{"id":62764,"date":"2024-08-06T16:34:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/kanifing-hospital-staff-tourney-celebrates-gff-president-bajo"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:49:40","slug":"kanifing-hospital-staff-tourney-celebrates-gff-president-bajo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kanifing-hospital-staff-tourney-celebrates-gff-president-bajo","title":{"rendered":"Kanifing Hospital Staff Tourney Celebrates GFF President Bajo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>A first ever inter-departmental football tournament organised by the Kanifing General Hospital Staff Association got underway at the Ndow\u2019s Lower Basic Grounds,Friday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The organisers have named the competition after the president of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), Lamin Kabba Bajo in recognition of the remarkable strides made in the development of football in the Gambia under his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>The various departments and units have been teamed up to make four participating teams namely Teams A, B, C, and D. In Friday\u2019s opener, Teams C and A played an entertaining 1-1 draw, which featured a first half appearance by the Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Representing the GFF president at the official opening, the Director of Communications Baboucarr Camara thanked the organisers for for the foresight in deciding to name the competition in recognition of the impeccable record of President Bajo as the head of Gambian football. He catalogued the numerous developmental strides achieved by Gambian football which is as a result of the deliberately designed programs and policies meant to ensure the sustainable development of our sport since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Camara further stressed that the Federation is always committed to partnering with institutions in initiatives like this. \u201cDue to reasons beyond his control, President Bajo, couldn\u2019t attend this event and that is why he\u2019s asked me to represent him and I therefore brought to you warm greetings from him. He has also asked me to congratulate you all on this laudable achievement and to reassure you that he will watch the subsequent matches,\u201d Mr. Camara added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has also asked me to bring footballs to you and we\u2019re pleased that we\u2019ve also facilitated these qualified referees to officiate the matches during the tournament. We\u2019re very hopeful that this will the beginning of a very strong and fruitful collaboration between our two institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other speakers include Ebrima Gaye Senior Nursing officer, Dr Muhammed Touray President of the Kanifing General hospital Staff Association, Mr. Basirou Drammeh representative of the Sports Committee of the staff association and the CEO of Kanifing General Hospital who also captained Team C.<\/p>\n<p>They all thanked the GFF president for accepting and embracing the tournament, while adding that the competition is organised to strengthen the relationship amongst colleagues meant to foster unity and teamwork at the Serekunda General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Gambia Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. A first ever inter-departmental football tournament organised by the Kanifing General Hospital Staff Association got underway at the Ndow\u2019s Lower Basic Grounds,Friday. 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