sporting disciplines are ready to raise The Gambia’s flag high at the 6th Islamic Solidarity…

Sports Development In The Gambia

The Gambia government has approved the Youth and Sports Development Levy to generate a responsive development roadmap linked to the National Development Plan (NDP).

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The Gambia National Sports Council is guided by four (4) principles:

INTEGRITY : Doing the right thing according to the Council’s expectations without compromise
TRUST : Being reliable, dependable and respectful of each other
COMMITMENT : Dedication to one’s duties and ability to take on challenges
TEAM WORK : Supporting each other to drive the Council to high performance

IT’S ABOUT SPORT FOR F FOR HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND EXCELLENCE.

Mission

To develop, organized, promote and manage competitive and social sports with the view of promoting health and fitness, recreation, national cohesion.

Vision

To become a unique platform for sport excellence and to propel The Gambia to high international standard while unifying our people through sport.

Goal

To Ensure that the NSC raises athletes, coaches and administrators to participate in regional, sub-regional and international competitions and win medals and awards.

NSC Projects and Programs

National and International youth and sport summer camp

As part of our efforts to promote early childhood development in sports, and to prevent young people from involving in social ills such as crime, drug abuse and other negative behaviors during the summer holiday, NSC and NYC organize a youth and sports camp.

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