{"id":88489,"date":"2025-10-22T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament"},"modified":"2025-10-22T18:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:29:13","slug":"kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament","title":{"rendered":"Kartong Names Alasana Marong Head Coach for Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Kartong Sports Committee has officially appointed veteran player Mr. Alasana Marong as head coach of the Kartong District Football Team as the team gears up for the Kombo South District Football Competition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The committee said the decision reflects a commitment to professionalism and fair play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to inform the general public, especially residents, football enthusiasts, and stakeholders, that ahead of the highly anticipated District Football Competition commencing on November 1, 2025, Mr. Alasana Marong has been officially appointed as Head Coach of the Kartong District Football Team, effective immediately,\u201d the committee stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Marong has been tasked with assembling a competent technical team to support him in achieving the committee\u2019s objectives and ensuring the smooth execution of his duties.<\/p>\n<p>The committee described the appointment as a well-deserved responsibility and expressed full confidence in Marong\u2019s leadership. \u201cWe are confident that under his guidance, and with the support of his technical team, Kartong will compete strongly and strive to bring home the coveted trophy,\u201d the committee added.<\/p>\n<p>Marong, a seasoned figure in the local football scene, now faces the challenge of preparing the team for the district competition, where anticipation is high among fans and stakeholders alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Kartong Sports Committee has officially appointed veteran player Mr. Alasana Marong as head coach of the Kartong District Football Team as the team gears up for the Kombo South District Football Competition. The committee said the decision reflects a commitment to professionalism and fair play. \u201cWe wish to inform the general [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":88488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-88489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kartong Names Alasana Marong Head Coach for Tournament - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kartong Sports Committee has officially appointed veteran player Mr. Alasana Marong as head coach of the Kartong ...\" \/>\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\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kartong Names Alasana Marong Head Coach for Tournament\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kartong Sports Committee has officially appointed veteran player Mr. Alasana Marong as head coach of the Kartong ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament\" \/>\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=\"2025-10-22T18:00:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-22T18:29:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761145127.950394.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\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\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kartong Names Alasana Marong Head Coach for Tournament\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-22T18:00:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-22T18:29:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament\"},\"wordCount\":217,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761145127.950394.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kartong-names-alasana-marong-head-coach-for-tournament\",\"name\":\"Kartong Names Alasana Marong Head Coach for Tournament - 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