The tour which will take two weeks started yesterday with a visits to the offices of the Gambia Handball Association and the Gambia Volleyball Association. Speaking during the visits, the Chairman of the NSC, Mr. Lamin S. Jawara, commended the two Associations for the good work they have been doing. He went on to urge […]

As part of preparations for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, Islamic Games, five Gambian athletes are currently training in high performance training center in France. On Sunday 15th May, 2022, all the five athletes namely Ebrima Camara, Sengan Jobe, Adama Jammeh, Alieu Joof and Gina Bass competed in the meeting international de montgeron. Gina Bass won

On behalf of the Governing Council of the NSC, members of staff, and all members of the sport fraternity , we wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie on his reappointment as Minister of Youth and Sport. We also wish to congratulate all appointees and wish them well in their assignments.

The National Sport Council invite applications from suitably qualified Gambians to fill the following positions: Head Coach National Basketball Team Qualifications and Experience At least FIBA coaching License Level III FIBA coaching Instructors certificate At least 5 years of coaching experience as a head or assistant coach of national league team Experience in national team

Mr. Mohammed Osman Nkosi, President of Football Operations, Titans of Africa, who is also the Director of Development at the Ghana American Football Federation, today called on the Executive Director of the National Sport Council to discuss with the NSC about activities of Titans of Africa and the need for an association for American Football

Two boxers and coach of the Gambia Boxing Association are currently taking part in the Zone II boxing championship, courtesy of the Gambia National Sport Council. The athletes, Foday Badjie, 75 kg category and Aaron John Ernest, 85kg+ will be coached by Mahmud Lamin Nyassi at the said championship. The NSC can confirm that Gambian

The Ministry of Youth and Sport, through the National Sport Council, gave one million, five hundred and sixty thousand dalasi to the Gambia Cricket Association. The said amount is meant to fund the participation of the Gambian team in the Women’s T20 International Tournament currently taking place in Nigeria. Good luck to the Gambian team.

The galant Scorpions have made it to the next and final round of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers after wining Chad 3-2 on aggregate. Gambia won the first leg at the Ahamadou Ahidjo Stadium in Cameroon, courtesy of a solitary goal by Babucarr Steve Trawally on the 89th minute of the match. Even though the Gambian

The Gambia male beach volleyball team has qualified to the XXII Commonwealth Games beach volleyball which will take place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, later this year. In what was referred to as a stunning performance by the Gambian team, the Gambian players managed to win her matches, beating the host Ghana, 2-1 before meeting South

Following the successful hosting of the 5th biennial ASMA Conference, the ASMA Vice President for Africa and the ASMA Vice President of West Africa, Prof. Oluwaseuo Omotayo and Ambassador Sylvester Ikuejamoye JP, respectively, have written to the National Sport Council to congratulate them and by extension, the government of the Gambia for hosting what they