Louis and Mieke Keyers and Marcha and Raad de Wildt of Maashees Town in
Holland on Saturday February 16th visited and donated football
materials to the Brufut Base Gilkock Football Academy.
The couples, friends to the Inspirational Ebrima Jatta and Alia E.J,
were accompanied to the academy’s training ground by Lamin Jatta, E.J’s
brother.
On arrival, Louis who only met E.J online was quick to acknowledge the
work done by the coaches of the academy noting the need to assist the academy
and promise to do his best in assisting the Brufut base academy. Mr. Louis runs
a sporting complex back in Holland and also work with a lot of sporting
personalities. Louis before concluding his speech promised that he will
continue to seek for more materials for the academy in the coming months.
On his part the financial Secretary of the Brufut Youth and Sport
Development Committee, Ebrima Manneh Alias Nyaw on behalf of the entire
community of Brufut thanked Louis and friends for the gesture and promised
that the materials will be put into good use. He cited that the academy has and
is continuing to produce brilliant players for the entire community of
Brufut. In conclusion he urges Louis and
friends to strengthen the link by continuing to work closely with academy.
Secretary and Public relations Officer Sang Mendy in his vote of thanks,
highlighted the problems of the academy which ranges from the insufficient
football equipments, lack of an office for administrative work amongst others.
Mendy, thank the group for the materials presented.
Louis and friends presented two sets of Jersey and other football
materials for the academy as gift. For more information about the academy log
on to www.gilkock.com
