{"id":94536,"date":"2026-02-20T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/hart-closes-gap-on-gambia-ports-authority-after-win"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:12:37","slug":"hart-closes-gap-on-gambia-ports-authority-after-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/hart-closes-gap-on-gambia-ports-authority-after-win","title":{"rendered":"Hart Closes Gap on Gambia Ports Authority after Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Nfansu Dibba inspired Hart to a 3-1 victory over Samger, Medina United salvaged a 1-1 draw against Bombada, while Greater Tomorrow and Brikama United played to a goalless draw in the Brikama derby. Steve Biko also shared the spoils with BST Galaxy, wrapping up Week 13 of the GFF First Division League, sponsored by Vista Bank-Baluwo, on Tuesday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the win, Hart reduced the gap on league leaders <b>Gambia Ports Authority<\/b> to three points. The Jarra Soma-based side defeated struggling Samger 3-1 at the Live Your Dreams Academy Field in Basori. <b>Lamin Sambou<\/b> opened the scoring in the seventh minute, followed by <b>Nfansu Dibba<\/b> in the 29th minute. <b>Lamin Jallow<\/b> extended Hart\u2019s lead in the 61st minute before <b>Muhammad Jabo<\/b> netted a consolation goal for Samger in the 71st minute.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <b>Bombada<\/b>\u2019s Abdoulie Camara struck first, but <b>Adama Jatta<\/b> equalised for Medina United to secure a 1-1 draw at the Ousman Saho Football Field. Bombada played most of the second half with ten men after <b>Ebrima Bah<\/b> was sent off for a second yellow card.<\/p>\n<p>In Brikama, <b>Greater Tomorrow<\/b> and <b>Brikama United<\/b> played out a goalless draw in a well-attended derby at the Box Bar Mini Stadium. Despite creating several chances, neither side could break the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <b>Steve Biko<\/b> and <b>BST Galaxy<\/b> also shared points in Bakau, as Steve Biko\u2019s search for a first win of the season continues after 13 matches.<\/p>\n<p>After Week 13, Gambia Ports Authority remained top of the standings with 26 points, followed by Hart in second, three points behind. Bombada is third with 21 points, while Steve Biko and Samger remain in the relegation zone, level on nine points each.<\/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. Nfansu Dibba inspired Hart to a 3-1 victory over Samger, Medina United salvaged a 1-1 draw against Bombada, while Greater Tomorrow and Brikama United played to a goalless draw in the Brikama derby. Steve Biko also shared the spoils with BST Galaxy, wrapping up Week 13 of the GFF First Division League, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":94535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-94536","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>Hart Closes Gap on Gambia Ports Authority after Win - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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