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Wrestling Rematch: Can Boy Bala do the Double Over Tapha Tine?

Boy Bala will try to complete an unlikely double over his Tallinding based rival Tapha Tine. The two giants will square off in what promises to be mouth-watering close contest on Sunday 8th January, 2022 at the Serekunda West Mini Stadium.The much talked about encounter, the second of its kind was put together by Champion Sounds. The initial clash in 2018 saw Boy Bala defeat Tapha Tine at ease at the Independence stadium. The two fan favourites will also be battling for the flag named after the mayor of the KMC Talib Ahmed Bensuda.The "lion of Jabang," as he is fondly called, is enjoying a remarkable career with 24 bouts recorded. He won 16 bouts, drew one, and lost just 7 times. He was awarded  the best local athlete of the year by the Sport Journalist Association of The Gambia (SJAG) in 2018 and a year later, the Gambia Wrestling Journalist Association (GAWJA) named him as the best middleweight wrestler of his generation. Presently, Bala is on a scintillating form after completing a third victory over Building of Club Serekunda Mbolo in his last bout. Taph Tine, on the other hand, has had 12 encounters in the arena before and succeeded in 8 and lost 4 so far. Unlike his opponent, Tapha Tine came off from a defeat in his last bout to France of club Banjul Saku Ham Ham at the Independence Stadium.Elsewhere, the earlier bouts will see Selou Bu Ndow of club Ebo Town Mbolo take on Gainako of club Ndongo Ceesay, Confiyans of club Tallinding United and Sora of club Mara will each be looking for victory when they faceoff. Both lost in their bouts leading to this one.Meanwhile, Sachess of club Ama Academy will entertain Essindoleh of club Tallinding Japoo, Samareh of club Saloum Mbolo takes on Yareh of club Tysinger Family, Express of club Feke Masi Boleh will battle with Bebe Buwassor of club Bundung Kai Bakh while Boy Sererr of club Paradise Mbolo will take on Champion Sound of Koloban Wrestling Academy. The event is expected to attract thousands of fans and some high-profile dignitaries, including  mayor Talib Ahmed Bensuda and a live band performances by some top Gambian musicians.

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BAKAU BEAT SANYANG 1 - 0 TO REACH SUPER 'NAWETTAN' FINAL

Bakau has registered a hard-fought 1 - 0 win over Sanyang to reach the final of the 2022 Gambia Football Federation Super 'Nawettan' Championship. Omar Jarju scored the game's only goal in the 52nd minute to help Bakau set up a tie with Serrekunda West in the final. Despite playing the Super Nawettan for the third time, Sanyang were never intimidated by Bakau's experience as they proved the better side throughout the first half. Modou Lamin Marong was their biggest culprit as he came face-to-face with the Bakau's goalkeeper on two occasions and missed the chances that should have put Sanyang two nil up at halftime. However, he was made to pay for those misses as Bakau returned from the break determined and broke the deadlock when Omar Jarju capitalised on a lap in concentration to tap home a corner kick from close range. Sanyang tried as they might but could not find the means to break down a resolute Bakau side who will now play the final against Serrekunda West on Saturday 31st December 2022 at the Serrekunda East Park.

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Wrestling Re-match; Robel Looks do a Double Over Big Show

Robel and Big Show will battle it out in what promises to be a pulsating re-match slated for Sunday 25th December 2022, at the Serekunda West Mini Stadium.The Christmas day event orgarnised by a group of women known as Forever Friends will be the second time the two young Gambian wrestlers meet. The two had their first encounter 3 years ago in which the Robel Darubusumbala based wrestler got the better of the Sanchaba based wrestler Big Show in a intriguing bout at the Independence Stadium. Speaking at a pre-combat face to face both wrestlers promised victory to their respective fans come on Sunday. Many pundits however believe that it wouldn't be easy for either as they both suffered defeat in their bouts leading to this one.The event will feature eighteen wrestlers in 9 bouts, in which 5 will be in our traditional freestyle wrestling while the remaining 4 will be in the modern wrestling with boxing form.The first bout will be between Boy Banjul of Yundum Mbolo and Bebe Cash of club Mara follow by Nyaw Ngemba of club Jeff Jel against Buga Dem of Tallinding Japoo, Jaliba of Brikama Mbolo will take on Bebe Soldar of Paradise Mbolo, Seven Eleven of Ebo Town Mbolo will battle it out with inform Messi of Tallinding United before Sapour of club Ndungu Kebbeh takes on Tei Max 2 of club Bundung Nusrat to complete the freestyle wrestling bouts. Elsewhere, Pakala of SK Gom Sa Rew will fight with Sita of Yundum Mbolo, Reug Reug of club Sukutankolu will be looking to inflict another defeat on Top 5 of club Tallinding Mbolo, Arobas of club Bara and Ndigal Faal will wrestle in the special combat before Big Show of club Sanchaba Ham Sa Chossan will look to revenge against Robel club Jabang Mbolo.

