{"id":89372,"date":"2025-11-04T16:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:42:52","slug":"gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability","title":{"rendered":"GFF Domestic League Postponed Due to Pitch Unavailability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has announced a postponement of the 2025\/26 domestic league season due to the unavailability of some designated football pitches.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Division One league was originally scheduled to commence on 7th November 2025, but the Federation said on Friday that several league grounds are currently being used for ongoing Nawettans competitions, making them unavailable for league matches at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GFF understands that this news will be met with disappointment by our esteemed clubs, dedicated players, and passionate supporters who have been eagerly anticipating the start of the new season. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, disruption, or frustration caused by this unavoidable situation,\u201d the Federation stated.<\/p>\n<p>The GFF added that it is actively working on alternative arrangements to ensure a smooth and timely resumption of league activities. A new start date for the season will be communicated to all stakeholders once the arrangements are finalized.<\/p>\n<p>The Federation reassured the public that the player registration period remains unaffected, continuing as scheduled, with the closing date set for 16th November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to reassure everyone that the GFF is diligently working to ensure the league resumes under the best possible conditions, prioritizing both the safety of players and the quality of competition,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The GFF thanked clubs, players, and supporters for their understanding and cooperation during this period.<\/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 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has announced a postponement of the 2025\/26 domestic league season due to the unavailability of some designated football pitches. The Division One league was originally scheduled to commence on 7th November 2025, but the Federation said on Friday that several league grounds are currently being used for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":89371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-89372","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>GFF Domestic League Postponed Due to Pitch Unavailability - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has announced a postponement of the 2025\/26 domestic league season due to the un ...\" \/>\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\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GFF Domestic League Postponed Due to Pitch Unavailability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has announced a postponement of the 2025\/26 domestic league season due to the un ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability\" \/>\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=\"2025-11-04T16:11:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-04T16:42:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/sm_1762261920.376174.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\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"GFF Domestic League Postponed Due to Pitch Unavailability\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-04T16:11:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-04T16:42:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability\"},\"wordCount\":242,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/11\/sm_1762261920.376174.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-domestic-league-postponed-due-to-pitch-unavailability\",\"name\":\"GFF Domestic League Postponed Due to Pitch Unavailability - 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