You know, this does seem to be a waste of time!  I mean, it seems that
the u-17 Gambian football did pretty well!  Why have a commision of
inquiry on them?  Especially after President? Jammeh lavished all of
that money on them?

Ginny



On 10/14/05, Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Gambia probes U-17 'failure'
>
> Lamin Cham
> BBC Sport, Banjul
>
>
>
>  The Baby Scorpions were eliminated in the first-round
>
>
> The Gambian government has set up a commission of inquiry to look into the
> performance of the under-17 team at the recent World Championship in Peru.
> The reigning African champions won two of their three group games but were
> eliminated in the first round.
> Dutch end Gambia's dream
>
>
> In a move that will raise a few eyebrows, the Gambia's Sports Minister,
> Samba Faal, inaugurated the seven-man committee in Banjul on Friday.
> Many pundits are of the opinion that the Gambians should be content with
> having taken part in a major tournament for the first time in their
> history.
> Their victories over Brazil and Qatar were largely unexpected.
> The panel is expected to submit its report in 30 days. It has been asked to
> look into the team's display against Holland and the overall performance of
> the Gambia FA's technical committee.
> Momodou Musa, chairman of the committee, told BBC Sport that his panel is
> determined to "uncover the reasons for the team's failure" to reach the
> knock-out stages.
> "We've had similar experiences in the past, when the country has come close
> to getting to the top in a tournament, only to crash out."
> Gambia's debut at the world championship gave the game a new lease of life
> in a country where a lack of success on the international stage had left
> many fans disillusioned.
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