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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Vjats\u030ceslav Zahovaiko, head coach of Real de Banjul FC has stated that they never lost hope of winning this year\u2019s Gambian Premier League title despite many setbacks.<\/b><\/p>\n

Coach Slava as he is fondly called was speaking in an interview with reporters shortly after Real de Banjul were confirmed winners of the 2022\/2023 First Division League title after playing a goalless draw against Waa Banjul during their final game of the season played at the Banjul KG5 Mini Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Real de Banjul won the league title on goal-difference after collecting the same number of points (52) with Falcons FC. Both teams shared the same statistics (14 victories, 10 draws and 6 losses in 30 games) with the only difference being the goals scored.<\/p>\n

The Whites, Real de Banjul scored 38 goals while the Abuko-based team, Falcons scored 33.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite our setbacks, we never lost hope. Even though there were some moments when we thought the title was gone, suddenly everything changed. I am really happy that the boys won the title,\u201d said coach Zahovaiko.<\/p>\n

The Real de Banjul Estonian coach further expressed relief for winning the title, noting that it was not easy work. \u201cI am happy that we achieved it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, Real de Banjul Football Club has been waiting for such moment for a long time, adding that he believed in winning this year\u2019s title as soon as he was appointed coach of the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had set goals for this season as part of our aims of winning the title and one of them was to have a good training process. With a good training process, you can achieve good results. I think this is our secret together with hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about how many trophies he won as a coach, he responded: \u201cThis is my first time winning a title as a coach. This is also my first time working as a coach abroad. So, this is really special moment for me and I will never forget these feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether he could continue being Real de Banjul coach ahead of next season, he said: \u201cat the moment I cannot say anything other than to celebrate and maybe after we can talk about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

He finally congratulated Real de Banjul FC Club President William Abraham, the management, his technical staff, players and fans for what he described as a job well done.<\/p>\n

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