Djurgården make Amadou Jawo deal permanent

Amadou Jawo with Djurgården coach Per Olsson

Swedish Allsvenskan club Djurgården IF have confirmed the signing of Gambian-born striker Amadou Jawo on a five-year contract from IF Elfsborg.

The 29-year-old striker, who joined Djurgården last season on loan from Elfsborg, has been linked to quit the Tele2 Arena club for months with Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warszawa reported front runners to acquire his signature.

OH Leuven recall Sawaneh from Muaither

Ibou Sawaneh returns to Leuven

Belgian Jupiler Pro League club OH Leuven have recalled Gambia striker Ibou Sawaneh from his loan spell at Qatar Stars League side Al Muaither Sports Club, this blog can reveal.

The 27-year-old striker scored two league goals in ten appearances since joining the Qatari side in September.

Gambia face tough path to 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Scorpions of The Gambia

The Scorpions’ road to the 2015 African Cup of Nations finals in Morocco is set to commence in May 2014 with a preliminary round of qualification.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday released a new system that placed Gambia into the preliminaries and ultimately laid out a challenging route for the Scorpions to Morocco next year.

Gambia to face Liberia in 2015 African U-20 Championship qualifiers

Gambia's U-20 team

The Gambia U-20 team is set to face the Liberian U-20 team in the first round qualifiers of the 2015 African U-20 Championship.

The African Youth Championship [U-20], which is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations and competed for by Under 20 year olds, is held every two years with the top 4 teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Gambia drawn against Guinea in 2015 African Under-17 qualifiers

The Gambia U-17 team

The Gambia U-17 will play host to Guinea in a 2015 African Under-17 Championship first round qualifier in June.

Gambia, two time winners of the U-17 Championship, will play the first leg of the tie in Banjul in the weekend of 13, 14 and 15 June 2014 before travelling to Conakry for the second leg two weeks later.

Kuopion Palloseura trial Yankuba Ceesay

Yankuba 'Mal' Ceesay (R) and compatriot Omar Colley (L)

Gambia midfielder Yankuba ‘Mal’ Ceesay is currently undergoing trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), this blog can exclusively reveal.

The 29-year-old Gambia international became a free player after his two-year contract with Estonian Meistriliiga side JK Nõmme Kalju came to an end at the end of last season.

Omar Koroma leaves Forest Green Rovers

Gambia striker Omar Koroma

Gambia international striker Omar Koroma has left English Conference Premier [fifth tier] club Forest Green Rovers by mutual consent, this blog can reveal.

Koroma follows other players out of the New Lawn exit door as new head coach Adrian Pennock looks to cut his cloth to make way for fresh faces to bolster the squad he inherited from former boss David Hockaday.

Kebba Jallow on trial with FF Jaro

Kebba Jallow and elder brother Dawda Bah

Gambian midfielder Kebba Jallow is currently undergoing a two-week trial with Finnish Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro, this blog can reveal.

Kebba, 22, is hoping to kick-start his professional career in the Nordic country of Finland just like his elder brother, Gambia international Dawda Bah, did when he left local club Hawks to join Kokkolan Palloveikot [KPV] in 2005.

Seedy Njie joins Histon FC on loan

Gambian striker Seedy Ishmail Njie

Gambian striker Seedy Njie has joined Histon FC on a month-long loan deal from Southend United, this blog can reveal.

The 19-year-old, who joined the English Conference North [sixth-tier] side on an initial month’s loan, went straight into coach Brian Page’s squad for Saturday’s 4-4 draw away to leaders North Ferriby United.

Gambia drop seven places in January FIFA Ranking

Scorpions of The Gambia

The Scorpions of The Gambia have dropped seven places to 138th in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings released on Thursday.

The Scorpions were adjudged the 131st best football playing team in the world according to the ranking released earlier in December.

Papa Gassama to officiate at 2014 FIFA World Cup

Papa Gassama to officiate at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama is among three referees from Africa selected to officiate at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Having been beaten by Algerian Haimoudi Djamel for the Referee of the Year at the 2013 CAF Awards in Lagos, Nigeria, the Gambian has been chosen by FIFA to officiate at this year’s World Cup finals in Brazil.

Gambia’s Division One league to kickoff this weekend

Gambia national league Division One set to kickoff

The Gambia Football Federation has released the fixture list for the 2014 national league Division One.

The champions Steve Biko face a tough start as their season opens with a meeting against serial title favourites Gambia Armed Forces.

Ousman Jallow on trial with SønderjyskE

Gambia international striker Ousman Jallow

Gambia international striker Ousman Jallow is currently undergoing a two-week trial with Danish Superligaen club SønderjyskE, this blog can report.

Jallow has been without a club since leaving promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor ten months ago.

KuPS reject Arminia Bielefeld offer for Omar Colley

Gambia and KuPS defender Omar Colley

Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura have rejected an offer from German 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld for Gambia defender Omar Colley, this blog can reveal.

The Gambia international was trying new pastures after a one-year spell in Finland with Kuopion Palloseura as he underwent a two-week trial in Germany last November.

Bakary Papa Gassama up for CAF Referee of the Year award

Gambia's Bakary Papa Gassama

Bakary Papa Gassama will know later this week whether he was Africa’s top referee in 2013.

The 34-year-old FIFA match official from the Gambia’s North Bank village of Meme has been shortlisted for CAF’s Referee of the Year award along with two others – Cameroonian Alioum Néant and Algerian Djamel Haimoudi, who won the award in 2012.