Brother Oko and Habib,
I suspected that you might know Josephine's family. I was proud when I saw that she was among the Danish Olympic team because she recently sustained several injuries and her dream had been to take part in the Olympics before she retires to continue with her studies.

They should be playing next sunday against France.

Momodou Camara


Oko Drammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> " If you are born in a Nest you will have to fly some day "
> (Ole People saying)
> by
> Oko drammeh
> 
> The Teacher,the Le
> The grandfather of Josephine was Teacher Mike Touray,the
> former Head
> Master of St.Augustine's junior secondary.This was a school
> that the
> church assiged to him to run for the community at lsrge.He
> was the best
> in maths in the Gambia at one time and had the best
> handwriting on paper
> and blackboard.He  was an education consultant and ran many
> after school
> study and work groups.He was blackAfrica intellect of the
> ordinary
> people of the Church and to the missionarie in Face of the
> Roman
> Chatolic Fathers. He had high self esteem and no complex
> while the
> Fathers went on to put other semi-Africans in good business
> situations.
> Teacher
> 
> Sporting Hero
> He was a Footballer, a winger who in The soccer history of
> the Gambia
> can only be compared to the likes of Biri,Aziz Coker and Eku
> Fobes.Only
> a full profile of Teacher can reveal his greatness in
> sports.The family
> has a sporting history. Josephine is blessed.
> 
> Flashback!!!
> The late Pa Edu ( Eward Touray,younger brother of Joe
> Touray) was the
> pride of Hagan street in youth soccer with Ole'man Owens and
> Pa Segan
> ,Yuku, John Njie Monte and Leon Prom they played both for
> St.Augustines
> junior secondary Young Lions, Hamilton Vous, and the senior
> Brigette
> Vous Team of Baby Rene and Taf Landa The Young one Peter
> Touray was a
> soccer played with Santos Banjul and at Saints .Joe Touray
> was not easy
> he was n all rounded .He ran 880 yards for Saints, relay
> 4x400.He also
> did 440 hurdles and very tempremental and hot tempered.He
> was a;lso a
> footballer and played for Saint Agustines for both the
> junior team and
> later at form with little extra height he played for Atomic
> young
> Auustines. Joe is my brothr who spent most of his time at
> 14,Hagan
> street. Later they moved opposite to 70 HAgan street (at Mr
> Blain's). It
> is good and pleasant to her this progression,which is
> Naturality. He
> wrote letters for many local people who cannot read or write
> and also
> register every one in his book for reference.People used to
> flock in his
> house for all purose,from being a berber shop to a palm wine
> secret corner.
> 
> With his short trousers and a right shoulder hanging with
> brown leather
> shoes and a folded sleeve shirt and a box with his reading
> glasses on
> his top pocket. I can see him at work in the community in
> my
> immagination. He lives in me.
> 
> I wish Josephine Touray and team a lot of success and a gold
> medal at
> the Olympic 2004 in Athen, Greece
> 
> Blesseth Love
> Oko Drammeh
> Hagan Street Youth Division.
> Soto Koto

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