Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
is the most popular sport in
The 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 Publicatio ...
and still growing in popularity.
National football team
The Gambia national football team, nicknamed ''The Scorpions'', is the national team of
the 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 Publicatio ...
and is administered by the
Gambia Football Association
The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), formerly known as the Gambia Football Association, is the governing body of football in Gambia. It was founded in 1952, and affiliated to FIFA in 1968 and to CAF in 1966. It organizes the GFA League First D ...
. They have never qualified for the
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
. In the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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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 competition in the country's national football rankings and is divided into eight mini- leagues of twenty teams each in different zones, of which all league champions from the different Local Governing Bodies (LGB) are contested in the Second Division, qualifiers and only the best three of the eight teams will proceed to battle it out in the Triangular play-offs. The emerging two best of the three teams are finally promoted to the National Second Division League.
Women's football
National Football League Division One
The National First Division currently has six clubs competing in it.
National Football League Division Two
The National First Division currently has five clubs competing in it.
The Gambia stadiums
See also
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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 seas ...
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GFA League First Division
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List of football clubs in the Gambia
References
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