17 May 2006
GAMBIA: Basketball League Kicks Off Tomorrow
The national basketball league championship will kick off tomorrow, May 17, at the Manneh Sillah Memorial Lawn in Banjul.
The championship came on the heels of the Super Cup final played on Saturday, May 13, in which the league defending champions, Wallidan team emerged winners after beating their arch rivals, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) by 60-58.
In the grand opening match tomorrow, the knock-out title holders, YMCA, will lock horns with Gambega at 5.30 pm in Banjul.
The super defending champions and Super Cup title holders, Wallidan will entertain Vitalait on Thursday, May 18, while Dingareh will play Old Hands on Friday, May 19. On the same day, Saints will also play Bakau.
Meanwhile, the Basketball federation will have a meeting with the players' committee today to discuss salient points before the kick-off of the championship. According to the press release from the Gambia Basketball Federation, the sole aim of setting up of the players' committee is to work hand-i- hand with the federation on issues geared towards the development of basketball in The Gambia. "The players' committee has been set up in which two players represent each team. The newly born committee has held two subsequent meetings during which matters of great concern were tabled and thoroughly discussed," the release states.
Fixtures
Week One
Date Venue
Wed17/05/06 YMCA v Gambega M/Sillah
Thur18/05/06 Wallidan v Vitalait M/Sillah
Fri 19/05/06 Dingareh v Old Hands M/Sillah
Fri 19/05/06 Saints v Bakau M/Sillah
Sat 20/05/06 Mass Sosseh v S/K West M/Sillah
Sat 20/05/06 Street Jam v Brikama M/Sillah
Week Two
Wed 24/05/06 Bakau v SK West M/Sillah
Thur 25/05/06 Vitalait v Old Hands M/Sillah
Fri 26/05/06 Brikama v Gambega M/Sillah
Fri 26/05/06 Dingareh v Saints M/Sillah
Sat 27/05/06 Mass Sosseh v Street Jam M/Sillah
Sat 27/05/06 YMCA v Wallidan M/Sillah
Week Three
Tue 30/05/06 YMCA v Old Hands M/Sillah
Wed 31/05/06 Wallidan v Bakau M/Sillah
Thur 01/06/06 Dingareh v S/K West M/Sillah
Fri 02/06/06 Wallidan v Old Hands (F) M/Sillah
Fri 02/06/06 Mass Sosseh v Gambega M/Sillah
Sat 03/06/06 Dingareh v KMC (F) M/Sillah
Sat 03/06/06 Street Jam v Vitalait M/Sillah
Week Four
Wed 07/06/06 Brikama v Old Hands M/Sillah
Thur 08/06/06 Vitalait v S/K West M/Sillah
Fri 09/06/06 Gambega v Bakau M/Sillah
Fri 09/06/06 Wallidan v Mass Sosseh M/Sillah
Sat 10/06/06 Dingareh v Street Jam M/Sillah
The championship came on the heels of the Super Cup final played on Saturday, May 13, in which the league defending champions, Wallidan team emerged winners after beating their arch rivals, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) by 60-58.
In the grand opening match tomorrow, the knock-out title holders, YMCA, will lock horns with Gambega at 5.30 pm in Banjul.
The super defending champions and Super Cup title holders, Wallidan will entertain Vitalait on Thursday, May 18, while Dingareh will play Old Hands on Friday, May 19. On the same day, Saints will also play Bakau.
Meanwhile, the Basketball federation will have a meeting with the players' committee today to discuss salient points before the kick-off of the championship. According to the press release from the Gambia Basketball Federation, the sole aim of setting up of the players' committee is to work hand-i- hand with the federation on issues geared towards the development of basketball in The Gambia. "The players' committee has been set up in which two players represent each team. The newly born committee has held two subsequent meetings during which matters of great concern were tabled and thoroughly discussed," the release states.
Fixtures
Week One
Date Venue
Wed17/05/06 YMCA v Gambega M/Sillah
Thur18/05/06 Wallidan v Vitalait M/Sillah
Fri 19/05/06 Dingareh v Old Hands M/Sillah
Fri 19/05/06 Saints v Bakau M/Sillah
Sat 20/05/06 Mass Sosseh v S/K West M/Sillah
Sat 20/05/06 Street Jam v Brikama M/Sillah
Week Two
Wed 24/05/06 Bakau v SK West M/Sillah
Thur 25/05/06 Vitalait v Old Hands M/Sillah
Fri 26/05/06 Brikama v Gambega M/Sillah
Fri 26/05/06 Dingareh v Saints M/Sillah
Sat 27/05/06 Mass Sosseh v Street Jam M/Sillah
Sat 27/05/06 YMCA v Wallidan M/Sillah
Week Three
Tue 30/05/06 YMCA v Old Hands M/Sillah
Wed 31/05/06 Wallidan v Bakau M/Sillah
Thur 01/06/06 Dingareh v S/K West M/Sillah
Fri 02/06/06 Wallidan v Old Hands (F) M/Sillah
Fri 02/06/06 Mass Sosseh v Gambega M/Sillah
Sat 03/06/06 Dingareh v KMC (F) M/Sillah
Sat 03/06/06 Street Jam v Vitalait M/Sillah
Week Four
Wed 07/06/06 Brikama v Old Hands M/Sillah
Thur 08/06/06 Vitalait v S/K West M/Sillah
Fri 09/06/06 Gambega v Bakau M/Sillah
Fri 09/06/06 Wallidan v Mass Sosseh M/Sillah
Sat 10/06/06 Dingareh v Street Jam M/Sillah