The Steve Biko Football Club is a
football club
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from
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 ...
in the
West Africa
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state of
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 ...
, located near the capital of
. They played in the
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 : ...
, which was the highest league in Gambian football. They won the
GFA Cup
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in 2000. While the football club qualified for the 2002
CAF Cup
The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs.
History
The tou ...
, they declined to participate.
The Steve Biko Football Club was named after the murdered South African civil rights activist
Steve Biko
Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known ...
. Steve Biko was murdered by Apartheid regime government. Founded in 1978, the club initially began playing in the third division. They climbed the ranks of the league to achieve second place in 1983. In 1989, they played for the first time in the premier league.
Achievements
*
Gambian Championnat National D1
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 ...
: 1
:: 2013.
*
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 ...
: 1
:: 2000.
Current players
Managers
* 1999–2000 –
Jules Bocandé
Jules François Bocandé (25 November 1958 – 7 May 2012), was a Senegalese professional footballer who played as a striker. Bocandé is regarded as one of West Africa's best footballers of all time and was named an African Football Legend by ...
*
Abdoulie Bojang
References
External links
Team profilenbsp;– ''soccerway.com''
{{Football in Africa
Football clubs in the Gambia
1978 establishments in the Gambia