The excitement for soccer in the Gambia is quite high. Not only since the great advancement of the team from Senegal to the round of sixteen in the WM 2022. Still, first an enthusiastic and engaged Player like Ousman Kebbeh was needed, for the boys of the Rhema Abam school to regularly follow their passion and build a team. Ousman build that certain team, thought of a training plan, bought soccer balls and organized regular training on the sports field of the Nusrat Senior Secondary School, which he visited himself once.
Our association contributed the money to buy the training gear and jerseys. Soon after the first training everything got more serious, because the team was supposed to have their first match. It was a from Muhammed Dampha oranized co-tournament, with eight teams from the age classes U10, from the Kombo-St. Mary Area. Because all the players of our team were students from the Rhema Abam school, they took the name “Rhema FC”.
The opponents were the teams Pristin FC, Rhema FC, Tigers FC, Lazio FC, Dampha FC, Pa Colley FC, Blackpool FC and Wami FC. They played in a simple co-modus, where no team could afford even one fail, if they wanted to earn the trophy.
The first game from the Rhema FC against Pristin FC ended without one goal so it had to be decided trough a eleven meter penalty. Rhema FC won. The second game against Tigers FC was a beautiful 2:0 win. Now the Rhema FC was in the finale. On 11th of July they played against Lazio FC. That team pushed trough the other co-group but at Rhema FC they had to give up. The last game was won by the team from Ousman with a 3:1.
Now against the Wami FC. That team proved themselfes in the last league. We wish our boys good luck and congratulate for their many wins till now.