The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia and Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the centre of the country and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The national namesake river demarcates the elongated shape of the country, which has an area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi) and a population of 2,468,569 people in 2024. The capital city is Banjul, which has the most extensive metropolitan area in the country; the second- and third-largest cities are Serekunda and Brikama.
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is a Gambian politician and former military officer, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017, as well as Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council from 1994 to 1996.
Football Club Torpedo Moscow, known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that competes in the Russian First League, the second tier of Russian football, after being relegated from the Russian Premier League in the 2022–23 season. Their colours are white and black, with green also commonly being associated with the club. They play their home games at Eduard Streltsov Stadium, but have been playing at Luzhniki Stadium since their home stadium began a reconstruction project in 2021.
Aleksandr Genrikhovich Borodyuk is a Russian football manager and former international player for USSR and Russia.
FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo is a Russian association football club based in the city of Ivanovo, playing in the third-tier Russian Second League. It enjoyed Soviet and Russian football league systems' second tier membership in 1939, 1945 to 1962, 1965 to 1974, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2007 and from 2019 to 2022.
Ousman Jallow is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club Yenicami Ağdelen. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mustapha Alasan Jarju, also known as Toubabo, is a Gambian former footballer.
Alhaji Momodo Njie, also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. He was also a Gambian international footballer, and is regarded by several as the best Gambian footballer of all time.
FC Torpedo-ZIL was a Russian association football club from Moscow. The club, however, is related to but should not be confused with former Russian Premier League club FC Torpedo-ZIL, renamed Torpedo-Metallurg in 2003. It was founded in 2003 under the name FC Torpedo-ZIL and was known as Torpedo-RG Moscow until 2009 when it was renamed back to Torpedo-ZIL. On April 3, 2009, ZiL bought FC Torpedo Moscow from their previous owner, Luzhniki. It was speculated at the time that the two teams could possibly be merged. As deadline for 2009 registration passed, FC Torpedo Moscow was not reinstated in the Second Division and Torpedo-ZIL remained the only professional Torpedo for 2009.
Abdoulaye Traoré is a Malian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Al-Nahda in 2018 and for the Mali national team.
Football Club Torpedo Vladimir is a Russian football club from Vladimir, founded in 1959. In 2011, they played in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division in 2010.
Abdou Kolley is a Gambian economist and politician who was Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs. He has held several roles in the Cabinet of the Gambia, having previously served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment several times, as well as Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources.
Mamadou "Futty" Danso is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
Abdou Darboe is a Gambian football striker who last played for Abahani Limited Dhaka.
Abdou Rahman Dampha is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Raon-l'Étape.
Marko Obradović is a Serbian footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Novi Pazar.
Haruna Rone Jammeh is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker for Hungarian club Szeged II.
Jammeh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adama Barrow is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017.
