Africa-Press – Gambia. From the barge of hope to the whistle of the football fields. It is the story of Ebrima Gaye, 22 years old from Gambia, who has lived permanently in Monteleone di Puglia (Foggia) since 2017 and who yesterday made his debut as referee on the green rectangle of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi (Avellino) directing the San Giuseppe Siconoffi – Heraclea match. valid for the provincial championship under 15.
Its history is made known on the facebook page of the Italian Association of Tricolle Referees. Ebrima arrived in Italy at the age of 16. He lived in Salerno for a year and then moved to Monteleone di Puglia, at the Duca d’Aosta steamship host of the SAI (Reception and Integration System, formerly SPRAR). «The spark for the whistle – they say – was fired by accompanying his friend and colleague Giuseppe Antonio Morra to the dusty fields of the province. He has followed the training course and the tutor Angelo Gizzo is forging professional growth ».
Now Ebrima Gaye is thinking of a future in a “black jacket”. You have learned all the rules to make sure that one day your dream of refereeing the Africa Cup of Nations final, or perhaps that of the World Cup, can become a reality.
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