Very "possitive" development, as Gassama would put it. Hope money is
invested and accounted for properly
By BBC Sport Online's Lamin Cham in Banjul Gambia will receive a $400,000
grant from Fifa, courtesy of the world football governing body's 'Goal'
project. It provides needed cash for selected national associations in
developing countries to develop their football infrastructure. The money from
Fifa is to be used for the construction of a national technical centre for
the country. It would have a standard pitch, residences, a secretariat and a
gymnasium. The project site is to be located in Yundum, 20 kilometres from
the capital, Banjul. Speaking to BBC Sport Online after an inspection tour,
Sampong Kablan, Fifa's Goal project officer in West Africa, said funds could
be released as soon as June. Inadequate facilities Gambia has already secured
land for the construction of the centre. "What is now left is for them (the
Gambian FA) to complete the necessary documentation for the project to take
off," Kablan said. There are no adequate facilities in Banjul, as the FA has
just one venue, the national stadium, for all league and international
matches. Gabbie Sosseh, the FA president, says the proposed centre would be a
camp for national and visiting teams. "It would be a total change for the
better," Sosseh said. Initiated by Fifa President, Sepp Blatter, who is
seeking re-election at the Fifa congress in May, the goal project has 12
offices throughout the world. Four of these offices are located in Africa -
Egypt, Botswana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon. In a bid to drum up support for
his re-election, the Fifa President will be visiting Cote D'Ivoire next
weekend. Issa Hayatou, President of the Confederation of African football, is
Blatter's opponent in the forhcoming election.
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