Hi guys I suggest the INDEPENDENCE STADIUM be renamed after BIRI NJIE, THAT WAY HIS MEMORY WILL BE PRESERVED FOR POSTERITY. On the same suject of sports but this time basket ball I think we have forgotten MBAT JOBE, mbat was to basket what Biri was to football. Mbat was a house hold name in the sub region wherever he went he made an impact, hence we must remember him. Another Gambian sports legend is JANI GAUGE, I do not know his real name but he was a phenomenom in long distance running, until the coming of Peter and Paul Ceesay he was unbeaten. I hope we remember all these Gambian legends. >From: Sheikh Tejan Nyang <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Alhagi 'Biri Biri' Njie : Soccer Genius And Legend >Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 01:06:40 +0000 > >Bro Joe, >If you could recall in one of my postings sometime back i mentioned the >project >Musa Faal (Bata) was trying to complete. He was trying to put together a >book on >the history of football and he had a lot of material in form of photos. I >will >get back to you and inform you of the progress he has made in completing >his >book. >Chi Jamma (1) >Joe Sambou wrote: > > > Shiekh, thanks for the heads up. Did the Olympic Committee set up a >place > > where people can go to see pictures or memoribilia about the various >actors > > in the sports history of our nation? If that is the case then, folks, >let's > > support and not duplicate the efforts of the Olympic Committee. Thanks > > Sheikh. > > > > Chi Jaama > > > > Joe > > > > >From: Sheikh Tejan Nyang <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > ><[log in to unmask]> > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: Alhagi 'Biri Biri' Njie : Soccer Genius And Legend > > >Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 06:47:02 +0000 > > > > > >Guys, > > >Sports Hall of fame exist in The Gambia. You will be surprise to learn >that > > >Biri, > > >Sheikh Fye and others have all be honoured by the Gambia National >Olympic > > >committee. > > >Chi Jamma, > > >Bro Sheikh. > > >Movement for restoration of democracy in Gambia [NY] wrote: > > > > > > > Perhaps, someone like brother Oko Drammeh, Pa Jallow, Tijan Ceesay >[DC], > > > > Malleh Wadda and other sports enthusiast, should think of setting up >a > > >Sports > > > > Hall of Fame, to include such great as Sheikh Fye [high-jumper]. >What do > > >you > > > > folks think? > > > > > > > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > > > > > To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface > > > > at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface > > >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > > >[log in to unmask] > > > > > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > > > > To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface > > at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > > [log in to unmask] > > > > <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>