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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama has said negative criticisms don\u2019t shake him because he has a strong personality. He disclosed this in an interview after his return from Algeria where he officiated a tie breaking World Cup play-off between Algeria and Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Following criticisms from the Algerians that the game wasn\u2019t fair, Papa told The Standard that criticisms don\u2019t shake him as it is part of refereeing and such kind of reaction is always expected from losing teams. \u201cIf they win you are the good referee and if they lose they label you as the bad referee,\u201d he said. Papa added that officiating big games is a big challenge but his experience helps him a lot.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been revealed by Fifa that Papa is part of the preliminary list of eight referees selected from Africa for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. When asked how he feels about the selection personally and for The Gambia, he said: \u201cThe nomination alone is a plus for the Gambia and I\u2019m very happy with it and the final list will be out in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I have managed my career enough and after my retirement, I don\u2019t want to go into politics or anything related. I might likely work with Caf or Fifa,\u201d Papa revealed.<\/p>\n

He advised upcoming referees of The Gambia to read and understand the laws of the game, train hard, sacrifice their time for refereeing and respect football and its stakeholders. He said this will help them a lot to excel in their career, represent the country internationally and perform well like him.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama has said negative criticisms don\u2019t shake him because he has a strong personality. He disclosed this in an interview after his return from Algeria where he officiated a tie breaking World Cup play-off between Algeria and Cameroon. 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