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Bakau United
The Bakau United Football Club is a football club from Bakau in the West African, state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League First Division, which is the highest league in Football in the Gambia, Gambian football. They won the Gambian Cup in 2005. Stadium Currently the team plays at the 5,000 capacity Serrekunda East mini-stadium. Achievements *Gambian Cup: 1 :: 2005. *Gambian Super Cup: 1 :: 2005. References External linksSoccerway Football clubs in the Gambia {{Gambia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serrekunda East Mini-stadium
Serekunda (proper: Sayerr Kunda or Sere Kunda, ar, سيريكوندا, sometimes spelled Serrekunda) is the largest urban centre in The Gambia. It is situated close to the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast, south-west of the capital, Banjul, and is formed of nine villages which have grown together into a larger urban area. History and toponymy Sayerr Jobe, the founder of Serekunda, was a 19th-century lamane originally from the Sine-Saloum region of Senegal. He migrated to the The Gambia, Gambia in the mid 19th Century and is believed to have initially settled around Jinack Island in Banjul, before relocating to the southern bank of the country (near Sukuta) where he established Serrekunda. Serekunda means "home of the Sayer [or Sayerr] family" and is named after its founder, Sayerr Jobe. The name ''Serrekunda'' (or "Sere Kunda") is a Mandinka language, Mandinka corruption of the name ''Serrereh'' — denoting the Serer people in Mandinka, as the Mandinka people of Sabiji believed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GFA League First Division
The GFA League First Division is the highest division of football in The Gambia. The league began play in 1965. 2021—22 season clubs Previous champions *1965–66 : Augustinians (Bathurst) *1966–67 : Augustinians (Bathurst) *1967–68 : Adonis (Bathurst) *1968–69 : White Phantoms *1969–70 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1970–71 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1971–72 : Real de Banjul *1972–73 : Adonis (Bathurst) *1973–74 : Real de Banjul *1974–75 : Real de Banjul *1975–76 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1976–77 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1977–78 : Real de Banjul *1978–79 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1979–80 : Starlight Banjul *1980–81 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1981–82 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1982–83 : Real de Banjul *1983–84 : Gambia Ports Authority (Banjul) *1984–85 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1985–86 : Gambia Ports Authority (Banjul) *1986–87 : Augustinians (Bathurst) *1987–88 : Wallidan (Banjul) *1988–89 : ''not finished'' *1989–90 : ''not held'' *1990–91 : ''not comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-star team or even selected as a hypothetical team (such as a Dream Team or Team of the Century) and never play an actual match. The difference between a football team and a football club is incorporation, a football club is an entity which is formed and governed by a committee and has members which may consist of supporters in addition to players. The benefit of club formation is that it gives teams access to additional volunteer or paid support staff, facilities and equipment. One team, the Washington Football Team of the NFL, named themselves after the phrase (and also because they are a football team) for two seasons, but are now known as the Commanders. Summary There are several varieties of football, including association f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakau
Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool ''Bakau Kachikally'' and for the beaches at Cape Point. Bakau is the first major suburb outside Banjul and the most developed town in the Gambia. Close to Bakau and Banjul is Gambia's largest city, Serekunda. History Legend has it that Bakau grew up around the holy crocodile pool in Kachikally, the central district of Bakau. Bakau itself was a small village at the turn of the 19th century and grew in importance as it became a favourite place for private residences of colonial administrators, especially along the beautiful palm fringed beaches. Despite being a major town, the old village still exists and is run like any other in the Gambia, with an 'Alkali' (similar to 'Mayor') and divided into ''Kabilos''. There exists a much smaller village within the old village called Bakau Wasulung Kunda, indicating the migrant origins of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R. Masson, Catherine Anne Pattillo, "Monetary union in West Africa (ECOWAS): is it desirable and how could it be achieved?" (Introduction). International Monetary Fund, 2001. The population of West Africa is estimated at about million people as of , and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 are female and 192,309,000 male. The region is demographically and economically one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Early history in West Africa included a number of prominent regional powers that dominated different parts of both the coastal and internal trade netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publications. p. 11. . and is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. The Gambia is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, the nation's namesake, which flows through the centre of the Gambia and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, thus the long shape of the country. It has an area of with a population of 1,857,181 as of the April 2013 census. Banjul is the Gambian capital and the country's largest metropolitan area, while the largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama. The Portuguese in 1455 entered the Gambian region, the first Europeans to do so, but never established important trade there. In 1765, the Gambia was made a part of the British Empire by establishment of the Gambia. In 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banjul
Banjul (,"Banjul" (US) and ), officially the City of Banjul, is the and fourth largest city of . It is the centre of the eponymous administrative division which is home to an estimated 400,000 residents, making it The Gambia's largest and most densely populated . Banjul is on St Mary's Island (Banjul Island), where the |
Football In The Gambia
Football is the most popular sport in The Gambia and still growing in popularity. National football team The Gambia national football team, nicknamed ''The Scorpions'', is the national team of the Gambia and is administered by the Gambia Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup. In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Gambia reached the second round of the competition for the first time. Men's league system GFA League First Division The GFA League First Division currently has twelve clubs competing in it. The most successful club is Wallidan. GFA League Second Division The GFA League First Division currently has ten clubs competing in it. 3rd Division Triangular Tournament promotion tournament to second division, top-2 qualify for second division. National Third Division League locally known as “Nawettan” (This word is derived from the Wolof tongue, one of several local languages and means seasonal tournament). It is the third highest competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambian Cup
The Gambian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Gambian football. The current champion is Real Banjul who won their four title in 2019. The winner competes in the Gambian Super Cup and also qualifies into the CAF Confederation Cup each season, if the national league champion also wins the FA cup then the second placed cup club competes. Wallidan FC has won the most titles, 23. Winners Before independence * 1952: Gambia United 2–1 Augustinians FC * 1954: Police * 1955: UAC * 1956: White Phantoms * 1957: Rainbow * 1958: White Phantoms * 1959: Black Diamonds * 1960: White Phantoms * 1961: White Phantoms * 1962: Augustinians * 1963: White Phantoms * 1964: White Phantoms * 1965: ''not played'' Since independence * 1966: Arrance * 1967: Arrance * 1968: Augustinians * 1969: Real de Banjul 2-1 Young Lions * 1970: Real de Banjul 2–1 White Phantoms * 1971: Wallidan (Banjul) * 1972: Wallidan (Banjul) * 1973: Wallidan (Banjul) * 1974: Wallidan (Banjul) * 1975: Ports Author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambian Super Cup
Gambian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of the Gambia * Gambian people, a person from the Gambia, or of Gambian descent * Culture of the Gambia * Gambian cuisine See also * *Languages of the Gambia In The Gambia, Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population, Pulaar by 21%, Wolof by 18%, Soninke by 9 percent, Jola by 4.5 percent, Serer by 2.4 percent, Manjak and Bainouk by 1.6 percent each, Portuguese Creole by 1 perc ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
