Gamtel FC duo offered Enugu Rangers trials

Two Gamtel FC players from the Gambia’s first division will soon feature for Enugu Rangers in the Nigerian Premier league if reports monitored in Nigeria are anything to go by.

Gambia Sports Online has gathered that the players were spotted by the Rangers management at the last WAFU Cup in Lome, Togo, where the players starred for the losing finalists Gamtel F.C.

When contacted by Gambia Sports Online to confirm the story, Gamtel’s head coach Mustapha Manneh said that the players are currently in Nigeria for an eleven days trial and he revealed that the two players are Ali Sowe and Assan Ceesay alias Torres.

“It’s true that my players are in Nigeria as they were invited by Enugu Rangers. They will be at the club for 11 days and I’m hopeful they will stay with the club,” head coach Mustapha Manneh said in an interview with Gambia Sports Online.

Dampha’s Xamax fail to win back Swiss league licence

Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax of Gambia international Abdourahman Dampha has failed to win back their Swiss Super League licence on Thursday ahead of the restart of the season on February 4th after two courts ruled against the Russian-owned club, the country’s Football League (SFL) said.

The club were stripped of their license on January 18th less than a year after being taken over by Russian businessman Bulat Chagaev with the Swiss Football League [SFL] saying Neuchâtel were suspected of falsifying a bank document produced as a financial guarantee last year.

The club had demanded provisionary measures against the SFL decision in two courts, saying the league had no authority to take such a decision.

Darboe trials with League One side Scunthorpe United

Gambia U20 international Alieu Darbo was among several trialists who played in a behind-closed-doors friendly for Scunthorpe United in a defeat to Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday.

The Yorkshire side [Doncaster Rovers] were 2-0 victors in the match at the Iron’s [Scunthorpe United] training ground in Gunness, but the performance of the trial players - as well as game time for Damien Mozika, Cliff Byrne and Josh Lillis as they return from injury - were more important than the result.

The trialists included Gambia U20 midfielder Alieu Darbo, who joined the Iron on trial earlier in the month but has also interested Premier League side Sunderland where he had trial earlier on.

GFA League round-up: Week Two

In week two of the Gambia Football Association division one [top tier] league, Gambia Ports Authority drew their second consecutive league match yesterday after been held by Samger FC to a goalless draw at the Serrekunda east mini stadium.

Ports Authority, who were champions in 2010 were without Peter Bonu Johnson, who has left to take charge of the senior national squad started the game with the eagerness to move forward and created few scoring chances in the process but failed to utilize any.

In the face of this intense pressure, Samger defender Buba Bojang brought down GPA’s striker Cherno Njie in the penalty box 18 minutes into the game. Yafaye Jadama stepped up to take the spot kick for the ferry boys, but Samger’s shot-stopper Modou Jarjou alias Papis denied him from scoring.

Two minutes later, Hatab Badjie delivered a fantastic 25 yard free kick but Modou Jarjou again saved for Samger punching the ball over the cross bar.

The second half started as the first half, but this time round, Jane Joof’s lad started as the better side. They pushed their defenders up to support the midfielders and in the process won the possession much higher up the field.