Abuja Nigeria, April 7, 2025 – The president of Gambia National Olympic Committee Bai Dodou Jallow on Monday was received by the President of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Mustapha Berraf at their headquarters in Abuja in the presence of Treasurer General, who also double as the President of National Olympic Committee of Nigeria Engr Habu Gumel.
The visit was key in strengthening the NOC’s partnerships in sports development and foster greater collaboration between the GNOC and ANOCA. In his welcoming statement, President Berraf assured Gambia of his support and urged the GNOC president to keep working hard with his team.
‘’We will continue to give our strong support to The Gambia, and be rest assured of that’’, Gambia has lot of talents and good sport administrators, we must polish those talents and give support to the administrators’ president Berraf stated.
To reaffirmed his statement, President Berraf agreed to support the refurbishment of the GNOC headquarters (Olympic House) and support to strengthen the capacity of GNOC team as well. In his part the president of Gambia National Olympic Committee Bai Dodou Jallow, thanked the ANOCA president for hosting him, and assured him of his committee’s commitment to the development of sport in The Gambia.
Recognizing The Gambia as a key member of ANOCA, President Berraf disclosed that he will visit The Gambia in the second quarter of the year along with the ANOCA Treasurer General, where he intends to meet with the Head of State so as to strengthening ties with its member nations.