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Big Show returns to winning ways

Big show finally got his big revenge over Robel in a scintillating performance on Christmas day. His big win came after two successive defeats against Robel. The Sanchaba base wrestler was on his absolute best dominating from the start. Robel put up a masterclass defending throughout the first half but it wasn't enough to avoid fefeat. Big Show sent Robel crashing to ground just after four minutes on resumption to win the flag named after DPS Musa Mbye. The event organised by Forever Friends Promotion at the Serekunda West Mini Stadium was characterised by great fanfare and some spectacular wrestling bouts.  Arobas of club Bara defeated Ndigal Faal of club Banjul Japoo after 4 minutes fierce battle in the special combat, Top 5 of club Tallinding Mbolo recorded a career saving victory against Reug Reug of club Sukutankolu Sita of club Yundum defeated Pakalab of Serekunda Gom Sa Rew to capped-off the wrestling with blows bouts. Meanwhile in freestyle wrestling, Sapour of club Ndungu Kebbeh defeated Tei Max of club Bundung Nusrat, Seven Eleven of club  Ebo Town Mbolo drew against Messi of club Tallinding United,  Jaliba of club Brikama Mbolo lose to Bebe Soldar of Paradise Mbolo, Buga Dem of Tallinding Japoo wrestle down Nyaw Ngemba of club Jeff Jel while Bebe Cash of club Mara defeated Boy Banjul of club Yundum Mbolo. This wrestling season is termed as the most successful in the history of Gambian wrestling so far  with a record number of events and bouts staged.

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SK West Reign Supreme In Serrekunda Derby To Reach Super 'Nawettan' Final

In what was a battle for pride and supremacy, visitors Serrekunda West shocked their crosstown rivals Serrekunda East to reach the finals of the Super 'Nawettan' finals. The two played out a goalless draw at East Park before the visitors advanced to win 4 - 2 on penalties. Alagie Wally and Abdourahman Badamosi both missed for East during the shootout, this gave chance to Serrekunda West Alagie Kijera to fire home the winning penalty and send the visitors into wild celebrations as they knocked out their neighbors and rivals to advance to the final.

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Serrekunda West Knocked out Brikama To Reach Super Nawettan Semifinals

Serrekunda West put an end to Brikama's title ambitions to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 Gambia Football Federation Super 'Nawettan' Championship with a 7 - 6 victory in a post-match penalty shootout.The two sides played a barren stalemate at the East Park before advancing to penalties where Brikama erred twice to earn West a passage to the semi-finals.Nothing exciting was seen between the Satehbaa boys Brikama and Serrekunda West as the crowd witnessed what was merely a damp squib.With the two sides trying to implement their game plans, the poor pitch condition at the Serrekunda East park made it impossible for both teams to even make five complete passes which greatly reduced their attacking ambitions. It was only in the closing stages of the first half that a half-chance was witnessed when Brikama's goalkeeper denied Serrekunda West from a close angle with what was the first attempt on target.There was not much improvement in the second half as the two sides continued their close and cautious football while trying to rely on counterattacks. Not even the continuous tactical instructions were able to change the dynamics of the game even though towards the end, Brikama tried to force issues. Serrekunda West however stayed resolute to deny them in all their attempts including a close one from Babucarr Sanneh who had his last-ditch goal mouth attempt tip over by the Serrekunda West goalkeeper. The shot stopper later proved to be the hero as he saved two spot kicks during penalties to set up a Serrekunda derby in the semis.  Serrekunda West will now take on arch rivals Serrekunda East in the first semi-finals.

