Jankey Ceesay
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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Gambia\u2019s only female boxer, Mariama Barry, is set to represent the country in an international boxing tournament in October in Ghana. The West African Edition tournament is exclusively for girls involved in boxing. Mariama Barry said she was overwhelmed and excited to represent The Gambia internationally in doing what she really loves.<\/p>\n \u201cI have always been a sports fan since I was a kid but boxing attracts me. I always watch it on TV and wish I could actually box one day. Finally here I am boxing and about to represent my country internationally. I couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d Mariama said.<\/p>\n Mariama added that as the only female boxer in the country, she needs support and empowerment from Gambians to multiply her efforts to bring something home any time she represents the country. She added that she has been and is still training in preparation for the tournament in October.<\/p>\n \u201cMy association is doing everything possible to see that I represent the country in the tournament but need assistance. I do not want my training and effort, that of other boxers, trainers and the association to go in vain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Alasana Bah, the president of The Gambia National Boxing Association, said Mariama is the only female boxer in the country and thus needs support from the government, NGOs and other sport associations to facilitate her trip to Ghana.<\/p>\n \u201cFinance is boxing\u2019s major challenge in the country. I would like citizens to see the sport as a lucrative one and support it. Boxing is an Olympic sport and thus profitable to an individual and a nation at large,\u201d Mr Bah said. GIRLS BOX is an all-female boxing tournament which started in 2021.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s edition of the annual female tournament dubbed GIRLS BOX 2022 is set to go down as a novelty in the annals of history as one of the finest organised female boxing tourneys with the help of the World Boxing Council (WBC).<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jankey Ceesay Africa-Press – Gambia. The Gambia\u2019s only female boxer, Mariama Barry, is set to represent the country in an international boxing tournament in October in Ghana. The West African Edition tournament is exclusively for girls involved in boxing. Mariama Barry said she was overwhelmed and excited to represent The Gambia internationally in doing what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":18013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,17],"tags":[2355,2361,3269,260,7200],"class_list":["post-18014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-gambia","tag-competition","tag-gambia","tag-mariama"],"yoast_head":"\n