Information:
The GFF is football's regulating body which was founded
on the 3rd of November, 1952 and has been affiliated
to FIFA (soccer's
world's governing body) since 1968 and is also affiliated
with CAF. It
oversees the various leagues such as the First Division,
the Women's League.
It presently operates out of a purpose built building
near the near the national Independence Stadium in Bakau.
History:
The origins of the Gambia Football Federation go all
the way back to the founding of the Bathurst League
in 1940 which featured teams such as Dingareh, Augustinians,
Young Lions, East End Lions, Gambia United, Black Diamonds
and the MSU. Matches were played in MacCarthy Square
and later in the early 1950s moved to Box Bar
Stadium in the capital of Banjul.
In 1955 an inaugural congress met and B.O. Semega- Janneh
was elected as its first President with W.B. Thomas
as the Vice President. |