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HAWKS BEAT WALLIDAN 2 - 0 TO WIN GFF SUPER CUP

Defending League Champions  Hawks FC manifested the form that saw them win the league last season as they emphatically defeated Wallidan  2 - 0 in the season opener. Hawks proved how much they will be a hard nut to crack for the teams when they put the Federation Cup holders - Wallidan to a test that they (Wallidan) were not able to muster.League Champions needed both the first and the second half to get Wallidan where they wanted as Sainey Sanyang and Baboucarr Saho scored a goal in each half to seal a vital victory.Part of the decoration for Hawks as Super Cup winners included a cheque for One Hundred Thousand Dalasis while Wallidan received a consolation of Fifty Thousand Dalasis and silver medals.This is a realistic notice served to the rest of the teams not only about the strength of Hawks but their ambition and hunger for more success. A positive start to the campaign, this will no doubt make Hawks believe that a title defense could be a possibility.

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GWA Trains Twenty-five Coachs in Greco-Roman, Freestyle Wrestling

A six day technical training course for wrestling coaches ended on Monday 19th December, 2022. The course that brought together twenty five participants across the country was spearheaded by the Gambia Wrestling Association in collaboration with the Gambia National Olympic Committee.President of GWA Serign Modou Faye expressed gratitude to the GNOC for facilitating the training and assured his executive's resolved to promote Olympic wrestling in the Gambia.  He said the level one coaching course would be useful in developing Olympic wrestling in the Gambia. Mr Faye promised to engage the relevant stakeholders in an effort to produce competitive wrestlers for the 2026 youth games. The President also thanked Mr Akuh Purity and the United World Wrestling (UWW) for their roles in the training. Secretary General of GNOC Yorro Njie advised the participants to make best use of the knowledge gained. He assured them of the NOC's continuous support.The UWW Educator who also doubled as the trainer Mr Akuh Purity expressed delight and described Gambians as talented people. He commended the participants for their willingness to learn and said he will recommend to the UWW to organise more programmes in the country.The Desk Officer Wrestling at the National Sports Council Alagie Abdoulie Bojang, urged the participants to identify and train good wrestlers in future to represent the country in international competitions.Delivering the vote of thanks Mrs Mama Faal acknowledged the GNOC and GWA support. She also thanked  Mr Purity for giving them the opportunity. She promised to share the knowledge gained with other coaches who didn't make the training. The training re-introduced Graeco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling techniques as well as the rules of the game. Meanwhile, the GWA presented a "Kaftan" to Mr Akuh Purity as a show of appreciation. The event wrapped up with the awarding of certificates to all the participants

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GWA Sets for 6-Day Level One International Coaching Course

Twenty-five participants are set to take part in a six day level one international coaching course organised by the Gambia Wrestling Association in collaboration with the Gambia National Olympic Committee. The course is expected to start on the 13th December 2022 at the Paradise suite Hotel. The training is in line with the Gambia Wrestling Association's quest to re-introduce Greco-Roman and Freestyle/Olympic wrestling in the Gambia. A Nigerian instructor Akuh Purity, a certified coach trainer identified by the United World Wrestling Federation (UWW) through the GNOC will conduct the training. The trainees will be taken through different modules recommended by the international wrestling body (UWW). These include learning wrestling based on the new UWW education path, knowledge of Olympic wrestling rules, risk management with respect to the safety and physical integrity of practitioners, and familiarization of coaches with the UWW training system. The opening ceremony will be graced by the Minister of Youth and Sports, the GNOC President,  GWA President and his executive members as well as wrestling stakeholders.

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Dormou Gambia Meets Gomal in Sunday's Absorbing Grand Combat

Sunday 11th December, will be a decisive day for Dormou Gambia and Gomal Goukh as both will want to prove a point in what is expected to be a mouthwatering grand combat to held in the Serekunda West Mini Stadium.Dormou Gambia of club Brikama Mbolo and Gomal of club Serekunda Mbolo were revelations last season having made remarkable performances during their maiden bout in the Gambian arena. Gomal knocked out Bagbo club Abuko Mbolo while Dormi Gambia put up a dominate display in defeating Konya of club Bala Family. Interesting it was on the same evening at the serekunda west but this time they will take on each other battling for the flag named after Honorable Karamo Councillor for Tallinding South Ward (KMC).Ndem Le Dior of club Bundung Nusrat will battle it out with Ama Bu Tamba of club Tallinding Japoo in the special combat, Gui Gi of club Sanchaba Ham Sa Chossan will look to continue his unbeaten run when he take on Bul Doff of club Serekunda Gom Sa Rew, Four Wheel of club Sukutankolu will square-off with Tiger 2 of club Bundung Dorr Dorat while Bandi Karanta of club Yundum Mbolo takes on Anta Junior of club Sukutankolu. Elsewhere, Laawu of club Ebo Town Mbolo will entertain Raster of club Yundum Mbolo, Chattu Garas club Serekunda Mbolo will wrestle with Edu 2 club Kerr Serign Mbolo, Ada Bu Building club Serekunda Mbolo takes on Soldier of club Jabang United, Chat Bu Sinchu Baliya and General of club Mara while Bebe France of club Paradise Mbolo will wrestle with Bredal of Bundung Nusrat. The event organised by Dorlel Lamba Gii Promotion is expected to attract hundreds of fans, spectators and dignitaries.

