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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The course aims to elevate the technical and officiating standards of beach volleyball referees to meet international requirements. According to Bai Dodou Jallow, president of the Gambia Volleyball Federation, the training will enhance Africa\u2019s competitive edge and visibility in global volleyball, especially in preparation for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThis prestigious course is part of the African Volleyball Confederation\u2019s (CAVB) strategic objective to expand Africa\u2019s pool of internationally certified beach volleyball referees,\u201d Jallow said. Course director Elzir Martins echoed this sentiment.<\/p>\n

In his welcoming remarks, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, urged all participants to do their best in pursuit of an international career. He reiterated the government\u2019s continued support for the development of sports in The Gambia.<\/p>\n

The CAVB has been actively promoting refereeing excellence, as seen by their recent appointments of African referees to officiate in various FIVB competitions, demonstrating the organization\u2019s commitment to prioritizing the development of volleyball on the continent.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. The course aims to elevate the technical and officiating standards of beach volleyball referees to meet international requirements. According to Bai Dodou Jallow, president of the Gambia Volleyball Federation, the training will enhance Africa\u2019s competitive edge and visibility in global volleyball, especially in preparation for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. \u201cThis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-85548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"\nInternational Referee Course Kicks off in Banjul - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The course aims to elevate the technical and officiating standards of beach volleyball referees to meet international ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"International Referee Course Kicks off in Banjul\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The course aims to elevate the technical and officiating standards of beach volleyball referees to meet international ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-06T17:09:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-06T17:16:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/sm_1757166299.255985.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"International Referee Course Kicks off in Banjul\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-06T17:09:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-06T17:16:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul\"},\"wordCount\":182,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/sm_1757166299.255985.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/international-referee-course-kicks-off-in-banjul\",\"name\":\"International Referee Course Kicks off in Banjul - 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