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Ceesay
Ceesay is a common Gambian surname of Mandinka origin. As well as the family name Touray, it originally indicated the descent of its bearer from a Marabout, a West African Muslim teacher. Notable people with the name ''Ceesay'' include: *Ali Ceesay (born 1992), Gambian footballer *Assan Ceesay (born 1994), Gambian footballer *Babou Ceesay (born 1979), English actor *Hassoum Ceesay (born 1971), Gambian historian *Jatto Ceesay (born 1974), former Gambian footballer *Kebba Ceesay (born 1987), Gambian footballer *Madi Ceesay (born 19??), Gambian journalist *Momodou Ceesay (born 1988), Gambian footballer *Momodou Ceesay (artist) (born 1945), Gambian artist and writer *Saffie Lowe Ceesay (born 19??), Gambian politician and civil servant *Yankuba Ceesay Yankuba Ceesay (born June 26, 1984), also known as Maal, is a Gambian footballer (midfielder), who plays in Finnish Kakkonen for Kokkolan Palloveikot. Club career When Ceesay joined Alianza Atlético of Peru, he became the first Gambian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebba Ceesay
Kebba Ceesay (born 14 November 1987) is a Gambian former footballer who played as a defender. He also holds Swedish nationality. Career Ceesay joined Djurgården from IK Brage at the start of the 2007 season, and made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården in the Stockholm derby against Hammarby IF on 13 August 2007. He usually plays as a right back even though he personally considers himself to be a central defender. Ceesay visited English side Notts County for a trial in November 2009, but no transfer was made. Ceesay made his debut for Gambia against Namibia playing with fellow Djurgården player Pa Dembo Touray. With his contract ending after the 2012 season he declared that he wouldn't accept sitting on the bench at Djurgården. He received a contract offer from Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers but instead chose to sign with Polish club Lech Poznań in August 2012. On 18 July 2016 he returned to Djurgårdens IF on a 2,5 year deal. Already on 13 November 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babou Ceesay
Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay (born 1979) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in '' Guerrilla'' and ''Rogue One''. He also starred as the main antagonist Pilgrim in season 3 of AMC TV series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life and education Ceesay was born in London, England, and grew up in West Africa. He is a dual-national and is of Gambian descent. He trained at Oxford School of Drama. He has also been involved in many significant projects on stage include ''The Overwhelming'' opposite Andrew Garfield and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He studied Microbiology at Imperial College London and also worked as an internal auditor at accounting firm, Deloitte. Career Ceesay's first major role was in a horror/comedy film, ''Severance''. Two years later he got a role on TV in an episode of ''Whistleblower''. He made guest appearance in multiple British TV shows including '' Silent Witness'', '' Law & Order: UK'', ''Casualty'', '' Strike Back'', ''Luther'', '' Getting On'' and ''Lew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momodou Ceesay
Momodou Ceesay (born 24 December 1988) is a Gambian football striker who last played for Kazakh club Kyzylzhar and the Gambia national football team. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game. Club career Ceesay started his football career playing for his home town club of Kanifing United. Ceesay came to Žilina in summer 2010 signing half-year contract and he scored in his first the Corgoň Liga match on 31 July 2010. He expressively helped to promotion of Žilina to the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, scoring three goals in the qualifying rounds. Ceesay left Kairat Almaty on 7 July 2015, after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. In September 2015 he signed for Maccabi Netanya On 28 June 2018, Kyzylzhar announced the signing of Ceesay. On 18 June 2019, Ceesay was released by Irtysh Pavlodar, returning to Kyzylzhar in July 2019. Personal life Ceesay's younger brother, Ali, was also a professional footballer. He l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madi Ceesay
Madi Ceesay is a Gambian journalist. He served as president of the Gambia Press Union, and was imprisoned and harassed for his journalistic work. According to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Ceesay's work has provided critical support for freedom of the press in Gambia, where journalists were frequently imprisoned and attacked. Early career From 1996 until 2006, Ceesay worked for the ''Gambia News and Report''. He first worked as a reporter, and later as deputy editor of the journal. Ceesay was arrested in 2000 for his coverage of the opposition political party the United Democratic Party. With ''The Independent'' Ceesay became the general manager of ''The Independent'' in 2006. On 28 March 2006, government security forces closed the journal's offices and arrested staff; the ''Independent'''s staff speculated that the raid had been triggered by a column Ceesay had written criticizing all coups—both the 2006 coup attempt and President Yahya Jammeh' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assan Ceesay
Assan Torrez Ceesay (born 17 March 1994) is a Gambian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club U.S. Lecce, Lecce and the Gambia national football team, Gambia national team. Club career In January 2020, Ceesay joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück, on loan from Swiss Super League club FC Zürich. On 16 June 2022, Ceesay agreed to join newly promoted Serie A club U.S. Lecce, Lecce on a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from 1 July when his contract with FC Zürich would expire. On 14 August 2022, Ceesay scored on his league debut as Lecce was condemned to a 1-2 defeat against Inter Milan at Stadio Via del mare. International career Ceesay played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made it to quarter-finals. Career statistics Club International :''Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momodou Ceesay (artist)
