{"id":94178,"date":"2026-02-16T18:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/upper-river-region-security-team-exits-armidou-bah-tournament"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:36:47","slug":"upper-river-region-security-team-exits-armidou-bah-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/upper-river-region-security-team-exits-armidou-bah-tournament","title":{"rendered":"Upper River Region Security Team Exits Armidou Bah Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The Upper River Region (URR) Combined Security Team was eliminated from the Late Armidou Bah Noran Memorial Tournament on Saturday following a 2\u20130 quarter-final defeat to Kansala FC at the Basse High-Level Football Field.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Coached by Mamadi Saidy, the team comprises personnel from the Gambia Police Force (GPF), the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), and other sister security services. The squad demonstrated strong discipline and teamwork throughout the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Kansala FC secured their victory with two first-half goals by Ismaila John and Sainey Camara, taking a 2\u20130 lead at halftime. Despite increased possession and attacking pressure in the second half, the URR Combined Security Team was unable to convert scoring opportunities, allowing Kansala FC to advance to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Saidy described the result as disappointing but stressed the broader value of participation. \u201cThe tournament provides an important platform for inter-service cooperation, camaraderie, and community engagement beyond our operational duties,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambia Police Force praised the URR Combined Security Team for its dedication and sportsmanship, reaffirming its commitment to promoting unity, wellness, and positive community interaction through sporting initi<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Upper River Region (URR) Combined Security Team was eliminated from the Late Armidou Bah Noran Memorial Tournament on Saturday following a 2\u20130 quarter-final defeat to Kansala FC at the Basse High-Level Football Field. Coached by Mamadi Saidy, the team comprises personnel from the Gambia Police Force (GPF), the Gambia Armed Forces [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":94177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-94178","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>Upper River Region Security Team Exits Armidou Bah Tournament - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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