The GFA League First Division is the highest division of football in The Gambia. The league began play in 1969.
The Gambian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Gambian football. The current champion is Brikama United who won their only title in 2016. The winner competes in the Gambian Super Cup and also qualifies into the CAF Confederation Cup each season, if the national league champion also wins the FA cup then the second placed cup club competes.
Real de Banjul FC is a Gambian football club based in Banjul. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division.
Wallidan Football Club is a Gambian football club based in Banjul and Bakau. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division, and are the most decorated team in the country's football history. They play at the Independence Stadium (Bakau) which has a capacity of 20,000.
Sainey "Ballack" Touray is a Gambian footballer who last played for Austin Aztex.
The Gambia Postal Services Corporation or GAMPOST is the company responsible for postal service in the Gambia.
Football is the most popular sport in The Gambia and still growing in popularity.
Trust Bank (Gambia) Limited, commonly known as Trust Bank Limited (TBL), but also referred to as Trust Bank (Gambia), is a private commercial bank in the Gambia. It is one of the fourteen (14) commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of the Gambia, the national banking regulator.
Brikama United Football Club is a Gambian football club located in Brikama, Gambia. It is a community football club which is owned and run by BYSA. It currently plays in GFA League First Division. It is the first club outside Banjul, the capital city, to win the GFA First Division title since the league's inception in 1969.
The Bakau United Football Club is a football club from Bakau in the West African, state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League First Division, which is the highest league in Gambian football. They won the Gambian Cup in 2005.
The Interior is a football club from Serrekunda in the West African, state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League Second Division, which is the highest league in Gambian football.
Sang Ndong is a former Gambian professional footballer and currently football manager. He was still an active player in the Gambia national football team in 1984 and played at least two matches in the qualifying for 1986 FIFA World Cup.
The 2003-04 First Division season was the 36th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on 16 December 2003 and finished on 20 June 2004, this was their next in two years. Wallidan FC won the fourteenth title and finished with 38 points, Wallidan qualified and competed in the 2005 CAF Champions League the following season. As Wallidan won the 2004 Gambian Cup, second placed cup winner Armed Forces FC participated in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup the following season..
The 2006 First Division season was the 38th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on February 1 and finished in late April. The Gambia Ports Authority won the fifth title and qualified and competed in the 2007 CAF Champions League the following season. Hawks FC, winner of the 2005 Gambian Cup participated in the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup the following season..
The 2007 First Division season was the 39th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The tournament was organized by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on March 1 and finished in June 24. The Real de Banjul won the tenth title after finishing with 32 points, due to financial concerns, they did not participate by the GFA in the 2008 CAF Champions League the following season. Gambia Ports Authority, winner of the 2007 Gambian Cup and qualified and competed in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup. It was the last season featuring ten clubs, two additional clubs would be added in the following season neither the last two clubs were relegated.
The 2008 First Division season was the 40th of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The competition was governed by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on February 24 and finished in July 13. The Real de Banjul won the tenth title after finishing with 39 points and qualified into the 2009 CAF Champions League the following season. Wallidan FC was also winner of the 2008 Gambian Cup, runner up was Samger, not even that club qualified and competed in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup due to financial problems. It was the first season featuring twelve clubs, up from ten last season. The last two positions received relegation into the GFA League Second Division in the following season, they were the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) and Interior FC.
The 2009 GFA League First Division season was the 41st of the amateur competition of the first-tier football in the Gambia. The competition was governed by the Gambian Football Association (GFA). The season began on February 20 and finished earlier on May 23. The (Gambian) Armed Forces FC won the second title after finishing with 44 points and qualified into the 2010 CAF Champions League the following season. Wallidan FC was also winner of the 2009 Gambian Cup, runner up was Samger, not even that club qualified and competed in the 2010 CAF Confederation Cup due to financial problems. It was the first season featuring twelve clubs, up from ten last season. The last two positions received relegation into the GFA League Second Division in the following season, they were Africell and Tallinding United.
Ebou Kanteh is a Gambian international footballer who plays for Brikama United, as a midfielder.
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