Momodou Ceesay (born 1945 in Banjul, Gambia) is an artist and author. Early life Ceesay's early education was in Banjul, followed by scholarships and academic studies at Suffield Academy and Wesleyan University, Connecticut (USA). In 1970, he received a bachelor's degree with majors in languages and literature. He continued his studies in France at the University of Poitiers and La Sorbonne. For his studies of the French language, Ceesay received diplomas from each of these universities. Career After graduation, Ceesay decided to become an artist. Essentially self-taught, he creates acrylics, watercolors, and serigraphs. In his printmaking, Momodou produces small editions by hand, without a mechanized studio. One of his earlier serigraphs entitled "Evening Works" was selected by UNICEF as one of their 1976 designs. Exhibitions Solo: *Goethe Institute, Lagos, Nigeria *La Gruta Galeria, Bogota, Colombia *National Museum of History, Teipei, Taiwan *Theatre National Sorano, Dakar, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassoum Ceesay
Hassoum Ceesay (born 1971) is a Gambian historian, writer and museum curator at the Gambia National Museum. He is one of the most prolific Gambian historians. Life Hassoum Ceesay attended Armitage High School, and Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. He continued to Canada's Saint Mary's University, in the Nova Scotia capital of Halifax, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1999. He was the features editor at ''The Daily Observer'' newspaper in Banjul and editorial writer from 1999 to 2006. He was curator of The Gambia National Museum from 1999 to 2008, curating numerous art and ethnography exhibitions. He gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2003. From January 2008 to August 2008 he was Deputy Permanent Secretary and Director of the Press Office for President Jammeh. In 2009 he gained a MA in African History from the University of the Gambia. In 2010 he was Lead Researcher on a UNESCO study of cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Ceesay
Ali Ceesay (born 10 October 1992) is a Gambian football defender, who last played for Skonto Rīga in the Latvian Higher League. Club career MŠK Žilina Ali Ceesay started his football career playing for Samger. Ceesay transferred to Žilina in spring 2011. His older brother Momodou is also a footballer. Ali made his debut for Žilina against Košice on 25 May 2011. MFK Zemplín Michalovce Ceesay joined Zemplín Michalovce in July 2011 on a one-year loan from Žilina. He made his debut for the club against Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš on 23 August 2011 in the 2011–12 Slovak Cup. FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín In Summer 2012 Ceesay left Žilina yet again to play for ŠTK 1914 Šamorín on a one-year loan. Skonto Rīga In March 2014 the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Rīga Skonto FC was a Latvian football club, active from 1991 until 2016. The club played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's resumption (15 in total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatto Ceesay
Jatto Ceesay (born 16 November 1974) is a Gambian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Banjul, Ceesay started to play football as a small boy with the Gambian team Wallidan Sens. As a young boy he left to go to the Netherlands. At 20-years of age Ceesay made his debut for Willem II. After eight seasons in which he was a regular first-team player, he left in the summer of 2003, joining Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. This adventure provided no sporting success and he returned in the winter of 2004 to Willem II. He continued to play competitive games for the Tilburgers in the 2003–04 season, though mainly as a back-up. Partly due to the presence of Kevin Bobson, Martijn Reuser and Anouar Hadouir he made only 14 appearances, in which he scored four times. Ceesay also struggled to feature in the 2005–06 season. Eventually he left in the winter to join AEK Larnaca, where he was with Raymond Victoria and Donny de Groot, two former Willem players. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffie Lowe Ceesay
Saffie Lowe Ceesay is a Gambian politician and civil servant who was the Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Adama Barrow's cabinet. Career Ceesay worked in the Personnel Management Office (PMO) and was a senior personnel officer there in 2003. In 2013, she was deputy permanent secretary at the PMO. In August 2016, Ceesay said she was "delighted" that Zeinab Jammeh's Operation Save the Children Foundation was working with the ministry. Ceesay was the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Health and Social Care. She was arrested by plainclothes policemen on 19 November 2016 and later detained at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) headquarters. Ceesay was appointed as Minister of Health and Social Welfare by Adama Barrow Adama Barrow ( ff, 𞤀𞥄𞤣𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮, Aadama Baaro, born 15 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017. Born in Mankamang Kunda, a village ... o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yankuba Ceesay
Yankuba Ceesay (born June 26, 1984), also known as Maal, is a Gambian footballer (midfielder), who plays in Finnish Kakkonen for Kokkolan Palloveikot. Club career When Ceesay joined Alianza Atlético of Peru, he became the first Gambian to play professional football in Latin America. He also had a brief trial with Walsall F.C. in January 2008. In 2008, he joined the Swedish club Degerfors IF, and for the first time he represented the Gambia national football team in a match against Senegal. JK Nõmme Kalju On 7 March 2012, it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Estonian Meistriliiga side JK Nõmme Kalju. He made the league debut for the club on 10 March 2012, in a goalless draw against city rivals FC Levadia Tallinn. He had trials with Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient in January 2013. On 23 July 2013, he scored Kalju's first ever goal in UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club f ... [...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 1965, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |