Lamine Camara scored twice as Senegal kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations title defence with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia in Yamoussoukro on Monday. Senegal moved top of the early Group C table ahead of Cameroon’s game against Guinea later Monday. Aliou Cisse’s showed enough quality in the Ivorian heat to suggest they...
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Gambia squad heads off to Afcon after bonus squabble
The Gambia football team on Wednesday took off for the Ivory Coast ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations after boycotting their last training session at home over a qualification bonus dispute. The players skipped training while demanding a bonus payment for qualifying for the tournament, local media reported, but the decision angered supporters who...
Ivy heads to World Tourism Supermodel pageant in Gambia
Model, writer and administration officer Ivy Marowa (26), or just Ivy, is set to participate in the World Tourism Supermodel international pageant to be hosted in Gambia from 20-29 October under the theme ‘Welcome to Gambia’. Ivy will jet out tomorrow to prepare for the pageant activities, with the grand finale being hosted on 28...
Gambia book Africa Cup place near Moroccan quake site
Gambia reached the Africa Cup of Nations finals on Sunday after a dramatic 2-2 draw with Congo at a Moroccan stadium in the area of an earthquake that claimed more than 2,120 lives. Goals from substitutes Yankuba Minteh and Muhammed Badamosi in the last 11 minutes of regular time earned Gambia the point they needed...