>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Gov’t, media draw >Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 19:43:47 +0000 > >Did the Private media folks actually play against the AFPRC?  I >thought >they'd rejected the offer by "Scattered", to  be conned, in a recent >editorial?  Then whom among the private media played, inquiring >minds want >to know?  I guess they have forgotten about Deyda, or is this in >honor of >Deyda?  I hope that this is just the Observer performing their usual >mouthpiece functions for Yaya.  I wonder why Tony did not make it.   >Too >constipated, I guess! > > > >Gov’t, media draw >Written by Nanama Okocha Keita & Yususf Ceesay >Tuesday, 26 April 2005 >The football game between government and the media fraternity ended >in a >draw Sunday at Bakau mini stadium as both sides fired blanks. > > >Watched by hundreds of football enthusiasts, the game featured top >government officials ranging from Edward Singhatey, SoS Samba Faal, >Lang >Tombong Tamba, Col Momodou Badjie, among others. > > > >The Government’s coach and captain, President Yahya Jammeh could not >make it >due to his tight schedule but was ably represented by the Vice >President, >Isatou Njie-Saidy . > > > >The media team which fielded a relatively younger players thought >the game >was going to be an easy one but suddenly found themselves in trouble >when >the opponents defy their age and failing strength to wreck havoc in >the >media defense. Goalkeeper Kebba Dibba was ocassionally made busy by >marauding government attackers but the old Sintet primary school >keeper was >able to rekindle some of his hey days tactics to seal the post. >However, his >substitute Eric Orji, Observer Loveline columnist proved a prolific >goalkeeper for the media side pulling up dangerous savings and >denying the >government potential goals from Edward Singhatey and Lang Tombong >Tamba. > > > >The game ended goalless draw in the regulation period and was >postponed >until the Under-17 championship has passed then it would be replayed >to find >a winner for the giant trophy that was put in stake. > > > >Speaking to Observer sports shortly after the game, Isatou Njie- >Saidy, Vice >President and SoS for Women’s Affairs, said the President could not >make it >to the football ground due to his busy schedules. "Even though he >was not >with us physically, his spirit is with us throughout the game," she >said. > > > >She added that the football game between the two was a testimony >that the >government and the media fraternity are one family. > > > >Edward Singhatey, government’s striker said: "Anybody who missed >this game >had missed something memorable. Everyone was a winner in the game >and I am >very grateful to his excellency the president for initiating such an >event." > > > >Mr Singhatey also thanked the members of the press, the general >public and >the government officials who turn up to witness the game. > >Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 April 2005 ) > >¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] >¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