
But it is my view that the crème’ de la crème’ of Gambian football is within the age range of 19-23 so, please put emphasis on this cohort of players. It is going to be your choice to prioritize which national teams we prepare and for which competitions and for the coaches to prioritize which cohort of players to use in the various national teams.

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Now that the ban is lifted, all that is needed is to put in place a plan of how to engage the national team. Therefore, with the academic qualifications of the elected executives, expectations are that they can blend that with their experience in football administration to march the nation past an army of dangerous beast to reach our first African cup of nations. In this world the highly paid persons are those who use their brains not those who use power and strength to work. They said to whom much is given, much is expected in return and there is no doubt that too much has been given to Lamin Kaba Bajo and team not because of tribe, religion, region, section but because of their personalities and what they promised the electorates who represent everyone in this country.

So, we cannot afford to chose the latter. The wollof saying “Magi wahon nako mogen magi hamon nako,” which means an elder who says I warned him, is better than the one who says I know this will happen.

Here I will like to interject to say that to successfully move football from its spiral down effect, all must adopt the ‘You cannot do this or that attitude’, rather than wait till the entire country plunges into the deep ocean then say I know this will happen. Gambians have learnt so much within the last three years so, I urge Kaba to be vigilant and never give the skeptics, doubters, critiqs the chance to say, Hurray! Hurray! I know this will happen. It is without doubt that in as much as the entire Gambian populace must put all hands at work, all eyes are also opened too.
