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Four Officials from the Sierra Leone Paralympic Committee, headed by Mr. Touray, the Administrator of the SPC, yesterday visited the National Sport Council office at the Independence Stadium, Bakau. Introducing the visitors, the Secretary General of the Gambia Paralympic Committee, Mr. Sainey Camara, stated that the visiting team was in town to render support to […]

The Ministry of Youth and Sport has approved one million, seven hundred and sixty one thousand dalasi for the participation of the male and female U21 beach volleyball teams in CAVB 2023 World Championship to be held in Thailand. The two teams qualified to the world championships, following an extra ordinary performance in the recently

Mr. Justice, the ICC Development Officer for Africa, recently visited the National Sport Council offices at the Independence Stadium, Bakau. Introducing the visiting officer, the president of the Gambia Cricket Association, Mr. Johnny Gomez stated that the visit of the ICC Officer was meant to assess activities of the association, meet with stakeholders and to

The Executive Director of National Sports Council, Mr. Marchel Mendy, on Thursday 17th October, 2023, presented sport materials ( Table Tennis, Rugby Materials (Protective Materials) Mix Martial Art & High Jump Materials ) donated by Building Project Gambia to National Sports Associations. Mr. Jawla, the Deputy Executive Director of NSC thanked the philanthropists (Building Project

The Scorpions have been drawn in Group C with Senegal, Cameroon and Guinea for the 2023 African Cup of Nations. This will be the Scorpion’s second appearance in the TotalEnrgies African Cup of Nations football tournament to be held in Ivory Coast from 13th January to 11th February 2024. The Scorpions surprised the world in

The Minister of Youth and Sport, Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie, today inaugurated the new National Sport Council at the NAQAA conference hall in Kanifing.The inauguration marks the beginning of a four year term for the Council. The new Council includes some re-elected and reappointed members. However, among the members are those who are elected and

The Deputy Executive Director of the National Sport Council, Mr. Mahmoud Lamin Jawla is currently in Accra, Ghana, attending the Chefs De Mission meeting for the forthcoming African Games from 2nd to 4th October 2023. This meeting will give delegates firsthand information regarding the games and state of preparedness for the forthcoming games. An initiative

The Gambia continued to make history by qualifying to the continent’s biggest football bonanza to be held in Ivory Coast in January, 2024. This followed a spirited come-back by the Scorpions, resulting in a 2-2 draw with the Red Devils of Congo in the Gambia’s final match of the qualifiers played in Marrakech on 10th

The National Sport Council this morning, started a capacity building training program for sport stakeholders at the Ding Ding Federation Lodge in Bwiam. The three day training which brought together about thirty sport administrators from within the five districts of Foni, is funded by the International Trade Center. During the period, the participants will be

The prestigious Men African Nations Volleyball Championship is currently underway in Cairo, Egypt. The championship, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB), began on 3rd September, 2023. The Gambia team, whose participation is funded by the Ministry of Yourh and Sport, through the National Sport Council, is among 15 countries participating in the biggest volleyball