I am truly happy for Bonu Johnson and the boys. A young team with a local/domestic coach. They deserve commendation and all the support possible. Seedy S. Khan Managing Agent Silver Insurance Agency Ph: 410-290-1005 (Off) 240-601-6211 (Cell) Fax: 410-290-1990 [log in to unmask] www.silverinsured.net 240-601-6211(Cell) Fax: 410-290-1990 [log in to unmask] www.silverinsured.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "pasamba jow" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 9:20 PM Subject: Bonu's statement/fifa > POR - GAM match quotes Peter Bonu Johnson, Gambia coach:"It was a > difficult match as the Portuguese are very experienced. They scored early > on and that forced us to change our tactics, which had been to let them > come at us. We went on the attack and once we'd equalised we let them take > control of midfield and waited for potential chances to counter-attack. My > lads adapted well and fought hard to finally get the win. 'Small country, > big heart', that's our motto!This is without doubt one of the greatest > moments in Gambian football because we weren't able to get past the first > round with the Under-17s. The programme we implemented is paying off, > we're making progress step-by-step and these players ought to be in the > senior team very soon.Work hard, be determined, hope for some luck and > believe in your chances - with that philosophy you can overturn any > situation. That's why I think that, yes, an African team can win this U-20 > World Cup.It was frustrating to lose Ken > Jammeh to a red card because he's our centre-back and our captain. > However, I came here with a whole squad, not just a first 11, so I know > his replacement will fit in perfectly." > > Jose Couceiro, Portugal coach: "We expected a very tough game because we > knew how goodGambia are. They're right up there with the best in Africa. > We scored quite quickly and we controlled the play, but their equaliser > from the penalty spot came at the worst time for us: just before the > break. I think that was the key moment. We began well in the second half > but we lost our calm when they scored their second. We'll have to work on > that for the future. Having said that, our goal was to qualify and that's > what we've done. Leaving out six regulars, including Pele, didn't change > anything and I needed to let them rest anyway. On the other hand, I had to > make some unplanned changes during the match and that disturbed how the > team was playing.I don't worry about the opposition. If it's Spain, it > will obviously be a difficult game, but we'll do what we have to do! And, > to be honest, the advantage of qualifying as one of the best third-placed > teams is that you get an extra day of > rest." > > > > > "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of > justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. > > --------------------------------- > Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. > > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface > at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい