Gambia Football Federation

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Gambia Football Federation
CAF
Gambia Football Federation (association football federation) logo.png
Short nameGFA
Founded1952 [1]
FIFA affiliation1968
CAF affiliation1966 [2]
President Lamin Kaba Bajo
Website https://gambiaff.org/

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), formerly known as the Gambia Football Association, is the governing body of football in Gambia. It was founded in 1952, and affiliated to FIFA in 1968 and to CAF in 1966. It organizes the GFA League First Division, the GFA League Second Division and the national team. [3] [4] [5] The current president is Lamin Kaba Bajo since September 2014.

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References

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  2. CAF and FIFA, 50 years of African football - the DVD, 2009
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