Armed Forces FC
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Armed Forces Football Club | ||
| Seat | Banjul , Gambia | ||
| founding | 1989 | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Pierre Gomez | ||
| Venue | Serekunda East Park | ||
| Places | 2,000 | ||
| league | GFA League First Division | ||
| 2017/18 | 6th place | ||
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The Armed Forces Football Club ( Gambia Armed Forces , often abbreviated as Armed Forces ) is a sports club founded in 1989 from Banjul , the capital of the West African state of Gambia . The club is best known for its football department.
Team of men
The men's team plays in the GFA League First Division , the highest league in Gambian football, and was last national champion in the 2016/17 season. The team is the team of the Gambia Armed Forces , the Gambian armed forces .
The team qualified for the CAF Champions League in 2004, 2005, 2010 and 2018 .
successes
- Gambian champion : 2003 , 2009 , 2017
Known players
- Abdou Darboe (* 1990) national soccer player
- Buba Sama (* 1992)
- Mandou Bojang (* 1988) (Participation in the U-20 World Cup 2007 )
- Pa Modou Jagne (* 1989) national soccer player
- Furmus Mendy (* 1987) (Participation in the U-20 World Cup 2007)
- Sainey Nyassi (* 1989) (Participation in the U-20 World Cup 2007)
- Sanna Nyassi (* 1989) (Participation in the U-20 World Cup 2007)
Statistics in the CAF competitions
| competition | round | opponent | First leg | Return leg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF Champions League 2004 | qualification |
 Joan of Arc Dakar
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0: 3 (H) | 0: 3 (A) | |
| CAF Confederation Cup 2005 | qualification |
 CI Kamsar
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n / A | n / A | |
| CAF Champions League 2010 | qualification |
 JS Kabylie
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1: 2 (H) | 0: 3 (A) | |
| CAF Champions League 2018 | Preliminary round |
 Zanaco FC
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0: 3 (A) | 1: 3 (H) | |
- 2005: The club withdrew its team from the competition after the draw.
Team of women
Since 2009, the club has also had a women's team that won the championship in the second division in the first season and was promoted to the first division.
Important players
The following players of the team play in the Gambian national soccer team or have played there (as of April 2019):
- Ruggy Joof (defense)
- Mamie Sylva (defender, midfielder)
- Fanta Jarju (midfield)
(Beach volleyball
The club also has a volleyball and beach volleyball department .
In the women's beach volleyball field, Abie Kujabi and Saffie Sawaneh won the national championships twice in a row (2014, 2017). In 2018/19 Kujabi and her team partner Nyima Demba lost to Fatoumatta M. Ceesay and Mariama Ginadou ( Interior ) in the final in February 2019 .
The men's team won beach volleyball championships in 2017. Ebrima Jatta was used in the national team.
Individual evidence
- ^ African Club Cups 2004 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ African Club Cups 2005 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Gambia Women 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
- ↑ GAF defends beach volleyball title. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
- ^ Gambia Volleyball Federation. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Semifinal lineup completed at the National Beach Volleyball Championship. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Beach Volleyball championship final slated for Sunday. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Interior women clinches premier beach volleyball title. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Gambia Volleyball Federation. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
