English Premier League club Everton signs Gambian defender

Ibou Touray

English Premier League club Everton have signed Gambian defender Ibou Touray on a one-year contract, this blog can reveal.

Touray became the latest Everton academy graduate to sign a professional contract with the Liverpool-based club.

The full-back, 18, has put pen-to-paper on a one-year deal – the fifth youngster this summer to agree senior terms.

Aziz Corr Nyang agrees deal to join Valletta

Aziz Corr Nyang moves to Malta

After seven months without a club, Gambia international Aziz Corr Nyang has finally found a new home after spending more than a decade in Sweden.

Aziz Corr will be adding up to Valletta’s foreigners’ line-up for the new season after agreeing terms with the Maltese Premier League club.

Seejou King pens permanent deal with Sporting Lisbon

Seejou King signs permanent contract with Sporting Lisbon

Portuguese Primeira Liga [top tier] club Sporting Lisbon have completed the signing of Danish-born Gambian defender Seejou ‘Krea’ King on a permanent basis after he impressed on loan at the Estádio José Alvalade, this blog can reveal.

Seejou King had been on a season-long loan last season withthe 18-time Portuguese champions and has been a big hit, scoring three times in 13 appearances for the Lisbon club’s reserve team.

Kabba-Modou Cham joins Greenock Morton

Gambian striker Kabba-Modou Cham

Former Gambia U-20 striker Kabba-Modou Cham has signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship [second-tier] side Greenock Morton FC, this blog can exclusively reveal.

Cham put pen to paper on a two-year contract with The Pride of the Clyde after leaving Belgian Jupiler Pro League side KV Mechelen in search of first team football.

Mustapha Kebbeh elected President of Gambia Football Federation

GFF President Mustapha Kebbeh

After 17 months of a painstaking normalization process, a new President has been elected to run Gambian football as Mustapha Kebbeh emerged as winner of the Gambia Football Federation presidential elections.

Development worker Kebbeh, scored a decisive victory over his sole rival, banker Momodou Musa. Kebbeh polled 30 of the 51 votes. His election ends a 17 month caretaker period for the seven-member normalization committee, with whom supporters of the victor have not always been impressed.

Hamza Barry joins Valletta

Hamza Barry

Gambia international midfielder Hamza Barry has signed a one-year contract with Maltese Premier League side Valletta FC, this blog can reveal.

The 19-year-old midfielder left local club Gambia Ports Authority to join the southern European club in the 2013 summer transfer window after representing Gambia in its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Ivory Coast and Morocco respectively.

Scorpions get help from Taiwan

Taiwan gives to Gambia Scorpions

The government of the Republic of China on Taiwan through its Embassy in Banjul has given the sum of US$442,000 [four hundred and forty-two thousand dollars] for the development of the Gambia national football team, the Scorpions.

The minister for Presidential Affairs who also doubles as the secretary general & head of the Civil Service, Hon. Momodou Sabally, received a cheque for the aforementioned amount on behalf of government of The Gambia, from His Excellency Samuel Chen, the ambassador of Taiwan, Friday at his office at State House in Banjul.