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Gambia wrestling Association takes major step in the decentralisation of wrestling

The Gambia Wrestling Association's EU Project Implementation Team erected sign boards at proposed wrestling arena sites in Farafenni (NBR) and Boiram (CRR) ahead of the commencement of construction of the sites.The delegations included the President of GWA Serign Modou Faye, Project Consultant Sheikh Omar Faye and Pa Ousman Bouy of GCCI, will tomorrow Tuesday 6th December 2022, proceed to Basse (URR) for a similar engagement.At both Farafenni and Boiram the delegation were welcomed by members of the local Project Implementation Teams (PIT's) of the respective regions.Meanwhile, the second phase of the erection of sign boards will be done at proposed arena site in Kwinella (LRR), Ndemban (WCR) and Buffer Zone (KMC) is expected in the coming months. It could be recalled that the GWA is currently implementing a projector dubbed "Promoting Investment in Culture, Creative Arts and Traditional Sport to Enhance Resilience Against Climate Change in Local Communities" funded by European Union.

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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS KOMBO EAST START TITLE DEFENSE WITH 1 - 1 DRAW AGAINST BRUFUT

 The defending champions of the Super 'Nawettan' championship Kombo East started the defense of their title with a 1 - 1 draw against Brufut in the opening game of the 2022 championship at Brikama Boxbar mini-stadium. Brufut first took the lead when they capitalised on some uncertain defending by Kombo East in the 49 minutes as Etienne Jatta rolled home from close range for the breakthrough goal. Kombo East who were the dominant side rallied and leveled matters in the 63 minutes courtesy of Ousman Sanno. Even though Brufut were reduced to 10 men in the 72nd minute when Yaya Jatta was sent off for a second bookable offense, but the defending champions were not able to make the numerical difference count as they settled for a draw in the opening game which was highly attended.

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Boy Nyang Continues Impressive Run Over Dennu

Serekunda Mbolo's sensational young wrestler Boy Nyang has continued his impressive wining form against all odds. This time his victim was Dennu of club Brikama Mbolo in a grand combat held on Sunday 27th November at the Serekunda West Mini Stadium. The Latrikunda based wrestler made it two wins in two following his shocking knockout defeat of Boy Jola earlier this year. It took Boy Nyang less than two minutes (1:47) to wrestle Dennu to ground and win the flag named after PO Jegne alias Policeman. Meanwhile, it was another disappointing outing for Cashpower of club Ebo Town Mbolo as he succumbed to Soldaru Shiekh of club Paradise Mbolo who made it two wins in two. Boy Baliya of club Ndongo Ceesay needed just 54 seconds in defeating Boy Balangarr of club Bundung Kai Bakh while Boy Bawol of club Jeff Jel was declared winner against Komie Junior of club Serekunda Mbolo following a medical decision.Elsewhere, Laptop of club Sanchaba Ham Sa Chossan recorded his first victory in the arena with the defeat of Konj Bi of club Jabang Mbolo,  Lo Joof of club Sukutankolu defeated One By One of club Yanda Mbye,  Bebe Police of club Feke Masi Boleh wrestle down Arobas of club Mara, Sheikh Tijan Nyang of club Ama Academy defeated Sita of club Yundum Mbolo while Samareh of club Saloum Mbolo wrestle to the ground Yareh of club Jabang United.The spectacular evening that was characterised by great fanfare, was organised by VIP Promotion. The event was attended by some high profile dignitaries. Meanwhile VIP Promotion capped off the evening by awarding certificates of appreciation to individuals.

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