Soccer fans on Gambia L,
I am forwarding this e-mail, to the L, from my brother-in-soccer, Omar
Drammeh. The mail was meant for the L, but because of the Ramadan he
(remember his surname is Drammeh) mistakenly sent it to me in private.
However, after he cut his fast, Mr Drameh realised that he had sent the mail
to my private e-mail address, instead of Gambia L, so he wrote to me again
asking me to forward this mail to the L (laugh!).
Ebrima Ceesay
PS: Omar, I enjoyed your soccer piece. I'll reply on Monday.
>Fra: Omar Drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
>Til: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>Dato: 11. desember 1999 00:26
>Emne: SV: Re: Football
>
>
>Coach,
>
>I`m enjoying every bit of this. You are so up to date about the whole stuff
>in the football world! I must tell you that I`m also one of those fanatics
>and I`m convinced now that you and I can hang out together.
>
>My love for the game dates back to my childhood days at Lancaster street
>where I grew up and where Real de Banjul had its headquarters. So football
>was part of my daily life. Myself and most of my peers were from humble
>backgrounds who found solace and happiness in the game, and anytime we
>played, we atleast for those moment forgot our sorrows and the realities of
>being deprived kids.
>
>Concerning the state of Gambian football, I`ve equally lost touch. I guess
>I`ve been away for quite some time now. The last time I saw the squad play
>was about a couple of years ago when I visited home. They played against
>Zambia and I can confirm that we still have enormous talents out there. I`m
>sure Sang must be quite busy right now developing these talents, and with
>the experience he has I believe he`ll succeed. Good luck though.
>
>The Gambia had produced great players over the past years and I agree with
>you that some of them could have done better than the Kanus, the Yeboahs,
>the Babayaros, the Okachas etc. It`s sad that our great players never had
>their football dreams realised. Some of them are here in Norway. Remember
>Sheriff Jobe, Alagie Nyan, Peggy Joof, Saihou Sarr, E.k(Father), Joe Gaye
>etc? Elsewere in Copenhagen there is Aziz Corr. I saw him play against our
>Oslo team when we visited Denmark and Stockholm this summer and he still
>has those runs of his, and dribbling skills but seems to lack that usual
>finishing finesse of his. I`ve also seen many of our former great players
>at the A.L.D in Washington D.C in 1996, and I must tell you they are still
>great. Remember Adi Fofana, Ruben Ceesay?
>
>The Gambia playing against Morocco is sure gonna be an interesting
>encounter. My mom has Moroccan origins(but thats a lost one), and I wonder
>which said the President is going to sympathise with. He sure is gonna find
>himself in a dilemma because in as much as he would want hold his
>allegience to his motherland he might not want to risk allienating his
>wife. I dont think any of us would want to do that. I wont . Would you
>Coach?
>
>I`m not a Man U fan. I always seem to sympathise with the underdogs. I like
>Chelsea better, but I`m yet to be satisfied with their performance in the
>league. They`re doing great in Europe though. I think Zola is a marvellous
>player, just cant get it why he fails to make the Italian team, but then
>Italy has a whole stockpile of players. I dont like that unceremonious
>departure of Gullit either. Chelsea has a lot to be grateful for because of
>him. I hope either Arsenal or Leeds wins the league this year. It would
>take a miracle if Chelsea could come back. Remeber some weeks back when
>kanu almost single handedly humiliated them with a hat-trick. No wonder he
>is crowned African player of the year by C.A.F. I`ll want to believe that
>Rivaldo will win the F.I.F.A player of the year. What do you think?
>
>I can go on and on, but I better stop for now. I`ll sure get back to you
>some other time. This cant be the end. How about you coming to Oslo next
>during our cultural week and then you can see all the good old and once
>familiar faces again? And about this Ramadan thing are you sure you gonna
>fast the whole month? This came from a Ceesay, right? Well, you`ll have to
>proof this.
>
>Madiba Leeds just made it through. The away goals rule saved you. Happy.
>
>HAVE A GREAT FOOTBALL WEEKEND. Pray for me though. I`m gonna deliver my
>football coupons tomorrow. Good night.
>
>Regards,
>Omar.
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