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The Gambia Football Federation president Lamin Kaba Bajo said Furu was a household name in URR for one thing, football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The president of the Upper River Regional Football Association, Joseph Furu Gomez, passed away on Friday. He was in his seventies. Mr Gomez, a businessman from Serekunda went to Basse in his youth and never came back. 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