>From: Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list              <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FW: SOLDIER TOWN >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:08:36 +0100 > >>From: Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: SOLDIER TOWN >>Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 02:01:49 +0100 >> >>---------------------- Information from the mail header >>----------------------- >>Sender:       The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>               <[log in to unmask]> >>Poster:       Matarr Amadou Sallah <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject:      SOLDIER TOWN >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Oko; >>thanks for the fateleku >> >>Here i will try to name a few of the soldier town ndongos. >>The guys were : Chana doh, Sarani Mbye,Chekeh, Jodi Ampa, the late >>Kebba >>Daffeh (Kebba XI ) ,Father Kek,Banjoko, Daniboy, Neneh Ndow (the >>well known >>dock worker), Belie Chorr,Pierre Fraser, Wal jojoh Njie, Dod Samba >>Yembeh >>just to name a few. >> >>Do you guys remember the late Amat Dimba. I remember once at a Zone >>2 >>football match he was very drunk and some guys confronted him >>wondering how >>he can be so drunk under the hot sun. >>the only reply he gave them was that the day he die  let them be >>rest >>assured that the cause of death is Caana. May his soul rest in >>peace. >> >>There were also some ladies like Ebbie Coker, Mariama Joni joni, >>Bin rankin >>and of course the super star Nyima Nding commonly known as mrs. >>Jawara. >> >>oko, you mentioned Joe Cates and his contributions But you seem to >>forget >>about two people who contributed a lot namely Anthon Black Star and >>Tapha >>John( may they R.I.P.) >> >>habib, There were lots of Baal Puserr in soldier town especially >>along >>spalding street and Spalding Curve (tally 8) >>almost all the football teams were from soldier town. >> >>The official first division teams from soldier town were >>Benson and Hedges (real de banjul) >>Augustinians >>Fantoms >>Adonis >>Arranse >>Freezings >> >>official Second divisions >>Kebba XI            managed by the late Kebba Daffeh   (the >>cripple) R.I.P >>Benfica              managed by  Ebou Njie (Pesseh9 >>Ndaanan            managed by Frederick Blell >>Starlight >>A.C. Milan          managed by Yuti >> >>The other unofficial teams were >>W.W.w.     managed by Pesseh >>A.S Karl      managed by Ousainou sowe of Rankin st. >> >>There was also : >>A boxing center managed by Aday Fowlis >>And the weight lifting center at Spalding street run by Lui( later >>become a >>muslim called Abdoulie) >>soldier town was very rich in terms of culture >>You have the Nigerian and sierra leonean who came with activities >>such as >>Pakin >>Fairy >>Huntin >>Gesseh_- which was introduced by the late Sgt. Kargbo and his >>Yankolma >>group. >>There were two Kumpo group. One from Kassa and other from Foni >>the malian society under the leadership of the late Alh. Giri gara >>Njie >>presented their fatou Jamana >> >>the wrestling headquarters was at albion place at the compound of >>Alh. Cham >>Joof >>I remember when Double Less first came to Gambia by then he was >>called >>NJOL. >>he was the for one season and then later he left for Dakar where he >>got som >>training become a champion in senegal and after some years he >>became >>African >>Champion. >> >>Oko your brother Pindo even after his football career contributed a >>lot >>with >>his team the Invincible Teenagers Club (ITC) He produced very young >>and >>talented players. >> >>I will continue on this topic and Taati Park >> >>Matarr >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Hotmail snakker ditt språk! >>http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox?rru=dasp/lang.asp - Få >>Hotmail på >>norsk i dag >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>[log in to unmask] >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >>Gambia-L >>Web interface >>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >_________________________________________________________________ >Last ned nye MSN Messenger 6.1 gratis >http://www.msn.no/computing/messenger >- Den raskeste veien mellom deg og dine venner > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~