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BURUFUT
ACADEMY SOCCER JAMBOREE
Samba Faal, M I Jallow and other invitees Gilkock Academy, Brufut
Branch, on Saturday October 20th, commemorated its annual Football
Jamboree at the Brufut Primary School. The jamboree was attended
by sister Academies namely Banjul, Bakau and Brufut. The program is mainly to forester an
interactive activity among the members of its various branch academy in the
greater Banjul area. The intake of the academy ranges from 10 – 17 years old.
Founder, Mr. M I Jallow Speaking to THE WEBSITE, founder of the Gilkock
Football academy M. I. Jallow, impressed on the importance of the event as it
will help foreseeing understanding and good relationship between the members
of the academy. “The intention is to
create a challenging platform for both the instructors and their players in a
well contested competition. It will give an adequate understanding to the
instructors how far they have done with their players and can use the event
to access the level of the players,” he revealed. He stated that youth
competition has been a missing link in Gambian football and it is their
intention to help and contribute their quarter. “The Gilkock academy was
instituted almost eleven years ago and since then we have grown in strength
by create branches in many places. We are working on the
possibility of the school of excellence, which will house the cream of this
annual Gilkock competition.
PRO. Sang Mendy Sang Mendy, Public
Relations Officer, remarked that he is delighted that Brufut academy was able
to host the event. “It was not easy but we
finally went ahead with the little sponsors we were able to generate. I would
commend the entire staff for their support and diligent toward the success of
the event. Am encouraging other sister academies to follow suit and organize
event such as this,” he pointed out. He singled out Banjul Breweries, Brufut
youth and sports development committee and Momodou Max Jallow for their
timely intervention. At the session the Garforth family also presented a ball
and a pump on behalf of Amy
Technical Director. Buba Jallow The technical director of
Gilkock, Brufut Branch, Mr. Buba Jallow commended the sister academies for
generating funds to mobilise their contingents to the host destination. “Brufut is a far place
considering the cost an individual academy will incur to get their players
here and on time. We are happy the entire academies made it to this year’s
event and we will continue to count on this partnership and hope that we will
all benefit from it someday. There are a lot of sacrifices put into youth
football and I hope it will not go in vain,” he stressed. He commended the founder, Kabba M.I. Jallow,
for his foresights and dedication to develop football in the youth sector.
Mr.Joe Gomez Mr. Joe Gomez director
Gilkock, Banjul branch, applauded the initiative and hope that youth
development, in which Gilkock is embarking on, will be a success someday. “Football needs to attract
bottom up approach and they are committed to that.” Joe said. The former Steve Biko and
Gambia international Abdoulie Bojang representing Bakau Gilkock Academy r
appreciated the efforts that Gilkock management is generating into the youth
sector in terms of football. “We were not lucky to have
such chance those days. I think this will go a long way in helping in the
development of the game in the country,” he concluded .According to records of
the games played on this joyous day of the jamboree, the Brufut base academy
played 16games, won 11, drew 4 and lost only a game |
