{"id":23258,"date":"2022-10-25T20:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gff-explains-referees-payment-delay"},"modified":"2022-10-25T20:50:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:50:38","slug":"gff-explains-referees-payment-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-explains-referees-payment-delay","title":{"rendered":"GFF EXPLAINS REFEREES\u2019 PAYMENT DELAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Following reports about the non-payment of Gambian refs The Standard confronted the Gambia Football Federation \u2018s director of communication Baboucarr Camara for an explanation.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, referees are paid at the end of first and second rounds of the GFF league each season. This year they were paid at the end of the first round but the second-round payments are delayed due to cash flow issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federation has come from heavy expenditures on both the Under-23 qualifiers and the Under-20 Wafu championship in Mauritania. The activities of the age category teams are funded by the GFF alone. The referees\u2019 payment arrears would be paid as soon as possible. This has been communicated to the committee for the information and understanding of the referees. That is where matters stand,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: The Gambia | Standard News From The Gambia<\/b><\/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. Following reports about the non-payment of Gambian refs The Standard confronted the Gambia Football Federation \u2018s director of communication Baboucarr Camara for an explanation. According to him, referees are paid at the end of first and second rounds of the GFF league each season. 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